{"id":303256,"date":"2025-07-30T06:50:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T06:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/303256\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T06:50:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T06:50:19","slug":"four-arrested-during-donald-trumps-visit-which-saw-over-7000-police-officers-mobilised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/303256\/","title":{"rendered":"Four arrested during Donald Trump&#8217;s visit which saw over 7000 police officers mobilised"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arrests were made in Aberdeenshire, Ayrshire, Glasgow and Edinburgh as a major taskforce was assembled to deal with the arrival of the US President, who spent five days in the country visiting his golf resorts.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753858214_630_0_Trump-visit-to-Scotland.jpg\" alt=\"Police made four arrests during Donald Trump's visit to Scotland\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police made four arrests during Donald Trump&#8217;s visit to Scotland(Image: PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Four people were arrested across Scotland by cops policing <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Donald Trump&#039;sLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/a> visit, which saw an army of 7,000 officers deployed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Arrests were made in Aberdeenshire, Ayrshire, Glasgow and Edinburgh as a major taskforce, dubbed Operation Roll 2, was assembled to deal with the arrival of the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"US President, Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">US President, <\/a>who spent five days in the country visiting his golf resorts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Scots police chiefs have revealed they had more than 6,000 of their own officers mobilised whilst they received support from aid officers elsewhere in the<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" UK.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> UK.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In total they made four arrests and issued a warning in relation to one of the biggest operations in<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" the Force&#039;s history.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> the Force&#8217;s history.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Arrests were made between Friday, July 25 and Tuesday, July 29, throughout the duration of the<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" President&#039;sLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> President&#8217;s<\/a> visit as protests and demonstrations were held in response to Trump&#8217;s visit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753858215_203_0_Trump-visit-to-Scotland.jpg\" alt=\"Police were deployed to Trump Turnberry in Ayrshire during the visit\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Police were deployed to Trump Turnberry in Ayrshire during the visit(Image: PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A 25-year-old man was arrested in<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/glasgow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" GlasgowLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> Glasgow<\/a> on Friday, July 25 in relation to a Section 38 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing Scotland (Act) offence (threatening or abusive behaviour) at Balmedie on Thursday, July 24.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He is due to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/glasgow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Wednesday, August 20.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Wednesday, August 20.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">On the same day, a 65-year-old was arrested in Balmedie in relation to the same act. She was cautioned and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"chargedLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">charged<\/a> and reported to the Procurator Fiscal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">An anti-Trump demonstration was held in Balmedie close to Trump&#8217;s Aberdeenshire golf course.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A 25-year-old man was also arrested on Friday in Prestwick. Officers issued the man with a<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" Recorded Police WarningLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> Recorded Police Warning<\/a> for threatening or abusive behaviour).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">On Sunday a 41-year-old male was arrested at <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Glasgow Airport,Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Glasgow Airport,<\/a> for an assault and Aviation Act offence. The man appeared at Paisley Sheriff Court on Monday and was remanded in custody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">On the same day in the capital, a 50-year-old female was issued with a RPW near to the American Consulate for threatening or abusive behaviour.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753858216_428_0_Trump-visit-to-Scotland.jpg\" alt=\"An army of cops were deployed during Operation Roll 2\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>An army of cops were deployed during Operation Roll 2(Image: PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Assistant Chief Constable Emma Bond, Gold commander for the police operation said <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Trump&#039;sLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump&#8217;s<\/a> visit took place safely without any serious disruption, and thanked her officers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Chief Constable Bond said: \u201cThis significant event took place safely without<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" any serious disruption.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> any serious disruption.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cA policing plan was put in place to maintain public safety, balance rights to peaceful protest and<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" minimise disruption.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> minimise disruption.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cI\u2019d like to thank the public for their patience as we worked <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"tirelesslyLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">tirelessly<\/a> to deliver this operation, while police work continued in communities across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cMost importantly, I\u2019d like to thank our officers and staff. Thank you for your professionalism and hard work during every long shift away from your family and friends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Every single officer and member of police staff should be<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" incredibly proudLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> incredibly proud<\/a> of how we delivered this significant operation while keeping communities safe across Scotland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753858217_418_0_Trump-visit-to-Scotland.jpg\" alt=\"Police officers from Scotland and across the UK were involved\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Police officers from Scotland and across the UK were involved(Image: PA)<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1747398730_254_0_WACOMMUNITYQR3.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">You&#8217;ll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">All you have to do is <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/BZamc48XMaoEqKkIN7GWxV\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">click here if you&#8217;re on mobile<\/strong><\/a>, select &#8216;Join Community&#8217; and you&#8217;re in!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If you&#8217;re on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click &#8216;Join Community&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose &#8216;exit group&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If you\u2019re curious, you can read our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/privacy-notice\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">During Trump&#8217;s visit officers were deployed to locations in Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire as the President met with <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"First Minister John Swinney, Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">First Minister John Swinney, <\/a>Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Scotland&#8217;s police force said <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"&quot;local, national and specialist officers,&quot; Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;local, national and specialist officers,&#8221; <\/a>were deployed to cope with the high security event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In total 6,144 Police Scotland officers worked on Operation Roll 2 with 20,748 deployments. 1,197 mutual aid officers joined from police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">154 Police Scotland staff played a role in Operation Roll 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Meanwhile catering crews handed out around 45,000 meals to police officers, staff and partners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: It has been one of the biggest operations in Police Scotland\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Officers and staff also responded to demonstrations and protests across the country, including in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow, with only a very small number of criminal justice outcomes.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arrests were made in Aberdeenshire, Ayrshire, Glasgow and Edinburgh as a major taskforce was assembled to deal with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":303257,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7826],"tags":[1006,748,30,32,1102,918,14986,4884,7852,7898,8940,530,22871,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-303256","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-glasgow","8":"tag-aberdeen","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-courts","11":"tag-donald-trump","12":"tag-edinburgh","13":"tag-glasgow","14":"tag-glasgow-airport","15":"tag-great-britain","16":"tag-john-swinney","17":"tag-justice","18":"tag-paisley","19":"tag-police-scotland","20":"tag-prestwick","21":"tag-scotland","22":"tag-uk","23":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114940860502774293","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/303257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}