{"id":205553,"date":"2025-06-22T16:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T16:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/205553\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T16:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T16:46:10","slug":"police-swoop-on-busy-edinburgh-city-centre-street-leaving-locals-baffled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/205553\/","title":{"rendered":"Police swoop on busy Edinburgh city centre street leaving locals baffled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police swooped on an Edinburgh city centre street on the evening of Sunday, June 22.<\/p>\n<p>Vans and cars were seen on Rose Street just off Edinburgh&#8217;s Princes Street on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicles were spotted around 4.15pm by a passersby on the road near Santander.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/edinburgh-gang-war-continues-firm-131516886.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Edinburgh gang war continues as firm with &#039;links to Mark Richardson&#039; torched;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edinburgh gang war continues as firm with &#8216;links to Mark Richardson&#8217; torched<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/edinburgh-locals-warn-war-over-050000369.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Edinburgh locals warn &#039;we will go to war over parking&#039; if development goes ahead;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edinburgh locals warn &#8216;we will go to war over parking&#8217; if development goes ahead<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An image from the scene seems to show a number of police vehicles on the scene as well as officers milling about the lane.<\/p>\n<p>The photo shows residents milling about the lane as they go about their Sunday. The reason for the presence is not currently known.<\/p>\n<p>A witness told Edinburgh Live: &#8220;Police were coming from everywhere. I was out shopping and I heard sirens. By the time I got up to Rose Street, van and cars were there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Police Scotland has been approached for comment.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll bring you more information and updates on this breaking news story as we get it. 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