Tag: lothian and border police

Scottish police criticised for spending £600,000 on foreign travel

Scottish News

Guest - May 16, 2013

SCOTTISH police have been criticised for spending almost £600,000 on foreign travel over the past four years. A single visit to Thailand cost taxpayers £26,000 –...

Cycle-snatcher attacks woman

Scottish News

Guest - November 12, 2012

POLICE are hunting a cyclist who punched a woman and grabbed her handbag as he rode past her. The brazen crime happened as the woman...

Dead walker found on beach

In Brief

Guest - October 23, 2012

POLICE are investigating after a dead body was found at a beauty spot in East Lothian. The corpse of a man was found at 10am...

Girl’s canal jump foils sex-attacker

Scottish News

Guest - October 4, 2012

By Melissa Clark A SCHOOLGIRL who leapt into a canal to escape a sex attacker has been praised by police for making a “snap decision”...

Attempted robbery in West Lothian

Scottish News

Guest - May 15, 2012

LOTHIAN and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses following an attempted robbery at a West Lothian newsagent. The incident happened around 5.45pm on Sunday at...