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Police are appealing for witnesses after a vehicle outside a house in Sandveien was damaged on two separate occasions. The first incident occurred between 5pm on Thursday 14th May and 8.30am the following morning. The vehicle was then damaged again, sometime between Saturday 16th May and 9pm o... Read more...
Police have appealed for information in relation to three separate incidents which occurred in Lerwick this week. A parked white car was damaged by a black vehicle at some point between 6pm on Wednesday 20th May and 7am the next morning, near to the Shetland Wool Brokers building in the town's No... Read more...
Concerns have been reported following incidents of cold calling/traders in the North Roe area on Saturday. The police said they would like to remind the public to be vigilant and ensure their properties were secure at all times and to report any suspicious activities immediately. Anyone is ad... Read more...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was found with a head injury in the town's Ladies Drive on Saturday 22nd February. Anyone who saw a man on, or with, a push bike in the Ladies Drive area between 10pm and 11.50pm on Saturday are asked to contact police on the non-emergency number 101... Read more...
Police are appealing for witnesses after the old Anderson High School was vandalised sometime between 3pm on Friday 10th January and 10am on Saturday 11th. Three glass windows had been smashed by bricks during the incident. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact ... Read more...
The police are investigating two separate reports of vandalism and theft in Lerwick during the past week. The first incident saw deliberate damage to a vehicle parked near the North Ness House, where rear registration plate was sprayed by black paint. The damage was believed to have happened b... Read more...
A newly-opened cake fridge in Lerwick has suffered an attempted break-in, less than three weeks after opening to the public. The 'Something Sweet' cake fridge, which is housed in a purpose-built shed in the town's St Olaf Street, posted a CCTV image to their Facebook page of a person attempting t... Read more...
A fence post was deliberately set on fire at Sound Primary School in Lerwick in the early hours of Sunday, the police say. The police would like to speak to witnesses about the incident, which happened about 4am and was described as "wilful fire-raising". The fire, which was put out by the fir... Read more...
The police are seeking witnesses after what they termed a "careless driving" incident occurred north of Lerwick on Friday. "A dark Land Rover" style vehicle and a Volkswagen Golf style car" may have been involved, they said, around 9.10pm on the A970 at the Tingwall Straight. The police are es... Read more...
A careless driving incident is said to have occurred at a pedestrian crossing on the Esplanade in Lerwick on Thursday afternoon. According to the police, at about 12.45pm or 12.55pm a maroon coloured car went through a red light with a person about to cross the road. Another vehicle travelling... Read more...