Tag: Edinburgh crime

Knifepoint robbery stubbed out by ciggies offer

Deadline News Journalist - June 25, 2010

By Michael MacLeod A BRAVE shop worker stood up to a knife-wielding thug by offering him cigarettes. Sadi Anwar, 27, was just a month into her...

Gang “terrorised” phsychic mum into £16k bank fraud

Deadline News Journalist - May 12, 2010

By Michael MacLeod A PSYCHIC medium has told of how she was “terrorised” into a £16,000 bank scam by a gang of Asian men who...

Man knifes himself in front of child

Deadline News Journalist - June 30, 2009

By Paul Thornton A MAN plunged a knife into his own body in front of a months old boy before holding the tot in a...

Thieves tunnel hole to rob mobile phone shop

Deadline News Journalist - May 28, 2009

By Michael MacLeod MASKED raiders tunnelled into a mobile phone shop in an audacious £10,000 raid. The mole-like mob cut phone lines and ripped down alarms...

Robber raids shop dressed as Shrek

Deadline News Journalist - February 3, 2009

By Karrie Gillett AN armed robber wearing a Shrek mask has carried out an early-morning raid in a city centre shop. The green-faced thief wielded a...

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