All news on the topic: Police Scotland

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Youth driver and man charged after crash at Blair Drummond Safari Park
Police have made two arrests after a car driven by a youth crashed into barriers in a car park at Blair Drummond Safari Park.
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Korean War-era anti-tank rocket found at Perth home sparks bomb squad response
A “highly explosive” anti-tank rocket has been discovered at a house in Perth. Ordnance disposal experts were called to an address on Wilson Street on Friday after the rocket was found.
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Man charged after suspected anti-Muslim attacks across Edinburgh spark terror probe
Police Scotland said a man was charged after a series of attacks in Edinburgh on Friday night that are being treated as potential anti-Muslim hate crimes.
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Edinburgh Airport hit by long queues after terminal evacuated over bomb scare
Passengers are facing long queues at Edinburgh Airport after parts of the terminal building were evacuated following a bomb scare.
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Police release CCTV images after serious assault in Arbroath
Police have released CCTV images of a man following a serious assault in Arbroath.
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Woman, 18, allegedly raped in Glasgow city centre as police close off motorway area
A woman has allegedly been raped in Glasgow city centre with police rushing to the scene and closing off an area under a motorway.
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Reform UK campaigner allegedly predicted migrant attacks before Belfast and Glasgow riots
Grant Calder, who campaigned for Thomas Kerr MSP during the Scottish Parliament election, claimed on Facebook on Tuesday that “there are going to be protests and there’s going to be trouble, including migrants getting put out of houses and hostels”.
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Former Sturgeon adviser backs independent inquiry into Murrell’s £400,000 SNP theft
A former key member of Nicola Sturgeon’s team has backed calls for an inquiry into how her ex-husband was able to embezzle more than £400,000 from the SNP.
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Police treat West Lothian warehouse blaze as wilful after huge fire at industrial estate
Police are treating a huge blaze at a derelict warehouse in West Lothian as deliberate as investigations continue.
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Nearly 1,000 offshore firms accused of flouting Scotland’s land ownership register
Russian oligarchs, billionaires, foreign governments, international royalty, and banking giants are among those behind nearly 1,000 offshore entities who are illegally flouting the land control registry, The Ferret can reveal.
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Man, 62, arrested after police find gun and £90,000 of heroin at Glasgow home
A 62-year-old man has been arrested and charged after a gun, bullets, and £90,000 worth of heroin were recovered by police at a home in Glasgow.
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Glasgow mosque locked down as masked men march through city after Belfast stabbing
Worshippers had to be locked in as a group of men wearing black hoodies and balaclavas marched on Glasgow’s largest mosque, according to Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.
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Inside Peter Murrell’s £124,550 luxury motorhome bought with embezzled SNP cash
Pictures revealing the inside of a £124,550 luxury motorhome illicitly purchased by ex-SNP boss Peter Murrell have been released.
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Ex-SNP chief Peter Murrell returns to court after admitting £400,000 embezzlement from party funds
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has returned to court for a further hearing, after he admitted to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party.
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Nicola Sturgeon says she was "deceived, betrayed and lied to" by Peter Murrell after SNP embezzlement guilty plea
Nicola Sturgeon stated she was “deceived, betrayed and lied to” by her estranged husband, Peter Murrell, as he embezzled hundreds of thousands of pounds from the SNP.
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Former SNP boss Peter Murrell faces likely lengthy jail term after admitting £400,000 embezzlement
A hefty custodial sentence is almost certain for Peter Murrell after the former SNP chief executive admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party.
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Sturgeon’s "no comment" police interview sparks row after Murrell embezzlement conviction
Nicola Sturgeon’s lawyer has defended her decision to answer "no comment" to detectives’ questions following her arrest as part of a probe into SNP finances.
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Highlands police officer convicted of raping two women and subjecting third to prolonged abuse
A serving police officer raped two women and subjected a third woman to prolonged abuse.
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From Scotland’s most powerful political couple to a prison cell: Peter Murrell behind bars
Peter Murrell was one half of the most powerful political couple Scotland has ever seen.
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From Jaguar to luxury kitchen accessories: Peter Murrell’s spending list using SNP funds revealed
The party’s former chief exec, 61, faced eight charges today when he appeared in the dock at the High Court in Edinburgh.
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Three men imprisoned after smuggling £25m of counterfeit cigarettes into Scotland
The illicit trade costs the Treasury an estimated £2.2 billion annually in lost tax revenue The black market fags are sold at what are called "pocket money" prices, typically £5 to £7 for a pack of 20, compared to the average legal price of around £16.45. Unregulated products often contain much higher levels of toxins like tar and nicotine than permitted by UK standards.
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£14m Scotland drugs gang figure John Gray unmasked after High Court conviction in Glasgow
A high-ranking gangster who admitted his involvement in a £14 million drug operation has been unmasked.
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77-year-old hospitalised after machete rampage in Glasgow street confrontation
This is the terrifying moment an elderly man was attacked with a machete in broad daylight on a Glasgow street.
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Women anti-racism activists claim “misogynist fascism” behind Dundee protest harassment
“I think they liked goading us,” says Siobhan Tolland. “I think they enjoyed the process. And this is where the misogyny comes in. This was sport for them.”
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Teacher dubbed “Scotland’s Jimmy Savile” accused of decades of rape and racist abuse of schoolboys
A teacher labeled as Scotland’s Jimmy Savile racially abused a student while carrying out brutal attacks. Iain Wares faces dozens of charges, including rape, against 68 boys aged between eight and 13 from 1968-79 when he taught at Edinburgh Academy and Fettes College.