Edinburgh crime: Police called to incident in Princes Street

Officers respond to disturbance in property

A man has been arrested after police were called to an incident in Princes Street.

Four or five police cars and motorbikes were seen responding to the call about a disturbance in a property on the busy street during Thursday night’s rush hour. But police have not given any further details about what happened.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of a man causing a disturbance at premises on Princes Street in Edinburgh around 5.20pm on Thursday, 20 October. A 38-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and enquiries are ongoing. No one was injured.”