Hate crime 'incident' on bus probe launched as Scots cops arrest man

Police Scotland are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted by another man seen setting a car alight. The black Mercedes -Benz was set on fire around 5:15pm on Saturday 12 June in East Lothian.

fire at a waste and recycling plant in Greendykes Industrial Estate on Thursday, June 10, around 6.50pm. The blaze cause 'substantial' damage to machinery and is now being treated as wilful.Detectives are hunting two male suspects and investigating a possible link to two other fires at Albyn industrial estate on Wednesday, June 9, at 7pm and and on Friday, June 11, at 7am.

Police in the Scottish Borders are investigating the loss of over £220,000 to scammers as they urge members of the public to be vigilant.

raced to Mosside Drive, Blackburn, around 12.50am on Saturday morning. Sadly a 35-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.His death is currently being treated as suspicious and cops say they are carrying out "extensive" enquiries.

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police officers have revealed their terror at confronting a man they claimed they feared was going to stab them. Police Constables Ronnie Watson and Hannah Cruickshank said they were left frightened and fearing for their safety while on duty.

Scots cops are appealing for information after an industrial estate was broken into and a number of items were stolen. Two businesses in Matthew Kerr Place, Kirkton Industrial Estate in Arbroath were targeted on Saturday 5 June.

iOS - Android Angela Parker of Crimestoppers Scotland told Lanarkshire Live: “Together we can help to ensure Scotland is a tolerant nation for all.“Hate crime has a terrible impact on victims.

murder probe is underway after two Scots biker thugs slashed a man who is now fighting for his life. We told how carnage erupted in the Fort Kinnaird area of Edinburgh on Thursday, close to the shopping centre.

injured in her own home. Emergency crews raced to the scene after the 86-year-old woman was discovered by family members on Kirkhill Drive in Luncarty, Perth and Kinross.

Perthshire home. The pensioner was discovered in Luncarty's Kirkhill Drive by family members.The woman was taken to Ninewells Hospital by the Scottish Ambulance Service for treatment where she remains in a stable condition.Detectives in Perth are investigating the incident, which took place around 9.30pm on Friday, May 28.Enquires to establish the circumstances of the incident and how the woman came to be injured, remain ongoing.

drug offences after he flipped his car on a Scots road last night. Police raced to the report of the one vehicle road crash on Park Road in Rosyth, near Dunfermline, at around 8.35pm on Monday, May 31.

party ' that kicked off overnight. Footage shared publicly on social media shows revellers dancing in Forest of Ae, near Dumfries, around 12.40am on Sunday May 30.

police staff in the past year involved spitting and coughing or were otherwise linked to coronavirus, analysis suggests. Assaults on police officers and workers increased overall by 6.3 per cent in 2020-21 compared to the previous year, with 6,942 attacks recorded, said Police Scotland.

Police have launched an attempted murder probe after the terrifying incident happened on Longbar Avenue in Beith at around 4.15am on Monday, May 24. A 33-year-old man was asleep inside at the time of the blaze and he had to jump from the upstairs window to avoid the flames.

Police Scotland have faced a social media backlash after launching a hate crime probe into lamp post stickers from a women’s rights group. Officers in Kirkcaldy tweeted an appeal after receiving a report over the “controversial” signs in the Viewforth Avenue area of the town on May 17.

set on fire. The blaze started at around 3.10am at the house in Renfrew's Western Park Gate.

'disturbance' with a man later being arrested. Police vans and several cars were spotted on Harris Drive, in Kirkcaldy, Fife around 9.40pm last night.

coronavirus restrictions. The gathering has been advertised on social media for Strathclyde County Park outside of Motherwel l, Lanarkshire Officers will be patrolling the area to make sure anyone attending is complying with current covid rules.