POLICE are appealing for help to trace William Budge, 61, who is missing from the Silverknows Gardens area of Edinburgh but may be in the Fife area.
William is described as medium build and has short, grey hair. When last seen he was wearing a black jumper, dark green t-shirt, dark blue jeans and dark coloured shoes.
We are concerned for William’s welfare and urge anyone who may have seen him to contact us.
Inspector Craig Sandbach said: “We are carrying out searches to try and trace William and I’d urge anyone who may have information about his whereabouts to contact us.”
Anyone with information should call Police Scotland on 101 quoting reference 2620 of 14 April, 2024.
UPDATE
Monday 15/4 7.30am
William Budge, 61, who was missing from the Silverknowes Gardens area, has now been traced.
Enquiries are continuing following a housebreaking in Silverknowes on Monday evening (7 February, 2022).
Around 8pm, police received a report of a house in Silverknowes Gardens being broken into. Officers attended and the rear door to the property had been smashed. No-one was within the house at the time and an assessment of what has been taken is under way.
Enquiries carried out so far have revealed that following the break-in the suspect(s) got into a beige or gold coloured Nissan Note car. The registration of the car is GF60 XZH but it is possible the registration plate has been changed.
The Nissan Note was stolen from the Davidson Mains area last month and officers are appealing to anyone who may have seen it to contact them.
Door-to-door enquiries are being carried out and officers are gathering and reviewing relevant CCTV footage for any further information on the suspect(s) and the Nissan Note.
Detective Sergeant Steven Dick said: “It appears the Nissan Note is being used by the suspect(s) to leave the scene and transport any stolen items.
“We should all feel protected in our homes, and know that our personal items and objects are safe from thieves. I am asking for the public’s help in trying to locate this vehicle. If anyone has seen it or noticed it parked up somewhere then please do get in touch with us.
“Your information could help us trace whoever is responsible and allow us to return any stolen items to their rightful owners.”
Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 3026 of 7 February, 2022. Alternatively, please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where you can give information anonymously.
