Teen charged after bus window smashed as vehicle drove along Aberdeen street
A teen has been charged after a bus window was smashed as it travelled along an Aberdeen road.
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Funding gap could result in 300 fewer officers, police chief warns
Northern Ireland’s Chief Constable Simon Byrne has expressed concern about a £23 million funding gap.
Pair arrested after £250,000 of cannabis seized
Two men have been arrested after cannabis worth around £250,000 was recovered from two cars on the M74.
Man charged in connection with a series of motorbike thefts
A man has been charged in connection with a series of motorbike thefts in Aberdeen.
Items worth more than £1,000 stolen from St Cyrus farming business
Items including power tools and computer equipment have been stolen from a St Cyrus farming business.
‘Irresponsible:’ 15 drivers stopped for drink or drug driving in the north-east at the weekend
More than a dozen drivers were stopped for drink or drug driving across the north-east over the weekend.
Three drivers fined and one caught allegedly drink and drug driving during police operation in Nigg and Torry
Three drivers were fined for speeding and one caught allegedly drink and drug driving in a police operation in Nigg and Torry.
Crime fell 38% after first lockdown, survey suggests
Crime in Scotland fell by 38% after the start of the first lockdown last year, a report suggests.
Man, 22, charged after speeding past marked police car at more than 100mph on A92
A man has been charged after speeding past a marked police car at more than 100mph on the A92.
Aberdeen bus has window smashed in ‘deplorable’ incident
An Aberdeen bus has had to be taken out of service after its window was smashed while being driven in the city.
Shut down – crack den so busy it split queue in two
A crack den which was so busy that its queue for customers had to be split in two has been shut down.
Aberdeen pensioner admits sexually assaulting children – but told police they ‘enjoyed’ it
A paedophile who carried out a string of sexual attacks on children told police they had "enjoyed" it, a court has heard.
Police appeal for information following deliberate north-east car fire
Police are appealing for information after a car was set on fire near Longside early today.
GCHQ wants AI to boost detection of child sex abuse and trafficking crimes
GCHQ has set out how it wants to use artificial intelligence (AI) in the fight against increasingly sophisticated criminal activity.
Fire that gutted historic Old Mill Inn believed to have been started deliberately
A fire that gutted the Old Mill Inn in Maryculter is thought to have been started deliberately.
Man, 22, charged in connection with series of thefts in Rosemount
A man has been charged in connection with a number of thefts in Rosemount.
Boris Johnson tells Scottish Government to ‘spend Westminster cash better’
Boris Johnson has hit out at the SNP's record on education and crime, telling the party to drop its referendum plans and start focusing on "the real issues".
Man who brutally attacked girlfriend and claimed she had been mugged jailed after she whispered to police ‘it was him’
A dad who brutally attacked his girlfriend and threatened to kill her before demanding she tell police she had been mugged has been jailed.
Tories to push for end of prisoner voting in Holyrood debate
The Scottish Tories will this week push for an end to prisoner voting in a Holyrood debate.
Cyber fraud: 10 tips to beat ‘silent stealing’
Cybercriminals are targeting people on a massive scale in an attempt to steal small amounts of money as part of a technique known as “silent stealing”, according to a new study.
Cyber fraudsters switching from big money scams to ‘silent stealing’
Cyber fraudsters are switching from big money scams to con people out of as little as £10 on a massive scale in a phenomenon dubbed “silent stealing”, a new report warns.
Man ‘with knife’ arrested in Aberdeen after threatening to attack police officers
A man has been arrested in Aberdeen for threatening to attack police officers, claiming he had a knife.
Appeal after windows smashed on Peterhead street
A number of windows have been smashed on a Peterhead street.
Cocaine worth up to £184m found in banana shipment
Cocaine worth up to £184 million has been seized after it was imported from Colombia in a consignment of bananas.
Up to £250,000 recovered after car stopped by police
Up to £250,000 has been seized after police pulled a car over.
Woman hunted after elderly residents robbed in sheltered housing complex
Police are hunting a woman who robbed residents and assaulted one of them after forcing her way into their homes in a sheltered accommodation complex.
Three men charged following hare coursing incidents in the north-east
Three men have been charged in connection with a pair of hare coursing incidents in the north-east.
Two men charged after more than £1,000 of heroin uncovered in Aberdeen raid
Two men have been charged with being concerned with the supply of controlled drugs after police found more than £1,000 of heroin during a raid in an area of Aberdeen.
Aspiring lawyer was killed in unprovoked knife attack, detectives believe
Detectives believe an aspiring lawyer who was stabbed to death as he went to buy a bagel was subjected to an “unprovoked attack” by a group of six young men.
Man arrested following string of thefts in Aberdeen city centre
A man is due to appear in court today in connection with a string of thefts in the city centre.