The Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland have been formally accredited as living wage employers by Living Wage Scotland.
The Living Wage commitment will see everyone who works either directly for, or who is contracted by, the SPA or Police Scotland earn more than the minimum rate of £9 an hour – significantly higher than the government minimum wage for over 25s of £8.21 per hour. Continue reading Police recognised as Living Wage employer
Police Scotland is urging people to be on guard against online fraud after a Borders man was tricked into parting with more than £20,000.
The 67-year-old man, who lives in the Galashiels area, was contacted on social media and persuaded to click a link suggesting he had “won” £150,000.
He was then encouraged to part with a combination of cash and gift cards totalling £21,000 to pay for “delivery fees” and later “taxes”. Continue reading Police raise awareness of online fraud after incident in the Borders
Discover YOUR Journey
Scotland is an increasingly diverse country and Police Scotland want to represent this change.
Police Scotland is running one day events aimed at encouraging you to ‘Discover your Journey’ towards considering a career in policing. The courses are designed to provide an insight into the role of a police officer/special constable
During the day attendees will receive inputs from specialist departments, speak to police officers and learn about the recruitment process.
DATE: Tuesday 8th October 2019
ADDRESS: Fettes Police Station, Fettes Avenue, Edinburgh, EH4 1RB
For more information and to reserve a space please email:
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Police have confirmed that a 26 year-old man has been arrested and charged following a robbery that took place at Miena Jewellery on Great Junction Street on Saturday, 31 August 2019. Continue reading Leith jewellery robbery: man to appear in court
Police have confirmed that the body of missing man Stanislaw Zajac has been found.
The 51-year-old was last seen on Saturday 31st August in the Leith area.
On Sunday (15th September) officers responded to a report that a body had been found on an East Lothian beach. The body has now been formally identified as that of Mr Zajac and his family have been informed.
There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and a report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
Violent crime in Scotland has risen by 10% in the year to last March, official figures revealed yesterday. It’s the highest level for seven years, with a 16% rise in robberies.
The figures show there was also an 8% increase in sexual crimes, including rape, to to the highest level ever recorded.
Despite these statistics the Scottish Government says violent crime is much lower than a decade ago. Continue reading Sharp rise in Scotland’s crime figures
A man responsible for the high-value theft of books from Edinburgh’s universities has been jailed for stealing nearly 7000 books from Edinburgh colleges.
At Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday Darren Barr, who is also known as Alexander Van De Kamp, was given 25-months in prison for stealing and resetting thousands of pieces of literature from Edinburgh Napier University, Heriot Watt University and the University of Edinburgh. Continue reading Man jailed for theft and reset of thousands of university books
One of Scotland’s most beloved bobbies has returned home to Edinburgh after travelling around the country as part of Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail.
PC Murdoch – a mini Oor Wullie sculpture painted in the style of the comic strip constable – has been on a tour of all of Police Scotland’s 13 regional divisions this summer in recognition of the work carried out by Scotland’s children’s hospital charities.
The special sculpture visited all five Scottish cities taking part in the charity trail, before returning to Edinburgh just in time for Oor Wullie’s BIG Farewell Weekend at St Andrew Square, which took place from 13-15 September.
Community Policing Inspector Bob Innes said: “We’re proud to be involved in this event and everyone has really enjoyed spotting the other Oor Wullie sculptures around Edinburgh this summer.
“It’s been great to see our residents and visitors of the city sharing their fun photos online as they follow the trail around Scotland. Oor Wullie’s PC Murdoch joined us in Edinburgh recently during his tour of the country and spent time out and about with local officers.
“The Farewell Weekend event at St Andrew Square was an amazing opportunity to see all of the big and small statues from the Edinburgh trail in one place before they’re auctioned off next week to raise funds for Scotland’s children’s hospital charities.”
A total of 200 life-sized Oor Wullie
The Edinburgh auction takes place tomorrow (Thursday 19 September) at Prestonfield House, with all 60 sculptures from the city going under the hammer to raise funds for Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (ECHC).
Roslyn Neely, CEO of ECHC, said: “We would like to say an enormous thank you to Police Scotland for their efforts and kindness in supporting Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail.
It has been wonderful to follow PC Murdoch’s adventures this summer and we’re glad he has now safely returned to his forever home in Edinburgh.
“Thanks to this project and the funds it will raise, we are able to continue the vital work we do in supporting children, young people and their families to have a positive hospital experience.”
ECHC believes that nothing should get in the way of being a child and works to make sure children and young people’s lives are less interrupted by illness. It distributes around £1.5 million per year to support the RHSC and other children’s healthcare settings across Scotland.
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Busy month for local police
Here is an update on our activity across North West Edinburgh in August. pic.twitter.com/u4Daz2Mb6E
— Police Scotland North West Edinburgh (@PSOSNWEdinburgh) September 12, 2019
Police investigating the disappearance of Renee MacRae and her son Andrew in 1976 have today arrested and charged a 77-year-old man in connection with their deaths. Continue reading Renee MacRae mystery: man charged
