Five more arrests linked to Edinburgh Bonfire Night disorder
The latest are aged between 16 and 25
Five more people have been arrested in connection with disorder in Edinburgh on Bonfire Night last year, police have confirmed.
Officers executed two search warrants in the Broomhall and Saughton areas last week as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into the disorder in Calder Road.
A 17-year-old male was subsequently arrested in Broomhall last Thursday and a 16-year-old male was arrested in Saughton.
Three other males, two aged 19 and one aged 25, were also arrested last week in connection with offences that took place in Calder Road and Captains Road last year.
Four males, aged 15, 16, 19 and 27, have also been reported to the Procurator Fiscal following the incidents in Captains Road.
It takes the total number of people reported across Scotland for criminality linked to Bonfire Night to 61, with 41 of them connected with incidents in the capital.
Inquiries started last November when officers began to identify those responsible for throwing fireworks and other projectiles at members of the public, police, cars and public transport.
Chief Superintendent David Robertson said: "I will continue to reaffirm my message in the wake of the disorder we experienced on 5 November 2024 - that if you were involved, you will be caught. It may take time, but you will not evade justice.
"Enforcement activity like this will continue to take place wherever and whenever we have gathered sufficient evidence.
"The public can continue to support us with our inquiries by coming forward with information, or submitting video or photographic evidence via our Major Incident Public Portal."
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