Stories tagged with Tag: Police

Hoswick knitwear raid

A “large amount of damage” was caused by thieves who broke into Hoswick Woolen Mill and stole cash and collection boxes.

March 23, 2014 | 5.24pm

Church broken into and robbed in Yell

Police are looking for information about a break in and theft at Hamnavoe Church at Burravoe – the second reported incident in Yell at the

March 22, 2014 | 5.12pm

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Gold-plated signs (Flossie Horne)

£150,000 to get traffic to slow down – what are they doing, putting up gold plated signs? Drew Ratter says it is a simple process

March 20, 2014 | 3.57pm

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Police seek missing girl

Police in Aberdeen are increasingly anxious to trace 20-year-old Emma Leslie, orginally from Shetland, who was reported missing after a night out in the city.

March 3, 2014 | 11.45am

Police being recruited

Moves have been made to plug police vacancies in the isles with news that a total of eight posts will soon be filled.

February 27, 2014 | 4.11pm

Call centre petition launched

A former police call worker is urging folk to get behind a campaign to save police, fire and non emergency service centres north of Dundee.

February 25, 2014 | 3.00pm

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Car leaves road near Nesting junction

A car left the road on the main road north this morning.

February 21, 2014 | 1.02pm

Chief inspector could soon be on way south

Shetland’s top policeman could soon be winging his way south to a new job after making the superintendent “pool” within the police force.

February 3, 2014 | 5.04pm

Police were still on the scene in Brae on Tuesday morning as investigations continued. Photo: Dave Donaldson

Three in custody after Brae incident

A man in his 30s is in hospital and three men are in custody following an incident at the Brae Hotel yesterday.

January 21, 2014 | 1.29pm

Police respond to Brae incident

Shetland police are continuing to deal with a disturbance in the centre of Brae after being called out this afternoon.

January 20, 2014 | 7.20pm

Fishing and Marine Headlines News

The Kestrel ran aground after drifting from her berth at Collafirth Pier. Photo: Ken Williamson

Police investigate claims moorings were cut

Police are investigating if the moorings of a fishing boat were deliberately cut after the vessel was found on a beach near Collafirth Pier where

January 20, 2014 | 5.18pm

Emergency services look on as the digger is hauled to safety. Photo: Ronnie Robertson

Driver trapped in digger in Sumburgh Airport incident

A man has been taken to hospital on a spinal board this morning after becoming trapped in an overturned digger at Sumburgh Airport.

January 19, 2014 | 12.45pm

Van reported stolen from garage forecourt

A VW van has been stolen from the forecourt of Grantfield Garage in Lerwick.

January 17, 2014 | 3.07pm