FIVE more people have been arrested almost three months on from Edinburgh’s Bonfire Night chaos.
Emergency services, vehicles and public property were reportedly targeted by groups of youths wielding projectiles including fireworks and bricks on the night of 5 November.
“Youth disorder” unfolded in the areas of Niddrie, Sighthill and Moredun, with the force responding to 18 incidents as part of Operation Moonbeam.
As part of the ongoing criminal investigation into the disorder that took place in Calder Road, officers executed two search warrants at addresses in the Broomhall and Saughton areas last week.
On Thursday, 30 January, a 17-year-old male was arrested in Broomhall and a 16-year-old male was arrested in Saughton.
Between Thursday, 30 January and Friday, 31 January, three other males aged 17, 17 and 25 were arrested in connection with offences that took place in Calder Road and Captains Road.
Four males aged 15, 16, 19 and 27 have also been reported to the Procurator Fiscal following the incidents in Captains Road.
The total number of people reported across Scotland for Bonfire Night criminality is now 61, with 41 of these individuals being linked to incidents in Edinburgh.
Chief superintendent David Robertson said: “I will continue to reaffirm, my message in the wake of the disorder we experienced on 5 November 2024, that if you were involved, you will be caught.
“It may take time, but you will not evade justice.
“Enforcement activity like this will continue to take place wherever and whenever we have gathered sufficient evidence.
“The public can continue to support us with our inquiries by coming forward with information, or submitting video or photographic evidence via our Major Incident Public Portal at https://mipp.police.uk/operation/SCOT24S16-PO1.”
