Crime

Police are appealing for information after a woman was seriously assaulted on a path in a wooded area near the golf club on Abbey Road, Dalkeith. The incident happened between 5.30pm and 6pm on Friday, October 4

Police hunt culprit after 'serious assault' leaves woman in hospital

A woman was seriously assaulted on a path in a wooded area near the golf club on Abbey Road, Dalkeith. The incident happened between 5.30pm and 6pm on Friday, October 4

Man, 32, arrested after 'serious assault' of woman in wooded area

Police were called to the St Andrew Square area of Edinburhg on Saturday (October 5) after receiving reports of “violence and disorder”

Police lock down city centre as 'violent' brawl sees four charged

Three people were rushed to hospital after a black cab hit pedestrians in Glasgow city centre.

Three rushed to hospital as taxi crashes into pedestrians in Glasgow

Detour Espresso, a cafe on Argyll Place in Edinburgh, was broken into on Sunday, September 29 at around 3am.

Thieves break into cafe, steal credit card, and buy McDonald's burgers

Annie Valentine is sick of people putting rubbish in the recycling bins.

'It grinds me down...it's not low-level crime when you live with it'

Police hunt for male suspect after woman seriously assaulted

Man charged following fatal road crash

The number of housebreakings in East Lothian nearly doubled in the past financial year according to police.

Four break-ins on the same day "potentially" linked say police

Two teenagers charged following fire on West Granton Road

A woman was charged after a disturbance on a flight arriving at Edinburgh Airport on Tuesday morning.

Woman, 29, arrested after 'disturbance' on Edinburgh flight

Thieves try to steal charity tin during restaurant break-in

This is the man police wish to speak to about a robbery at Princes Street in May this year.

Police release CCTV images in connection with Princes Street robbery

Man jailed after police find 6,000 indecent child images on devices

The Art Works complex is due to be created in Granton by the National Galleries of Scotland.

Question at Holyrood over deliberate fire at National Galleries site

Salvador Apellaniz, 32, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Hitler tattoo thug threatened to murder black man during racist rant
A thug who sports a large tattoo of Adolf Hitler on his arm threatened to murder a black man during a shocking racist rant at police officers.
Alexander Lawrie

Pawel Twardowicz, 42, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Thug abused his partner and tortured the family cat

Alan Thorburn outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Nurse sentenced after stealing thousands from children’s charity

Robson's Food Store assistant manager Martin Passmoor has been discussing the issue of shoplifting on Chester Road.

Shopkeeper reveals how traders are tackling shoplifters themselves

Staying home and watching Netflix is always an option.

The Netflix scenario that could see you breaking the TV licence law

At around 7.50pm on Tuesday, October 1, a house on Waverley Crescent in Livingston was broken into, however, nothing was taken.

Family left shaken by housebreaking last night

A general view of BBC Broadcasting House, in central London. PIC: Lucy North/PA Wire

Why women are more likely to be prosecuted for licence fee evasion?

Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to in connection with a fire in Edinburgh.

Police release photo of man being hunted after fire at city flat

Brazilian journalist Nathalia Urban, 37, died in Edinburgh after falling from a bridge on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

Brazil's president demands probe after journalist's death in Edinburgh

Anthony Ward was found with more than 85,000 pictures and videos of children being sexually abused by adults when police raided his Edinburgh home last year. During the police investigation officers also discovered the 66-year-old had been contacting children on an online video website and offering them money to perform sex acts. Ward pleaded guilty to a charge of taking or allowing to be taken images of children at his home between November 2020 and March last year when he appeared at the Edinburgh Sheriff Court in August. He also admitted to two offences of directing sexual communication towards children and instructing them to perform sex acts and returned to the dock for sentencing on September 10. Ward, of the city’s Calder area, was jailed for 20 months and was placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years.

Criminals handed sentences in September

Police investigating assault release image of a man

While Edinburgh records a decline in fire incidents, vigilance over the risks continues to be urged

Stats show 'significant' fall in Edinburgh fire incidents
Data from the Scottish Government reveals a significant decline in fire incidents at non-domestic buildings in Edinburgh.
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Police have arrested a man in connection with the alleged crimes. Pic: John Devline

Multiple break-ins at retail units 'may be linked'

Silent Crime: Violence against shop workers 'demands action now'

Plans to crackdown on shop worker abuse will make police 'take notice'

Two teenagers have been arrested after allegedly riding e-scooters in an 'anti-social manner' in East Lothian.

Police arrest two teeangers riding e-scooters in 'anti-social manner'

Fire crews rushed to a blaze at the old Edenhall Hospital building in Musselburgh on Saturday. Billowing smoke could be seen for miles around. Photo: Shaker T Media

Smoke seen for miles as fire breaks out at abandoned hospital

The damage left after the fire at 36 Saughton Mains Terrace in the early hours of Saturday, September 28.

Resident rushed to hospital after early morning fire at block of flats

Abdikadir Adawa Ahmed, 20, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Man caught trying to smuggle £90,000 of cannabis at airport faces jail

Police were called to a report of a concern for a man in Bankton Lane, Livingston, at around 2am on Thursday, September 26.

Death of a man being treated as "unexplained"

Police were called to reports of disturbance on Newtoft Street, Gilmerton, at around 9.45pm on Wednesday, September 25.

Two teenagers rushed to hospital after alleged ‘knife attack'

Man charged after £165,000 worth of cannabis and cocaine recovered

Five arrested after £1.2million cannabis cultivation discovered

Edinburgh Waverley targeted in Wi-Fi cyber-attack

Kevin Convery, pictured during the Paedo Hunter Group's online sting outside the Scottish Parliament.

Man who sent schoolgirl sick messages caught in sting

Rapist has sentence increased following appeal

Fake Text message SMS scam. Photo: panuwat - stock.adobe.com

Can you stop scam texts? What you can do about spam messages

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper during her conference speech Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Silent Crime: Home secretary Yvette Cooper pledges nuisance crackdown

A group reportedly enjoyed a meal at Ravelston House in Musselburgh, but sneaked out of the restaurant with paying the bill.

Dine and dash trio hunted after fleeing restaurant without paying bill

Billy Sibbald with his sister Janice (left) and Lorraine in 1991

Unsolved Edinburgh murder to appear in true crime TV special

Man arrested and charged over theft of power tools

Millions of Brits could be the targets of voice cloning scams

How to spot scam that uses your loved one's voice to steal from you

Man charged in connection with alleged assault on cyclist

Baroness Helen Newlove's new report has laid bare the tragic impact that unresolved anti-social behaviour has on victims' lives.

Victims of unresolved anti-social behaviour 'suffer' for years

Sussex Police news

Cyclist 'slammed to ground by neck' during altercation with driver

E-Scooter

Call for tougher action over e-bikes and e-scooters

Footage of Tanya Liddle using a hat as disguise in one of her shoplifting ploys

Watch "Britain's most prolific female thief" commit 171st offence

Three men charged after police discover drugs worth £550,000

Illegally-modified cars and motorbikes are 'destroying' the quality of life in South Queensferry, says MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton

'Pets killed' as illegally-modified cars and bikes race around town

NationalWorld's editor in chief Nancy Fielder's mother was robbed at knifepoint in a park. NationalWorld is launching the Silent Crime campaign to highlight the number of crimes that go unsolved - and even unreported

'My mum was robbed at knifepoint walking her dog at Sunday lunchtime'