A 12 year old girl is in hospital this morning after being knocked down on her way to school. The girl was knocked down at 8.10am this morning on Orchard Brae opposite Flora Stevensons School.
A Police spokeseperson said “We were called to the accdient at 8.10am today where a 12 year old girl had been knocked down outside Flora Stevensons School. The girl suffered a minor injury to her leg and her injuries are not thought to be serious”
David Nisbet, 22, dislocated Jamie Angus’ cheek bone when he assaulted him in a nightclub.
A man who was facing jail for killing a trainee teacher put a friend in hospital, a court has heard.
David Nisbet, 22, punched his friend Jamie Angus with such force that he dislocated the man’s cheek bone, Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard on Tuesday.
At the time, Nisbet was awaiting sentence at the city’s High Court after being convicted of causing the death in November 2009 of Fiona Clason, 24.
Lady Smith jailed him for five years and eight months in May 2011.
On Tuesday, Nisbet pleaded guilty to assault to severe injury on April 2011 before Sheriff William Holligan. The court heard how this was Nisbet’s third assault conviction.
Depute fiscal John Kirk said Nisbet started drinking with friends at 5pm and ended up in the Karma Nights nightclub in the city’s Lothian Road where he continued to drink.
He got into an argument on the dance floor with another clubber and then started fighting with Mr Angus.
Mr Kirk said Nisbet punched Angus with such force that he needed to go to hospital after the incident.
He said: “The complainer sustained a small cut to the face. He also sustained a facial injury. The complainer was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary before being taken to St John’s Hospital in Livingston. The complainer needed to have an operation to remedy the injury. It is thought he will make a full recovery from the incident.”
Nisbet was jailed at the High Court in Edinburgh after pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.
On that occasion, the court heard how Nisbet drove his Volkswagen Golf up to speeds of 80 mph in a residential street on a cold, wet windy evening before crashing into pedestrian Fiona Clason.
Ms Clason was heading for a bus stop at about 8pm after visiting her mum in the Granton area of Edinburgh. Nisbet’s 2.3 litre Golf tried to overtake another car and spun out of control and into the path of a bus.
Bus driver James Brondum narrowly avoided a collision by swerving out of the way. Nisbet’s car mounted a kerb and hit a lamp post. But he regained control and sped away, hitting Ms Clason as she crossed Waterfront Avenue. She died from head injuries the following day.
The ceramic tiler sped away and it took him five hours to report the accident to police.
Jailing him, Lady Smith said: “Her life was full of promise but was abruptly and quite unnecessarily cut short.”
An operation targeting housebreakers in Edinburgh continues with a fresh series of raids on addresses in the Capital.
A total of nine addresses in the north and west of the city were raided by officers as part of the enforcement phase of Operation Accessible, and nine arrests have been made so far.
A number of people were arrested and charged following a series of early morning raids, and have appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court .
Of the approximately 200 stolen items that have been recovered by police during Operation Accessible, a number have yet to be identified, and police are seeking to reunite these stolen goods with their owners.
Images of the items are available on the Lothian and Borders Police website, and members of the public who suspect the stolen property belongs to them are urged to contact police through the dedicated email address
OperationAccessible@lbp.pnn.police.uk
Chief Superintendent Gill Imery, ‘A’ Division (City of Edinburgh) Commander, said: “These items were recovered by officers over the past six months, and we are hoping that we can reunite at least some of the goods with their rightful owners.
“I would urge anyone who thinks that any of these items may have been stolen from them to get in touch on the dedicated email address.
“This morning’s activity is further indication of our commitment to take robust action against alleged serial offenders suspected of housebreaking.
“Lothian and Borders Police are determined to protect the public from criminals whose activities blight local communities, and to preventing crime from happening in the first place.
“Operation Accessible has delivered a strong message that we will pro-actively target housebreakers and other criminals using intelligence, and that offenders will be brought to justice.
“We continue to rely on information from the public regarding suspected housebreakers and other criminals operating in local communities, and we urge anyone with such information to contact us directly or anonymously
Anyone with any information should contact Lothian and Borders Police on 0800 555 111.
Click here to view the items Police want to reunite with their owners. http://www.lbp.police.uk/information/operation_accessible.aspx
| Police in Edinburgh have this morning carried out a series of raids as part of an operation targeting alleged housebreakers in the Capital.
Over 100 officers have been involved in raids on 14 addresses in the north and west of the city, and 12 people have been arrested. The enforcement activity comes as part of Operation Accessible, a Lothian and Borders Police initiative targeting those suspected of involvement in housebreakings and other acquisitive crime. Officers have recovered approximately £200,000 worth of stolen goods during the operation, which has taken place over the past six months. |
In total, around 200 stolen items were recovered, including cars, jewellery, and electrical goods such as computers, televisions and mobile phones.
Chief Superintendent Gill Imery, ‘A’ Division (City of Edinburgh) Commander, said”Lothian and Borders Police is committed to achieving justice for victims of housebreakings, and preventing such crimes from happening in the first place. This morning’s activity has targeted alleged serial offenders who prey on local communities, and has sent a strong message that their activities will not be tolerated.”
“The Force understands the distressing impact caused by those who break into people’s homes and steal their property, particularly over the festive period. Operation Accessible demonstrates our commitment to protecting the public from those whose activities blight our communities.
“We are continually focusing our efforts on targeting those involved in housebreakings and other acquisitive crime though intelligence, and it’s only a matter of time before they are caught.
“We are seeking information from the public in order to identify individuals involved in such criminality, and we would urge anyone who thinks they have information that can allow us to do so to get in touch. Rest assured that any information received will be acted on, and treated in the strictest confidence.”
Councillor Paul Edie, Health and Social Care Convener for the City of Edinburgh Council, said: “Operation Accessible is a fantastic example of great police work and I would like to congratulate all of the officers who have been involved.
“This operation sends a strong message to housebreakers that they will be caught and brought to justice for their crimes. Breaking into someone’s house and stealing from them at any time of the year is bad enough, but to do so over Christmas is particularly shocking.
“I am urging people to be vigilant this festive period and take steps to make sure that their homes are secure.”
Anyone who has any information about housebreakers and other criminals operating in their community should contact Lothian and Borders Police on 0131 311 3131, or Crimestoppers in confidence and complete anonymity on 0800 555 111.
