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August

More knives taken off Edinburgh's streets

  • 21/08/2020 09:19:09
  • Edinburgh’s police officers take more knives off the streets

Fall in crime and increase in confidence in policing in Tayside

  • 21/08/2020 09:01:56
  • Officers in Tayside continue to target violent criminals and those who illegally profit from drugs

Continued rise in fraud detection in Forth Valley

  • 21/08/2020 08:49:17
  • Fraud detection continues to rise in Forth Valley

Mountain safety and outdoor access advice

  • 20/08/2020 19:11:36
  • "Plan your walk, walk your plan" is the message Sergeant Peter Lorain-Smith of Police Scotland's Mountain Rescue Team wants to get out at this time.

Confidence in policing rises to record levels in North East

  • 20/08/2020 18:20:42
  • Officers in North East continue to protect the most vulnerable as confidence in policing reaches record levels

Appeal following robbery in Cavendish Street, Glasgow.

  • 20/08/2020 15:56:55
  • Officers are appealing for help in relation to a robbery which happened in the early hours of Wednesday, 19 August, 2020, in Glasgow. 

Man charged in connection with wilful fire raising series in Torry, Aberdeen

  • 20/08/2020 13:55:53
  • A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a wilful fire raising series in Aberdeen.

Formal identification of the body of a woman found in Inverkip

  • 20/08/2020 11:52:32
  • Police in Inverclyde have formally identified the woman whose body was found at Inverkip beach on Monday, 10 August.

Appeal for information after robbery on Montrose Street, Clydebank

  • 20/08/2020 11:04:16
  • Police Scotland are carrying out enquiries after a robbery in the Clydebank area. Three men forced entry to a house in Montrose Street in the town at 5pm on Wednesday 19 August.

Appeal following robbery on Mount Pleasant, Armadale

  • 20/08/2020 07:56:17
  • Police in West Lothian are appealing for witnesses after a man was robbed in Armadale. The incident happened around 12.30pm on Monday, 17 August, 2020.

Drug and cash seizures - Paisley and A74(M)

  • 19/08/2020 17:55:36
  • Police Scotland report that around 5.15pm on Tuesday, 18 August, 2020, a 23-year-old man was stopped by officers while driving a car in Dee Drive in Paisley.  Following a search of the car, and later his home in Clydebank, 22 kilograms of cocaine and a Taser were recovered.  The drugs have an estimated value of £880,000.  The man will be appearing at Paisley Sheriff Court on 19 August 2020.

Appeal following assault on Mill Street, Perth

  • 19/08/2020 16:17:19
  • Police in Perth investigating an assault are appealing for two men who are believed to have been injured to come forward.

Two people charged following £144,000 cannabis recovery in Aberdeen

  • 19/08/2020 15:51:54
  • Police Scotland has arrested and charged two people following the recovery of cannabis with a potential street value of £144,000 in Aberdeen.

Man named following fatal road crash on A96 between Keith and Huntly

  • 19/08/2020 13:15:27
  • Police Scotland can confirm the identity of a 48-year-old man who died following a road crash on the A96 between Keith and Huntly.

Re-appeal after woman robbed on Culzean Road, Maybole

  • 19/08/2020 13:08:51
  • Two weeks on, officers at Ayr are re-appealing for information to assist their investigation after a woman was robbed in Maybole on Wednesday, 5 August, 2020.


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