Armed police seal off Newton Mearns car park after car mounts pavement

Police were called to Pollokshaws Road around 3pm this afternoon.

Author: Linsey HannaPublished 13th Apr 2021

A police presence remains outside the Aldi branch of Newton Mearns this evening after a car mounted a pavement then left the scene.

Police were called to Pollokshaws Road around 3pm this afternoon - the vehicle was then traced to the car park of the East Renfrewshire store.

Officers are now searching for the occupants of the car and say there's no risk to the general public.

Clyde News understands it's being treated as attempted murder.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Police were called to Pollokshaws Road in Glasgow around 3pm on Tuesday, 13 April, following a report that a car had mounted the pavement before driving from the scene.

"This car has been traced in Greenlaw Way and officers are carrying out searches in the area for the occupants.

"Enquiries into the full circumstances of the incident are ongoing and there is not believed to be any threat to the wider public."

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