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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...
Police in Shetland are investigating an assault which occurred in Lerwick at the weekend. A man was assaulted within a property in the Burgh road area of the town at around 3.00am on Saturday 13th July. The 24-year-old victim sustained facial injuries as a result of the attack. Sergeant Chr... Read more...
The St Magnus Bay Hotel in Hillswick has taken the decision to ban "party buses" after damage was caused to the hotel over the weekend. The men's toilets were trashed and a children's ride-on toy car was broken on Saturday afternoon, and owner Andrea Manson said they had decided to stop serving v... Read more...
The police are seeking witnesses after a BMX bike was reported stolen from Hoofields in Lerwick. The alleged theft was said to have happened between 11pm on Monday 8th July and 1am the following day. The bike is described as a "gent's BMX bike, black in colour, 20-inch frame with blue pedals a... Read more...
Two reports of alleged careless driving on Sunday were reported to the police who are now looking for witnesses. The first incident happened about 11.40am on the A970 at Gulberwick. A black Seat car was said to have been travelling north when the driver carried out a dangerous overtaking manoeuvr... Read more...
A high number of speeding charges have been brought against motorists in Shetland this week. Police in Shetland have said that they have charged 15 motorists with speeding offences in the period between Monday and Thursday this week, "at various locations" on the A970 main road between Dunrossnes... Read more...
Police Scotland are investigating an incident of vandalism that took place some time between 4.pm on Friday and 7.30am on Monday at the Brae High School. Damage was reported to the plastic piping around the school, several air vents were removed and a flower bed was uprooted. Anyone with infor... Read more...
The police have officially named the man who died in a fire in Lerwick last month as town resident Ross Grant, 48. The identity of Mr Grant had been known locally but was not released until police confirmation. He worked for Nortruck Services Limited at Arlanda, Gremista. The emergency ser... Read more...
Police in Lerwick are making enquiries after a collision between a motor vehicle and a cyclist on Saturday morning. The indident happened at 9.50am on Lerwick's South Road, near to the roundabout at the Tesco supermarket. If anyone has information which could help the police they are asked to ... Read more...