Police demand crackdown as attacks on cops increase while prosecutions for attacking officers drops

Castlemilk.The force is investigating after an incident in Downcraig Drive at around 3.20pm Saturday.Locals said there was a large police presence in the area following the alleged serious sexual assault.Offices say they were told a 17-year-old female was subjected to a sex attack in a property.Two men, aged 19 and 21, were arrested but released pending further enquiries.A Police Scotland  spokesman said: "A report was received shortly after 3.20 pm on Saturday, August 22 of a serious sexual

“Everyone wants to enjoy being outdoors but the inconsiderate behaviour of some can spoil it for many.“We will respond to any incidents reported to us and take the appropriate action.”

Police hunt two motorcyclists after a boy was left injured in a crash in West Lothian. The youngster was struck by a 'dirt bike' on Friday around 12:20pm.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.PROACTIVE action by officers in Police Scotland’s Lanarkshire division saw an increase in the number of offensive weapons being seized and drugs offences rise during lockdown.Drink or drug-driving also increased compared to the same period in 2019.Management Information figures revealed that between the start of April and the end of June, officers seized 83 offensive weapons – an increase of nine from

Edinburgh. Officers were today seen standing guard at a wooded area in the Craigmillar area of the capital after the grim discovery was made near Old Dalkeith Road around 1pm on Saturday.Police Scotland are treating the death as unexplained and have also closed off the nearby Craigmillar Recycling Centre.

Police have swooped on a Glasgow canal after a firearm was discovered in water. The alarm was raised around 12.20pm near Applecross Street yesterday.They have now launched an investigation into the incident.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterFraudsters offering scam holidays at Ayr's Craig Tara Holiday Park have sparked a police alert.It follows reports of fake lettings being flogged to the public at the popular park.We revealed yesterday how one Scots mum spent £250 on a non-existent caravan break for her disabled mum.Cops are now warning the public to be on their guard amid a rise in "fake online adverts" offering rentals that do

Kirkintilloch.Emergency services were called to a flat on Braehead Street in the town at 8am this morning. The 29-year-old man was found seriously injured within the property by police and ambulance services.

Edinburgh and have arrested a man under the Terrorism Act, as part of a major probe into the New IRA. Officers investigating the dissident republican group are combing through a home in the Blackhall area of the city.

Irvine beach park tomorrow.

Police are searching for witnesses after two vehicles were deliberately set on fire near Helensburgh. Cops received reports of the blaze on Friday, August 21 around 2.30am.A Renault Kadjar and a black SAAB were discovered on fire on the roadway at Courthill, Rosneath.The fires were successfully extinguished without any casualties however both vehicles sustained significant damage.A police Scotland statement said: “No one was injured as a result of the incident.

police. The grim discovery was made at Inverkip beach on Monday, 10 August.

"On arrival there was a large family group of around 20 with four or five cars enjoying the sun and all the loch had to offer.“Later on I double checked and they had left everything exactly as they found it so it can be done.”

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.The body of a man has been recovered from the River Clyde following a three-day marine search.Police Scotland confirmed that the body was recovered from an area of the river near Uddingston, around 2pm on Monday, August 17.The family of missing man Robert Kelly,  44, who was reported missing since Saturday, August 15, have been made aware of the discovery.The search followed reports that a 44-year-old

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.A 26-year-old man has died following what police believe to be a targeted attack in Blantyre last night.Officers raced to the scene at Caithness Street, Blantyre, following reports of a firearm being discharged.A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “Around 5pm on Monday, August 17, 2020, police were called to a report of a disturbance outside an address in Caithness Street, Blantyre, in which it

Covid-19 were knowingly discharged from hospitals to care homes. Monica Lennon, the party's health spokeswoman, has written to the Lord Advocate to request confirmation a Crown Office unit tasked with investigating care home deaths will examine the impact of hospital discharges.

SNP members have demanded they keep a place at the "decision-making table" as the fall-out from a row over how the party selects its candidates continues. Divisions among Nationalists have emerged after the party's National Executive Committee (NEC) ruled that any sitting MP would have to resign their seat  before they could stand for election to the Scottish Parliament.

missing Scots mum-of-two say they are growing 'increasingly concerned' for her welfare. Natasha Harrison vanished from Saltcoats in Ayrshire on Thursday sparking a massive hunt.

Glasgow today to demand a pay rise for Scotland's NHS heroes.