The Latest Breaking News from Police Scotland

Dan Wootton cleared of alleged criminal behaviour after six-month investigation

Metropolitan police and Police Scotland decide to take no further action against broadcaster

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024

‘It’s soul destroying to find nests have failed’: inside the battle against Scotland’s falcon thieves

George Smith helped secure the conviction of two men for trading in wild raptors. Now, his work is helping to unveil an illegal multimillion-pound international industry

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024

Brickbat: Thought Crime

Police Scotland has agreed to pay £5,500 ($6,967 U.S.) to settle a lawsuit brought by Angus Cameron, a street preacher who was handcuffed and detained for "homophobic language." The agency will also pay £9,400 ($11,907 U.S.) for Cameron's legal costs. The police also agreed to remove a "non-crime" hate incident…

Reason · Jan 26, 2024

'Scam alert!': Scottish police warn of fraudsters 'pretending to be officers'

SCOTTISH police have issued a “scam alert” warning the public of fraudsters pretending to be officers ...

The National (Scotland) · Jan 11, 2024

Deaths of Greenock couple treated as murder-suicide

Police found bodies of Alison and Neil McLaughlin at their Inverclyde home after report of concern for their welfare

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024

Police seize '£2 million worth of cannabis plants' in Scottish drugs raid

CANNABIS plants worth more than £2 million have been found in a drugs raid, police say ...

The National (Scotland) · Jan 9, 2024

3D-printed guns found in Scotland for first time, figures show

Guns printed on three-dimensional (3D) printers have been found in Scotland for the first time.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 9, 2024

Far-right activist posed as Home Office inspector to target hotel housing refugees

A FAR-RIGHT activist posed as a Home Office inspector to get information about a Dumfries hotel housing Ukrainian refugees, which led to the…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 7, 2024

Peter Murrell loans to SNP should have been declared earlier, watchdog says

TWO loans made by former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell to his party in 2018 should have been declared earlier, the Electoral Commission has said.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 5, 2024

Who is Nicholas Rossi and why has he been extradited to the US?

NICHOLAS Rossi has been extradited from Scotland to the US, according to reports.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 5, 2024