WELCOME back to my local police round-up column.
As usual, it has been really busy for police in East Lothian as the longer days begin and over the last week (May 23-29) there have been 499 reported incidents.
This past weekend, high-visibility patrols were carried out in Dunbar, East Linton and Haddington by police and our partners from the countryside rangers and East Lothian Council in anticipation of the annual Bullet Hill post-exam party. Groups of teenagers were engaged with and no issues identified. One youth was stopped in Dunbar and found to be in possession of £60 worth of herbal cannabis. He was cautioned and charged in the presence of his parents.
Phone scams and bogus workmen-type calls are an everyday occurrence at the moment and as such we have produced a little booklet which details the most ‘popular’ scams doing the rounds at the moment. These can be found at your local police station.
Last week, I was invited to the coffee morning at a local independent living establishment where we discussed issues relating to scam calls. Getting out and speaking to people and listening to their experiences is the best way to learn, and I take every opportunity to expand my knowledge and my waistline...
As always, you can find crime prevention advice on our website, social media channels or by attending your local police station.
There has been work carried out with a number of locations in the county to prepare for a busy summer and Crime Prevention surveys have been done.
East Lothian Police will soon be relaunching the Police Scotland Youth Volunteers (PSYV) programme and I would encourage any 12-17-year-olds who would like more information and feel they could give something back to their communities to keep an eye on the East Lothian Police Facebook page.
At about 2am on May 25, police received a report of a fire-raising at Scorpio Safety Systems, The Loan, Wallyford. A company van was vandalised and the building was set alight. Enquiries are ongoing; however, if you have any information, call 101, quoting incident number 0465 of May 25.
On Sunday, police responded to a call involving youths who had climbed scaffolding at Preston Tower, Prestonpans, and were reported to be throwing items off. The youths made off prior to police arrival and there was no damage caused; however, this is a very dangerous thing to do and could have caused injury to people below, as well as those on the scaffolding.
Police were called to Gullane Beach on Sunday following a report of an unexploded ordnance found in the sand dunes. Arrangements were made for the MOD to attend and officers stood by until they arrived to make the device safe. A controlled explosion was carried out.
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