Crime

North east police officers are appealing for information following a break-in at a Fraserburgh service station.

A campaign launched in 2017 in Aberdeen to help people who feel uncomfortable or unsafe on dates, in the company of others, or any other social situation, is being widened to the whole of the North East.

Police Scotland’s new Chief Constable started his first day in the role by speaking to the force’s newest recruits.

Police Scotland is urging the public to be aware of a Bitcoin email scam currently being circulated in the North East which is causing concern for those who receive it.

Two men have been charged in relation to drugs offences following the recovery of heroin and crack cocaine valued at over £45,000 in Fraserburgh.

Six months after Fraserburgh pensioner William Ritchie disappeared Police say they have scaled back their investigation.

A total of 23 people have been charged in relation to drink/drug driving offences in the North East as part of a national summer drink drive campaign.

Alarming new figures reveal more than a quarter of teenagers confess to behaving in a way that could endanger their life on the railway – and one in admitted to walking along the railway line.

Officers in the North East are again urging members of the public to be vigilant after two recent reports of telephone scams where the victims have collectively lost in the region of £35,000.

A charity is warning of fraudulent collections after discovering its logo is being used on unauthorised clothes recycling bags.

Police are carrying out enquiries following a distress call to the Coastguard which is now understood to have been a hoax.

Pedestrian, cyclists and motorcyclists are being encouraged to take extra care on the roads, as Police Scotland launches a week-long national vulnerable road users campaign on Monday, June 18.

A Fraserburgh man who abused boys aged between 7 and 11 was today jailed for four and a half years.

Crime prevention advice on how farmers and the rural community in Scotland can make their businesses and properties more secure will be given by officers from Police Scotland attending the Royal Highland Show, at Ingliston Showground, next week (21-24 June).

A cyber-crime hub in the North East of Scotland will be used to tackle an increase in crimes related to social media and the internet.

Police Scotland has revealed that significant reductions in acquisitive and violent crimes are being recorded in the North East thanks to ongoing efforts to ensure the region remains one of the safest places in Scotland.