Two men arrested and charged after stealing car from East Lothian home before ram-raiding Gullane shop
Police say that a vehicle stolen from a home in Haddington was then used to attempt a housebreaking of a premises in Gullane
Two men have been arrested and charged after a car was stolen from outside an East Lothian home and another premises was targeted in the same early-morning spree.
The initial incident took place at around 1.40am on Saturday, July 4, when a property in the West Garleton area of Haddington was broken into.
A car, parked outside the property, was then taken by the thieves following the housebreaking.
Later that morning, at around 3.20am, the stolen vehicle was used to attempt a housebreaking of a premises in Gullane.
Police say that nothing was taken in the second incident.
Images from the scene previously shared with the Evening News showed the Co-op store on Main Street in the town with the front door heavily damaged.
Police added that the stolen vehicle was subsequently traced to Musselburgh on Wednesday, July 8.
Two men, aged 29 and 56, were arrested and have been charged in connection with the incident.
They have been release on an undertaking to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court at a later date.