Police say no crimes committed in Union Terrace Gardens granite saga
A statement from Aberdeen City Council say Police have established no crime was committed relating to granite removed from the site.
Last updated 8th Jul 2021
Police Scotland say they have found no evidence to suggest a crime was committed in the Union Terrace granite saga.
Last month slabs of granite, which were supposedly formerly part of a set of stairs in Aberdeen's Union Terrace Gardens, were found on a private property on the outskirts of Aberdeen.
The discovery led to a Police investigation, but now Police say the matter is resolved, unless any more information comes to light.
An Aberdeen City Council spokeswoman said: “Police Scotland has confirmed no crime has been established or committed by any person in the circumstances pending any new information.
“The main contractor at the site Balfour Beatty has confirmed that all of the granite has now been recovered and stored in a secure site and it is working with subcontractors to ensure it does not happen again.
“Council officers will bring a report to the next meeting of Audit, Risk and Scrutiny committee with a full audit of all the downtakings from Union Terrace Gardens as previously instructed by a meeting of Full Council.”