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Lothian and Borders Police

Cycling initiative hailed 'a success' »

An initiative launched in October to tackle road safety in the capital has been hailed a "success". Lothian and Borders Police Road Policing and Safer Neighbourhood Teams took to the streets during one week in a bid to promote road safety on the city’...

Tue 01 Nov 2011 by Hannah Raine | Read more »

Over 20 crimes recorded daily in city centre »

The Lothian and Borders Police have released a crime report for Edinburgh, recording the number of offences committed between April and December 2010. The report entitled Measuring Our Performances shows the suburb area of Oxgangs as the safest neighb...

Wed 26 Jan 2011 by Assa Samaké | Read more »

Double robbery in Leith »

Six flatmates are trying to pick up the pieces after being held at knife-point in their home in Leith. Two weeks ago, the flatmates were forced out of their beds and into a single room after two men forced entry into the Salamander Court flat. After ...

Wed 13 Oct 2010 by Rosalind Brown | Read more »

Polish campers defiant in face of targeting by hooligans »

Police have launched an investigation after a group of Polish jobseekers had their temporary homes attacked whilst they were away looking for work. The camp-site they had been staying in, which consisted of two tents on the side of Edinburgh’s...

Sat 09 Oct 2010 by Al Innes | Read more »

Council workers given counter-terrorism training »

Council chiefs have been accused of taking a 'big brother' approach to counter-terrorism after it emerged last week that 60 staff had been given training on reporting suspicious activity to the police. Support workers, concierges, and community safety...

Wed 03 Mar 2010 by Steven Campbell-Harris | Read more »

Families forced to move after racist abuse »

Two families in north Edinburgh have been forced to flee their homes after racist abuse directed at them became too much to bear. The families were subjected to constant insults in the street, had their cars and homes vandalized and grew too scared to...

Wed 11 Nov 2009 by Juliet Grant | Read more »

City safety scheme takes top prize at police awards »

An Edinburgh scheme established to tackle anti-social behaviour has won a top award at the Scottish Policing Awards, after a dramatic fall in crime in city centre venues. Unight, a partnership of 45 capital bars and nightclubs, won the outstanding ach...

Wed 11 Nov 2009 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Scottish crime rate drops but theft is up »

Recorded crime in Scotland has dropped to its lowest level in nearly 30 years, according to official statistics. This year has seen an overall 2 percent decrease in recorded crime in the country, lowering rates to those last seen in 1980. However, de...

Thu 15 Oct 2009 by Jo Kliskey | Read more »

Police city raids uncover serious crime network  »

Lothian and Borders Police have allegedly cracked a large-scale organised crime network following a number of raids across the city. Police targeted a total of 18 houses as part of an ongoing operation aimed at reducing organised crime activity throug...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Alice Stanes | Read more »

Police name head in bag victim as search for clues continues »

The female whose head was found in a discarded shopping bag next to the Hawthornvale path in Newhaven has been finally identified as Heather Stacey, a 44-year-old mother of two. The gruesome discovery was made by a local dog walker in the early hours ...

Wed 28 Jan 2009 by Alice Stanes | Read more »

Police stumble across weapons stash in drugs raid »

A drugs raid on a house in Edinburgh has led to the unexpected discovery of a huge number of harmful weapons, alongside drugs and an extensive collection of counterfeit DVDs. As part of the raid, Lothian and Borders Police seized around 10,000 counter...

Wed 28 Jan 2009 by Alice Stanes | Read more »

Mobile drugs tests trialed in Scotland »

Lothian and Borders police have confirmed their hope to introduce the hand-held machine across Scotland after a successful pilot in Aberdeen. Known as the "itemiser," the device allows door staff or police officers to swab, as a condition of entry, a ...

Wed 28 Jan 2009 by Nina Conlon | Read more »

Appeals for witnesses following alleged drugs feud killing »

The parents of a man shot dead in the south of Edinburgh have appealed for witnesses as local reports indicate that he was caught up in an Edinburgh drugs feud. A 26 year-old father-of-one, Martyn Barclay was found in the early hours of Saturday 17 Ja...

Sun 25 Jan 2009 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Liquid Room closed for up to a year after Khushi's blaze »

Liquid Room bosses have said the club could remain closed for up to 12 months in the aftermath of the fire that gutted Khushi's Indian restaurant in December. Lothian and Borders Police have said that they are not treating as suspicious the blaze whic...

Sun 11 Jan 2009 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Palace downplays security breach »

Extensive architectural plans of the Queen's official residence in Edinburgh, found last week by a dog walker, did not originate from the Royal household, investigators have claimed. Subsequent investigation has shown that the drawings found by Polly,...

Sun 11 Jan 2009 by Camilla Conrath | Read more »

£800,000 cocaine stash seized at Edinburgh Airport »

Edinburgh police have hailed an operation at Edinburgh airport which resulted in the seizure of 16 kilograms of internationally trafficked cocaine, with an estimated street value of £800,000. The find on 11 November is the largest single recover...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Francesco Cirillo | Read more »

Police week of action hailed as success »

A "week of action" operation by Lothian and Borders Police has ended successfully after the first long-term activity patrolling the Leith area.By the end of the week, Police had seized quantities of cannabis, £3840 in cash, two stolen p...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Francesco Cirillo | Read more »

City scheme slashes crime in nightclubs »

A revolutionary new safety scheme, set up in Edinburgh to improve communication between bars and nightclubs, has been hailed as a success by owners across the city as it approaches its first anniversary, with the decline in criminal incidents reaching ...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

No change after Dalkeith drugs bust »

Fast approaching a month after Lothian and Borders Police's sting operation on one of the major drug dealers in Dalkeith, local residents of the area have dismissed claims that the city's drug ring is now on its knees.Despite reports in local media rep...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Francesco Cirillo | Read more »