Crime

Police have released pictures of Eccles the dog who was violently stolen while out on a midnight walk in Edinburgh.

The Scottish Police Federation has circulated video footage in which a man is shot with a Taser after the incident led to criticism from a watchdog.

A career criminal who inflicted a potentially life threatening injury on a man who refused to hand over his wallet has been jailed for four years.

A second arrest has been made in connection with the murder of Edinburgh boxer Bradley Welsh.

Police are appealing for information concerning the theft of nine drain covers in Dalkeith.

Police have released CCTV images of a man they wish to trace following an attack in the city centre.

A man has been arrested after items were thrown from a roof in South Queensferry.

Police are hunting two suspects who smashed the windscreen and lights of a marked police car in Portobello as officers responded to a call.

A gang of 15 yobs left a 22-year-old man with “significant facial injuries” following an attack in North Berwick.

A 24-year-old man was left with a serious head injury following an attack in Edinburgh city centre.

Police are appealing for information after a 45-year-old female dog walker was sprayed in the face with CS Spray during an attack in the city’s Southside area.

A man was seriously assaulted while on a nightclub dancefloor leaving him with serious head and face injuries.

Former boxer and Trainspotting 2 actor Bradley Welsh was gunned down outside his home in Edinburgh last Wednesday night.

A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Trainspotting 2 star Bradley Welsh.

A man has died after falling from a flat window on Salisbury Road in Newington.

Political discourse in Scotland needs to be reassessed and politicians from all sides of the debate should stand up to hate and abuse wherever they see it, and in particular online where the tone and temper of debate can escalate to extremes all too quickly.

A new image taken this evening in Portobello shows a police car with a ‘smashed in’ front windscreen.