Sign up to our daily newsletter , get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. A man has been arrested following the attempted murder of a police officer after an incident at a petrol station on Stenhouse Road in Edinburgh last night. Around 7.
25 pm on Tuesday, the 32-year old male officer was on foot when he was injured in an incident involving a stolen Mercedes. The car was reported stolen from the Gorgie Road area of the city around half an hour before, and a 16-year-old boy was a passenger in the car during the theft, and managed to exit the car a short time later, uninjured. Advertisement Advertisement The police officer was taken to hospital, with Police Scotland describing his injuries as serious but not life threatening.
He has since been discharged. A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with numerous charges, including attempted murder, theft of a motor vehicle, abduction, dangerous driving and other road traffic offences. He is expected to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday, 11 July, 2024.
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