Scottish police working with Somali women to stop gang violence A Scottish policing unit that dramatically reduced Glasgow’s knife crime rate is responding to fears that gang violence affecting Somalis in London could spread north through a unique collaboration with the community’s women. The pioneering Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) – which was visited by the…
Former lord advocate Dame Elish Angiolini to review police complaints A former lord advocate has been appointed to hold an independent review of how complaints against the police are handled. Dame Elish Angiolini will examine the way complaints against the police are dealt with and the way serious incidents and misconduct allegations are investigated. The…
Scots inspire UK’s acid attack strategy Techniques developed to tackle knife crime in Scotland are to be introduced across Britain to combat the growing scourge of acid attacks. Early intervention in schools, using doctors to warn of the dangers and tough, intelligence-led enforcement will be included in a plan to tackle assaults with corrosive substances that…
Scotland launches two-week firearms amnesty to get guns off streets Scottish police have launched a two-week gun amnesty to stop firearms falling into the hands of criminals. They hope its firearms surrender campaign will reduce the risk of weapons falling into the wrong hands. Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins said: “What we want to do is remove any firearm…
Dundee’s Muahid displayed the best police knowledge in the UK Local Police Scotland Youth Volunteers have been celebrating following big wins at their annual awards ceremony. The Dundee West group received the award for regional group of the year for the north region. However, it was Dundee East volunteer Muahid Iqbal who stole the show…
Tayside named worst in Scotland for road deaths Shocking figures released by Transport Scotland showed 22 people lost their lives on Tayside roads last year, more than any other region in the country. Despite being among the regions with the lowest number of accidents, the transport agency’s report showed Tayside had the joint highest percentage…