Money with menaces case: hotel boss denies demanding £500000 Burnley Express The High Court in Edinburgh was read transcript of an email sent in February 2011 from a Fife Constabulary detective constable. The officer asked Mr Cox, of Dunfermline, Fife, whether he was wanted in the UAE in connection with the fraud allegation. |
 BBC News | Edinburgh may lose its mounted police BBC News The force's mounted unit in Edinburgh, could be absorbed into Strathclyde police's larger mounted section. Plans show how the unit's five horses could be transferred to a farm in Ayrshire, and its seven police officers deployed elsewhere. |
In the latest day of action for Operation Maple, local policing officers in Nigg executed a drugs search warrant in the Kincorth area earlier this week.
Sergeant Lee Jardine, who led the operation, said: "As a result of our proactive work, quantities of Cocaine and Cannabis worth a low four-figure sum were recovered with further enquiries ongoing."
Two males, aged 30 and 28, are due to appear in court later on Wednesday 25 January 2012, in connection with the seizures.
Nigg Local Policing Inspector Mark Cochrane said: "This latest successful day of action for Operation Maple shows that we are listening to the local community and acting on their concerns.
"We want our area to be as safe as it possibly can be, and we will continue to listen and deal with the small minority who are causing problems.
"We have further days of action set up over the next few months, and hope that our visibility in the community reassures local people that we will continue to crack down on anyone who flouts the law in our area."
Advertising scam Stornoway Gazette Northern Constabulary does not sell advertising space in any publication and if anyone receives a call offering such a service they should treat it as a scam. Police would also advise the public that they should never give out bank details over the ... |
Two hotels face losing their licences Greenock Telegraph Strathclyde Police have called for a review of the Port & Harbour's licence after a string of incidents linked to the premises. Port & Harbour licensee Ahmed Zulfiquar is also the licence holder at the Wemyss Bay Hotel. In a report to the board, ... |
Search for climber stood down Halifax Evening Courier Northern Constabulary said no trace of Grant Cunliffe, from Skipton, had been found and his family have been told that there will be no further searches on Wednesday. Mr Cunliffe, 49, is believed to have walked into Corrour Bothy in the Larig Ghru pass ... |
Second man arrested over hit-and-run death in Fife Scottish Daily Record Fife Constabulary said that a 24-year-old man from Glenrothes has been arrested. Yesterday, Alistair Dick appeared at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court charged with culpable homicide and attempting to pervert the course of justice. The 25-year-old, ... |
Police launch probe after body found in Rutherglen lane Scottish Daily Record Inquiries are ongoing into the discovery in Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire this morning. Police were called to the scene, in a lane off Mill Street, shortly after 5am. A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said they are still trying to establish the man's ... |
ACPOS Pres said strong ethos of community based policing delivered across @northernPolice area would continue & help shape new service Significant challenges for service around reducing non staff & staffing costs, ACPOS Pres told @northernPolice officers & staff
