Tuesday November 10th 2026
Written by Midlothian View Reporter, Liam Eunson
Police Scotland has condemned a series of violent attacks on officers across Scotland after several were injured while responding to incidents over the weekend.
Deputy Chief Constable Alan Speirs said officers had been assaulted, injured and required hospital treatment while carrying out their duties.
He said: “These acts against our officers are shameful and cowardly. Not one of those officers left their home and families to go to work and expected to become a victim of assault. Being assaulted is simply not part of being a police officer.
“Our latest performance figures show that every day on average 21 officers are assaulted on duty. We are seeing a difference due to the actions to reduce the impact of violence towards officers as part of our Your Safety Matters programme and the introduction of Body Worn Video. However, assaulting our officers is simply unacceptable.”
Mr Speirs added that the force placed the highest priority on the safety and wellbeing of its officers and encouraged anyone who had been assaulted to access the support available.
On Saturday, November 7, three officers were assaulted during a disturbance and incident of violent disorder near Congress Road.
Two of the officers required hospital treatment.
Two men, aged 32 and 27, were arrested and charged with offences including assaulting police, obstructing police and threatening and abusive behaviour. They will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal.
Three other men were arrested and issued with recorded police warnings for threatening and abusive behaviour and breach of the peace.
Police are continuing extensive enquiries, including examining CCTV footage, and said further arrests are expected.
In a separate incident in Midlothian at around 8.15am on Saturday, a 23-year-old driver struck one of three officers present after his car was stopped by police.
The injured officer was taken to hospital for treatment.
The driver was arrested and charged and was expected to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday, November 9.
Earlier, at around 10.35am on Friday, November 6, officers were violently attacked while responding to a report of a disturbance on a bus in Edinburgh.
Two officers were treated at the scene by paramedic colleagues.
A 38-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with the incident and was also due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday.
Police Scotland has urged anyone with information about the disturbance near Congress Road to contact the force on 101.
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