Police warning after 'suspicious people' seen taking pictures of cars in driveways in south west Edinburgh

A neighbourhood alert of four suspicious people targeting homeowners’ cars in a community in the south west of Edinburgh has been sent out by Neighbourhood Watch Scotland.

The alert comes after police received a report of four suspicious people in the Baberton Mains area taking pictures of cars in driveways.

They are described as being in their mid-teens with three of them wearing dark coloured tops and one in a grey hooded top.

Neighbourhood Watch Scotland has advised the public to consult the crime prevention information on Home and Car Security.

Four suspicious people were sighted in the Baberton Mains area taking pictures of cars in driveways (Photo: Google Maps).

PC Sonja Kaiser-Ferris from the prevention, interventions and partnerships department for Edinburgh Police Division said: “If you see anyone acting suspiciously near to your property or vehicle please contact the police immediately with as detailed a description as possible of any person or vehicle involved.

"Please call 999 if an emergency and urgent police assistance is required or 101 to report the matter to the police."

A message from the Editor:Thank you for reading this article. We're more reliant on your support than ever as the shift in consumer habits brought about by Coronavirus impacts our advertisers.

If you haven't already, please consider supporting our trusted, fact-checked journalism by taking out a digital subscription.