A man has been arrested in connection with a spate of shopliftings in the Southside.
As a result of proactive inquiries conducted by the Retail Crime Taskforce, the 34-year-old was traced to an address in Buccleuch Street on Tuesday (24 June).
It was then established that he was in breach of bail conditions imposed following his release from prison in the Greater Manchester area.
He has been recalled to prison and will be reported for a total of 18 offences that took place at various Sainsbury’s convenience stores.
Inspector David Duthie said: “This was a terrific piece of investigative work by members of the Edinburgh Retail Crime Taskforce and as a result we’ve detected a significant number of shoplifting crimes that were reported within the Southside.
“I want to make it clear to anyone committing retail crime offences throughout the city that their actions will not be tolerated and whether it’s local policing resources, or members of the Taskforce, we’ll continue to gather evidence and bring you to justice.
“We will also continue to support the city’s retailers in enhancing their own security and crime prevention measures as we strive to reduce the number of retail crime incidents occurring.”