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Van was stolen
20/11/2009 16:31:00
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a van was stolen from the King Street area of Kirkwall and later abandoned in Papdale.
Sergeant Gordon Deans said police were called out at 8.15am this morning, Friday November 20, because a Volkswagen van had been abandoned in the middle of the road in the Papdale area. Enquiries showed it had been taken without permission from King Street.
Police are appealing for anyone with information, especially those who witnessed the van being abandoned, to contact them on Tel: 872241.
Rugby Club was broken into
20/11/2009 16:12:00
THE Orkney Rugby Club on Muddisdale road, Kirkwall, was broken into sometime between 10pm on Tuesday, November 17, and 10.45am on Thursday.
Alcohol was stolen from the premises during the break in. Anyone with information is asked to call the police on Tel: 872241.
Oyster officially switched on by First Minister
20/11/2009 12:56:00
THE wave energy industry took a major stride forward today when the world's largest working hydro-electric wave energy device, known as 'Oyster', was officially launched by Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond MP, MSP at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.
Man in hospital after serious incident in Kirkwall
20/11/2009 12:21:00
A 16-year-old girl is in police custody in connection with an incident in which a 20-year-old man received a serious chest injury.
Sergeant Gordon Deans said the girl was being held in custody and was likely to be charged either with attempted murder or serious assault.
He said police were called to an address in the Willows area of Kirkwall in the early hours of this morning, Friday November 20, where the man was found injured.
He is now in hospital where his condition is described as stable.
Children in Need events
20/11/2009 10:29:00
CHILDREN in Need fever has gripped Orkney today with fundraising events taking place throughout the county.
This evening BBC Radio Orkney will be broadcasting their annual special programme which includes their auction of donated items.
Another scam warning from police
19/11/2009 15:47:00
THE latest warning comes after a local caterer received a telephone call from an individual inviting them to advertise their business in an Orkney Police Force Directory, for a fee.
Dave Dawson, Orkney community safety officer, reiterated that Northern Constabulary does not publish a force directory nor anything that pertains to individual districts within the force area.
He said: "Whilst it would appear that, in this instance, the motive was criminal fraud, it should be pointed out that there are some so-called publishers that produce annual 'crime prevention directories' and who invite businesses to advertise therein. However, whilst 'legal', their circulation is extremely limited (for example, Orkney businesses advertised in a directory that may only available in, for example, Brighton). In fact, whilst I have seen such directories, I've never encountered one on sale in Orkney.
Money went missing at Orkney College
19/11/2009 13:00:00
MONEY was taken from a number of individuals in one of the changing rooms at Orkney College, between 2pm and 3.15pm yesterday, Wednesday November 18.
Anyone with information about the theft or who saw anything suspicious at around this time is asked to contact Kirkwall Police Station on Tel: 872241.
Alleged assault
19/11/2009 13:00:00
A MAN was allegedly punched at the rear of Fusion nightclub at about 2.20am on Sunday, November 15.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident to call them on Tel: 872241.
Carmichael supports armed forces mail rates
18/11/2009 15:57:00
ORKNEY and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael has written to the Prime Minister Gordon Brown MP urging him to reconsider the decision to remove British Forces Post Offices (BFPO) from mainland Europe.
Armed Forces have been advised that the (BFPO) facilities in mainland Europe will be shut from September 2010. Personnel, and their families, deployed in Europe currently enjoy the same postal rates as the UK.
Unenforceable Debts Scam
18/11/2009 15:54:00
TRADING Standards are warning the public to be extremely wary of unsolicited phone calls from traders who claim to be able to assist getting 'unenforceable' credit card debts written off.
In one such scam, a company called Hamilton-Reid and Co Ltd offer to look at credit card balances, payment protection agreements, outstanding loans etc and claim that they may be able to get any debts written off if the credit card agreements do not comply with the requirements of a recent amendment to the Consumer Credit Act 1974.