All news on the topic: Police Scotland

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Woman, 74, first to be charged in Scotland under law establishing buffer zones around abortion clinics
The law was enacted last September and seeks to stop anti-abortion protesters from assembling within 200 meters of the 30 clinics nationwide where abortions are performed.
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19-year-old teenager appears in court charged with murdering his own dad in a Scottish town
A teenager has appeared in court charged with murdering his dad in a Scots town.
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Fraudster posed as a Gregg’s employee to swindle the council out of £700,000 in Covid loans
Aftab Baig submitted fraudulent small business grant claims to Leeds City Council for 32 properties, which were branches of the firm, during the coronavirus pandemic in May 2020.
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Urgent search for twin sisters missing after walking along river
An urgent search has been launched to try and find twin sisters who have been missing for three days.
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Woman and baby found safe and well following police search in Scotland
Police Scotland launched a search for a woman and baby aged between four and six months, last seen in Glasgow city centre on Wednesday, with CCTV released
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Boy, 13, left with punctured lung as 'teen stabs him while he's leaving mosque'
Police confirmed a 17-year-old boy has been arrested and charged after a 13-year-old was stabbed outside a mosque in Glasgow. He remains in hospital awaiting multiple surgeries
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Horror kebab shop fight sees worker chase men with machete after they mock food
The video shows a worker at Best Kebab in Glasgow, Scotland, chasing two men with what appears to be a machete after they mocked the food on offer at the takeaway
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Emma Caldwell cases sparks calls to review unsolved murders of other sex workers
Following the justice for Emma Caldwell, former detective Gerry Gallagher says the murders of the likes of Diane McInally, Karen McGregor, Leona McGovern and Jacqueline Gallagher could be investigated again
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Mum and daughter of missing woman last seen six months ago make tearful plea
Khasha Smith from Calder, Edinburgh, hasn't been seen since she was reported missing in October and her family and Police Scotland have issued a desperate plea for information
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Pedestrian, 65, killed after being hit by car as police launch investigation
A fatal collision involving a white Volkswagen Tiguan took place at around 7.45pm on Sunday near Blackgrange roundabout on the A907 in Stirling, police have said
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Disastrous Willy Wonka experience organiser drops 'dream wedding' over backlash
Amidst disappointed kids and furious parents, the organiser of a horrendous and wholly disappointing event has held up his hands and taken full blame for making so many people unhappy
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Tributes to boy, 11, killed by bin lorry in tragic bin lorry accident
The little boy was truck by a bin lorry while riding his bike in Braepark, Edinburgh, on Friday and, despite the best efforts of paramedics, he was declared dead at the scene
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'Killer raped my daughter after Emma Caldwell murder - police should be ashamed'
Iain Packer was brought to justice this week some 19 years after murdering Emma Caldwell and, although Police Scotland apologised for their handling of the case, fury still remains
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Willy Wonka organiser unmasked as raging parents fume over 'shambolic' event
The man behind a "shambolic" Willy Wonka event which failed to deliver its "realm of wonder" has been unmasked, after parents fumed over shelling out £35 for a tour of a sparsely decorated warehouse
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Inside UK's worst Willy Wonka Experience as internet erupts over event
The so-called "immersive experience" left parents so enraged that Glasgow Police were forced to rush to the event to break up angry crowds of visitors
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Police who missed Emma Caldwell killer must be 'ashamed' - cop who cracked case
Retired Gerry Gallacher has slammed his former colleagues who failed to nail Emma Caldwell's murder in 2005, despite the case against her killer, Iain Packer, being "on a plate"
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Manhunt launched after man, 65, is shot dead while walking his dog
Detective Chief Inspector Martin Macdougall, of Police Scotland's major investigation team, said the force is probing the murder of Brian Low, who was shot near Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross
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Woman's burned body found on football pitch as urgent police probe launched
The body was found with burn marks on a football pitch in Motherwell, police said, with officers and fire crews spotted at the scene after the alarm was raised by a member of the public
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Police shoot 'dangerously out of control' dog as three injured and collie mauled
Police called in armed backup after they were unable to get the savage dog under control and shortly afterwards locals reported hearing a shot ring out
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Toddler 'suffers horror chemical burns at nursery', as police launch probe
Austin Riley, aged 15 months, was crying hysterically, thrashing around and frantically pulling at his onesie when his mum collected him from Firtrees Nursery in Motherwell
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Police evacuate homes after 'suspicious items' found inside house
A cordon is in place on Broomhill Drive, between Dumbarton Road and Broomhill Avenue in Glasgow, and police have advised avoiding the area while nearby homes are evacuated 'as a precaution'
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Man who 'confessed to torture and murder' seen roaming streets by scared locals
Alan Lawson, 36, was found with serious injuries at his home in Saltcoats, Ayshire, before he died in hospital - with a man allegedly confessing to his torture on Snapchat
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Girl, 11, dies after being hit by bin lorry as she made her way to school
Elizabeth Bell, 11, was hit by a lorry on the B6105 near East Gordon in the Scottish Borders at around 8.05am on January 31 - with police appealing for information
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Murder probe launched as man dies after sickening 'kidnap and torture' ordeal
Alan Lawson, 36, died in hospital after being brutally assaulted while being held hostage - with the attack reportedly shared on Snapchat as Police Scotland have launched a murder probe
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Man dies after being 'kidnapped and tortured' as sick videos shared on Snapchat
Alan Lawson was brutally assaulted and then left for dead at his home in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, on Sunday, it is believed - and died of his injuries in hospital two days later