East Lothian crime: Several youths identified in connection with suspected North Berwick arson attack
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www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com— East Lothian police say they have identified a number of youths who were present at the time a community shelter was ‘damaged beyond repair’. It is understood that a deliberate fire was set on the evening of Saturday, March 30 at Lodge Grounds. The fire resulted in a wooden shelter being ‘damaged beyond repair’. Police say the young people in question ‘have been spoken to’ with their parents present. The shelter was purchased and maintained by North Berwick Youth Project (NBYP) for use by the...
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com—East Lothian crime: Man, 37, remanded in custody after alleged thefts at takeaways and shops in East Lothian. Police have arrested a man in connection with a number of housebreakings and thefts in East Lothian. According to officers, the 37-year-old was charged after the incidents which took place at the Jade Garden and Preston Bay Takeaway in Prestonpans and the Day Today convenience store on North High Street in Musselburgh. After appearing at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday (April 25), the man was remanded in custody. Police Scotland said in a statement: “The housebreakings took place at the Jade...
CP24—Police investigating two suspected hate-motivated arsons in North York. Toronto police are investigating two incidents of what they believe are hate-motivated arsons in North York, including one near a synagogue. The first one occurred on the morning of April 26 in the area of Bayview Avenue and Ruddington Drive, north of Finch Avenue East. Police said a person reportedly walked up to a sign affixed to the ground and lit it on fire. Two days later, on April 28 at around 4:15 a.m., officers were called to Bayview Avenue and Burleigh Heights Drive for an...
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com—East Lothian crime: Man, 37, in court over series of alleged housebreakings and thefts. A man has appeared in court after a series of alleged housebreakings and thefts in two East Lothian towns. The 37-year-old appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court from custody on Friday. He had been charged in relation to alleged housebreakings at the Jade Garden and Preston Bay Takeaway in Prestonpans. Police also charged him with two alleged thefts from DayToday on Musselburgh’s North High Street. He was remanded in custody following the court appearance.