City centre lockdown after alleged motorcycle theft

Downtown area lockdown after supposed bike robbery Downtown area lockdown after supposed bike burglary Alex Shaw Labels breaking Portions of Edinburgh downtown area were cordoned off by police last Saturday (October 25) for a few hours following a police manhunt for a supposed bike cheat answered to cover up on a rooftop. As per The Scotsman, around 50 cops in revolt apparatus and one police helicopter were conveyed to the scene. Fire groups joined cops in Old Town around 10pm. Police moved spectators from the cordon and apparently said that a perilous episode had occurred. Police Scotland affirmed that a man had been confined after the episode yet that officials would keep on scanning for the supposed hoodlum. The occasion pulled in much consideration via web-based networking media, with reports flowing of a firing episode by a furnished shooter. A Police Scotland representative denied that guns were included and said that the occurrence represented no hazard to people in general. They stated: Police in Edinburgh were in participation on the Royal Mile on Saturday evening regarding a previous occurrence of a taken motorbike and the man was accounted for to be on the top of a structure in the Cockburn Street zone. A cordon was set up so there was no hazard to the general population and no equipped police were included. Requests are progressing to find the man. Addressing The Student, a third year English Literature and History understudy at the University of Edinburgh, stated: Beside the Royal Mile region, I don't believe that disturbance was that tremendous from 10pm. Transports were all the while running and we had no issues traversing the city. A third year Biology understudy revealed to The Student: I showed up at Cockburn Street around 11pm. The zone was still cordoned off, however the circumstance was entirely quiet. The group had for the most part scattered by without even a moment's pause were a couple of police [officers] remaining around. Individuals were simply continuing on ahead.