Footage shows a major police response at a Tesco Extra store in Edinburgh’s Corstorphine area on Friday afternoon with a police cars outside the store. A woman has been arrested
Armed police descended on a Tesco Extra in Edinburgh’s Corstorphine area following concerning reports of an alleged weapon incident, with video footage from the scene on Friday revealing a significant police presence at the supermarket.
Multiple police vehicles and officers, including armed units clad in black, were spotted outside the store. Emergency services were alerted to the situation just after 4pm, following concerns about a woman allegedly carrying a weapon. A 20-year-old woman was later arrested and charged in connection to the incident.
Police Scotland said armed officers attended as a precaution. The 20-year-old woman has since been released on an undertaking to appear at court at a later date.
A spokeswoman said: “Around 4.10pm on Friday, January 9, we received a report of concern for a person with a weapon at Meadow Place Road, Edinburgh.
“Emergency services attended and a 20-year-old woman was arrested and charged in connection and released on an undertaking to appear at court at a later date.”
It comes as armed police recently descended upon a neighbourhood in Plymouth, situated close to two schools, after a reports of a youngster carrying a knife. Authorities, including armed personnel, were swiftly called to the scene in the vicinity of Butt Park Road in Honicknowle.
One witness recounted: “Armed police at Shakespeare Primary School and All Saints Academy in Honicknowle.”, reports Plymouth Live.
“Three police guards at All Saints pupil entrance and two armed guards at Shakespeare”.
A parent who spoke to PlymouthLive disclosed: “I saw a riot van parked by the big gate at around 12.15pm by the YMCA and a police car passed me on Honicknowle Lane and a female police officer was outside.
“The van was at the gate to All Saints by the Burrington Community Hub, stopping cars going in that way and apparently there are police at the doors with the head.
“I also saw an officer talking to a young lad on the fly-over bridge as I came passed.”
Another eyewitness corroborated: “Armed police guarding the entrance at All Saints and police are stopping kids from leaving because something is going on in the community.”
A representative for Devon and Cornwall Police stated: “Police were called at 10.50am [January 8] to the Honicknowle area of Plymouth following a third hand report of a young person possibly in possession of a knife walking in the Butt Park Road area.
“Armed officers and local neighbourhood and response officers have been in the area carrying out enquiries.
“We remain in the area however nothing of note has been identified at this time”.
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