Crime

Men sexually assaulted children and swapped pictures of their abuse

Former social worker facing jail for assaults at children's home

Three teenagers arrested after robbery

Man jailed for eight years for attempted murder of 63-year-old man

Former hotel manager who stole customer credit card details jailed

Biabi appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court. Pic: John Devlin

Pharmacist jailed after sexually abusing two women

Ryan O’Donnell, 37 was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh on February 12 after pleading guilty to offences connected to homemade explosives

Man caught with explosives materials and indecent child images jailed

Investigation launched after dead dog found with neck wounds

Andrew and Dawn Searle.

Police investigating theory on how couple died in France

Steven Auld has been spared a jail sentence.

Man who molested 'vulnerable' teenage girl in bedroom spared jail

The funeral cortege left Co-Op Funeral Care Parolour and headed to Adambrae Cemetery where the family asked members of the public to line the route and celebrate the life of Hope Gordon. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Crowds line the streets for funeral of six-year-old Hope

A major search operation was launched after a pile of clothes was discovered at a beach in Edinburgh.

Police issue update after clothes found on beach prompts major search

Andrew and Dawn Searle, who moved to France from East Lothian about ten years ago, were found dead on Thursday.

Everything we know after Musselburgh couple found dead in France

A search operation was launched after a pile of clothes was discovered at a beach in Edinburgh.

Major search launched after 'clothes and rucksack' found at beach

Woman in dark room. Picture: Pexels from Pixabay

Police launch domestic abuse campaign

A photo of Alexanda Laverock being confronted by the paedophile hunter group.

Man in court after sending sexual images to 'schoolgirl'
An Edinburgh man has been banned from having any contact with children after he was caught sending explicit images of his genitals to who he believed was a teenage schoolgirl.
Alexander Lawrie

A British couple have been found dead in their home in south west France. Andrew and Dawn Searle, who moved to France from Scotland about ten years ago, were discovered by their neighbour on Thursday

Scots woman named after being found dead alongside husband at rural French home

Cocaine worth £1 million seized across West Lothian

Child abuser handed maximum 300 hour community payback order

Violent rapist jailed for 14 years

Police record 168 anti-social behaviour calls in southern Livingston

Edinburgh crime: Bike thefts soar by 20 per cent in 18 months

Former wife of ‘violent abuser’ slams seven-year sentence

William Budge was reported missing in Edinburgh (Pic: Submitted)

Man jailed for repeatedly driving over former wife

Woman, 26, taken to hospital after serious assault

A Deliveroo rider was allegedly robbed by a balaclava-clad gang while delivering food in Leith Links, Edinburgh.

Edinburgh delivery rider 'robbed' by balaclava-clad gang

Mother-of-six has car torched in night time attack
A mother-of-six is living in fear after her car was torched in a night time attack.
Alexander Lawrie

Police found a 10-year-old boy carrying a bladed weapon Picture: David Jones/PA Wire

10-year-old boy caught with 'blade weapon' by police

Hearts supporter banned after racist comment

A 61-year-old man who died after being struck by a vehicle in the Forth Place area of Burntisland has been named as David Whitehurst from Edinburgh.

Local man who died after being hit by vehicle was 'loved by everyone'

13-year-old struck by vehicle in hit-and-run incident in Penicuik

Philip Bampton, 44, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Dad caught with horror haul of child abuse material

The Edinburgh Council leader condemned the "deplorable” attacks on emergency service workers and bus drivers across the city over the last week

More arrests made following Bonfire Night disorder

Appeal after car stolen from West Lothian home

The Refillery, on Newington Road in Edinburgh, said two of their windows were damaged by teenagers

Local shop blasts youths who 'smashed windows' and 'attacked staff'

The Dreadnought pub in Edinburgh made its own artwork to take revenge after an alleged theft from the premises. (Note: The face in the image has been blurred by the Evening News)

Pub has locals in stitches after 'genius' response to alleged thief

Have a look through our gallery to see the 17 ‘most dangerous areas’ of Edinburgh for crime. Photo: Pixabay

Edinburgh's 17 'most dangerous' areas for crime named

An actor and musician who set up a hidden camera to film children undressing during costume changes was jailed and placed on the sex offenders register for life in January.
Thomas Jason Connell, 27, also recorded adult victims while they showered at the homes of friends he was visiting and was found to have filmed children as they undressed at a swimming pool changing room.
The singer-songwriter - who performed on stage as T-J Connell - also upskirted women at an Edinburgh train station and stored child abuse pictures on his phone.
Connell had previously been convicted of possessing indecent images of children, and this latest huge haul of seedy recordings were uncovered when police carried out a home visit to check his devices in January last year.
He pleaded guilty to eight offences of voyeurism and possessing indecent images of children when he appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court in December and returned to the dock for sentencing on January 10.
Sheriff Derek O’Carroll jailed Connell for a total of 42 months backdated to April last year and placed him on the sex offenders register for an indefinite period. Sheriff O’Carroll also imposed a 10 year sexual harm prevention order along with a 10 year non-harassment order for one of the victims.

Nine criminals handed sentences in January

Scott Joyce outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Man left security guard with fractured skull after crashing concert

Appeal after woman and pet attacked by dog in residential street

Man given football banning order over racial abuse at derby match

Residents warned after reports of counterfeit £20 notes

Hope Gordon was found dead along with her father, Mark Gordon, 36, in their home in West Calder, West Lothian

Family of murdered schoolgirl say her death 'will never be justified'

Police Scotland has released CCTV images of a man who may be able to assist with an investigation into a housebreaking in Edinburgh.

Police probing housebreaking release CCTV of man

Edinburgh man caught with £21,000 worth of cannabis

A 37-year-old man was confronted by four men with weapons in a house in West Lothian.

Man dragged from house and attacked by men with weapons

Empty platforms at Edinburgh Waverley as travellers deal with disruptions across the rail network. Picture: PA

Investigation launched after woman sexually assaulted on train

Hope Gordon was found dead along with her father, Mark Gordon, 36, in their home in West Calder, West Lothian

Fundraiser launched in memory of 'loving little girl' Hope

Scroll through our gallery to see 10 unsolved murders from Edinburgh and the Lothians. Photo: Pixabay

10 Edinburgh unsolved murders that baffled detectives

Six-year-old Hope was found dead with her father Mark Gordon

Death of six-year-old girl being treated as murder, police say

Motorhome owners warned to be vigilant following theft

Hope was described as a "bright, bubbly and affectionate girl" by teachers at Toronto Primary School in Livingston

Tributes to 'much loved' schoolgirl, 6, found dead in house

The scene at Harburn Drive, West Calder.

Police update following deaths of 36-year-old man & six-year-old girl

Ludovico Caminati, left, and Silas Curtis, right, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Pro-Palestinian protesters who caused £150,000 of damage sentenced

Police discovered the homemade semi-automatic weapon in a plastic container during a search

Teenager who built 'deadly' assault gun in his bedroom spared jail

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