All news on the topic: Police Scotland

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British woman found dead in suitcase inside abandoned Athens building identified
A british woman whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase in an abandoned building in Athens has been pictured by Greek media.
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Scottish boys as young as 12 targeted in online sextortion blackmail scheme
Scots schoolboys as young as 12 have been targeted online in a social media sextortion plot as police issued an urgent warning to parents.
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Four people die in separate water tragedies in Scotland and Cornwall
Two female divers have died after being pulled from a loch after a search and rescue operation.
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Edinburgh murder suspect Lee Greenan found dead in prison after killing ex-partner Vikki Soloman
Terrified drinkers called armed police after killer Lee Greenan walked back into a boozer covered in blood after slaying his ex-partner.
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Salmon farm worker dies after falling from boat off Orkney coast
A man has died after falling from a boat off the coast of Orkney.
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Police officer exposed as serial rapist after victim’s report uncovered years of abuse
A police officer who took his own life in May was a rapist who attacked at least nine women over 14 years.
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Police launch arson investigation after fire at derelict Dumfries building
Police have said a fire at a derelict building near an old hospital site in Dumfries is being treated as deliberate.
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Man jailed after trying to smuggle £430,000 worth of cannabis from Thailand to Scotland
A man has been jailed for trying to smuggle around £430,000 worth of cannabis on a flight from Thailand, following an investigation by Scotland’s Organised Crime Partnership team.
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David Davis accuses Nicola Sturgeon of covering up SNP embezzlement scandal
Nicola Sturgeon tried to destroy Alex Salmond to stop him uncovering her husband’s embezzlement of SNP funds, MPs have been told.
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Man dies and woman airlifted to hospital after four-vehicle collision
A 63-year-old man has died following a four-vehicle crash on the A82 near Glen Gloy in Lochaber on Monday.
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Police launch new probe into missing £1.5m from Scotland’s 2014 independence campaign
Fresh questions have been raised over financial management in the independence movement after a new police investigation was launched into allegations of missing funds.
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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.