Half-naked man runs over car roofs in Edinburgh during police chase

Police have arrested a man in Edinburgh after he ran over car roofs to escape them.
By Conor Marlborough
Published 26th Jun 2020, 07:14 BST
Updated 26th Jun 2020, 07:14 BST
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Video footage has emerged of a half-naked man running across car roofs to evade police yesterday.

Police were called at 1:55pm on Thursday, after reports of a disturbance at the junction of Shandwick Place, Lothian Road, and Princes Street.

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Video footage seen by the Evening News shows the man bringing traffic to a halt outside the Caledonian Hotel as he runs across the junction to dodge officers.

Police in Edinburgh have arrested a man after he ran over cars at the foot of Lothian Road to evade them yesterday.Police in Edinburgh have arrested a man after he ran over cars at the foot of Lothian Road to evade them yesterday.
Police in Edinburgh have arrested a man after he ran over cars at the foot of Lothian Road to evade them yesterday.

As they close in around him, he clambers onto the bonnet of a black Toyota and then onto its roof.

He then moves onto the boot, before jumping in the air and landing on the bonnet of the next car, a Volkswagen Golf.

The man runs around the roof of the Golf for several seconds, before jumping down onto the tarmac and being tackled by police.

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The owner of the Golf, Jamie Blackie, said the roof of his car was badly damaged in the incident.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 1.55pm on Thursday, 25 June, 2020, officers were called to Shandwick Place, Edinburgh, following reports of a disturbance.

“A man has been arrested in connection and was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary as a precaution."

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