Police are appealing for witnesses following a city centre break-in. The incident happened around 10.50pm on Friday (3rd August) at the Friends of the Fringe Ticket Office in Old Assembly Close, on the High Street. Continue reading Police investigate break-in at Fringe ticket office
Police are appealing for information following the assault and robbery of a man in the city centre. The incident happened at around 12.30am on Tuesday (31 July) on Heriot Place, near to the Flodden Wall. Continue reading Police seek five youths following assault and robbery in city centre
Police have charged a teenage boy following a serious assault in the city centre. Continue reading Princes Street assault: teenager charged
Two men who terrified two couples by invading their Edinburgh homes, stealing from them and assaulting one woman have been jailed for almost 20 years. Continue reading Lengthy jail terms for machete robbers
Two young men have been arrested and charged as part of the ongoing campaign to tackle motorcycle crime in Edinburgh. Continue reading Two face court for motorcycle crimes
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault in the city centre. The incident happened around 10.35pm on Monday (23rd July) on Princes Street. Continue reading Police investigate serious assault on Princes Street
Continue reading ‘Deeply worrying times’: group records highest-ever number of anti-Muslim incidents
Police in Edinburgh have recovered a significant quantity of Class A drugs following searches of three flats in the city. A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with this and is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today. Continue reading Man faces Court following drugs raids
A man who stabbed another man repeatedly following an argument about noise in an Edinburgh hostel has admitted attempted murder. He will be sentenced on 17 August. Continue reading Man convicted of hostel attempted murder
Holyrood’s Justice Committee has found that the proportion of remand prisoners in Scotland is high. This is particularly true amongst female prisoners, where remand prisoners account for almost a quarter of the total female prison population. Continue reading Justice Committee questions use of remand in Scotland
