A male has been charged in connection with several serious offences including mobbing and rioting in Edinburgh on Bonfire Night.
This year’s national policing operation saw a near 37 per cent reduction in fireworks calls, compared with last year, but pockets of criminality still occurred in various parts of the country, including the Sighthill area of Edinburgh.
As a result of evidence gathered during the evening of 5 November and follow-up enquiries over the last week, a 17-year-old male was arrested on Wednesday, 12 November.
He will appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday, 13 November.
To date, 14 arrests have been made in connection with fireworks-related offences over the Halloween and Bonfire Night period by the dedicated investigation team within Edinburgh.
Detective Inspector Stevie Dick from Edinburgh CID, said:
While we were delighted with the significant reduction in offences this year, we will not become complacent in our efforts to identify and apprehend those who chose to use fireworks in a dangerous, reckless, or illegal manner.
Our inquiries will continue and if you have any information relating to incidents that took place this year, then please contact us via 101, or make an anonymous report to the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
