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Friday, 4 July 2025

Arrests made after firearm recovered on Roseburn path

Posted on 13th June 2025 by newsteam |

Detectives investigating the violent incidents in the East and West of the country have made two further arrests, bringing the total to 44. Following the recovery of a firearm in the Roseburn Path area of Edinburgh on Wednesday, 11 June, 2025, a 25-year-old man was subsequently arrested and charged in connection and was due to…
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Man arrested following alleged sex attack on teenager

Posted on 1st June 2025 by newsteam |

A man has been arrested following the alleged rape of a schoolgirl. The 15-year-old was allegedly targeted by the man, who was wearing a balaclava, at a bus stop in the city last week. Officers claim the girl was lured to a basement storage area in York Place after the man approached her in a…
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Police are continuing to probe linked organised crime incidents

Posted on 23rd March 2025 by newsteam |

A major investigation into the discharge of firearms and associated criminal incidents in Edinburgh is continuing, police have confirmed. A team of detectives, along with specialist and divisional officers, are working on this inquiry. Significant CCTV footage has also been collected which is being scrutinised and officers continue to gather additional information via door-to-door enquiries.…
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Police hunt thug who robbed elderly man in Charlotte Square

Police hunt thug who robbed elderly man in Charlotte Square

Posted on 16th August 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in Edinburgh are investigating following the robbery of an 87-year-old man in Charlotte Square. The incident occurred yesterday (Monday, August 15) at around 4.30pm when a man approached the victim, who walks with the aid of two sticks, and…

VIDEO: Fire rips through Old Bonnington Bar

VIDEO: Fire rips through Old Bonnington Bar

Posted on 15th August 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

The emergency services are currently at the scene of a fire at the Old Bonnington Bar on Newhaven Road. They raced to the scene about half an hour ago and the road is closed. Local diversions are in place as…

Man arrested following Midlothian hit and run

Man arrested following Midlothian hit and run

Posted on 11th August 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

A man has been arrested and charged following a hit and run collision in Dalkeith . Following the incident in Eskbank Road on Wednesday 10th August, officers stopped a Vauxhall Vectra on the A6094 near to Tesco’s Hardengreen a short…

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following an assault and robbery in the Pilton

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following an assault and robbery in the Pilton

Posted on 10th August 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following an assault and robbery in the Pilton area.

Police appeal following East Lothian housebreakings

Police appeal following East Lothian housebreakings

Posted on 9th August 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police Scotland is investigating following a series of housebreakings and attempted housebreakings in the East Lothian area. There were two incidents in the Musselburgh area, which occurred overnight on Sunday, August 7. The first was in Monktonhall Place, which resulted…

Man in court following Waterloo Place serious assault

Man in court following Waterloo Place serious assault

Posted on 9th August 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police Scotland can confirm that a 31-year-old man has been charged in connection with a serious assault. The incident occurred on Wednesday, July 27, on Waterloo Place and resulted in a 32-year-old man sustaining a number of serious wounds. The…

Man dies after being found injured on Fettes Row

Man dies after being found injured on Fettes Row

Posted on 9th August 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police have confirmed a man found injured on Fettes Row earlier today has died as a result of his injuries. Officers were called to the street just after 10am after he was found behind a block of flats. Live Edinburgh…

Eleven year old boy charged for throwing glass bottle at bus

Eleven year old boy charged for throwing glass bottle at bus

Posted on 9th August 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

An eleven-year-old boy has been charged after throwing a glass bottle at a bus during a police enforcement activity following a number of reports of objects being thrown at buses. The operation took place in the South West of the…

Investigation launched after man found injured in Fettes Row

Investigation launched after man found injured in Fettes Row

Posted on 9th August 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police are guarding an area in Fettes Row after a man was found injured. Emergency services raced to the scene just after 10am this morning after the man was discovered behind a block of flats. One unnamed resident said “I…

Police appeal after disabled man attacked by robbers

Police appeal after disabled man attacked by robbers

Posted on 8th August 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police are appealing for witnesses after a disabled man was hurt and a woman had her purse stolen during robberies in Edinburgh on Saturday August 6. The first incident took place at 1.45 a.m. on Saturday 6th August when a…