A SCHOOLBOY has been arrested after cars were allegedly smashed up at a dealership amid Bonfire Night carnage.
Dozens of vehicles at a Macklin Motors branch on Calder Road in Edinburgh were allegedly targeted, resulting in more than £20,000 worth of damage.
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Around 30 brand new and second hand cars on the forecourt were allegedly left with shattered windscreens and windows.
Cops have since arrested a 13-year-old boy over the damage allegedly caused to the vehicles on Tuesday night.
He is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on December 10.
Officers have charged three other people after louts ran riot in neighbourhoods in the capital.
A 38-year-old man was nicked yesterday after fireworks were alleged set off within a common stairwell in Dunsire House North.
He is expected to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on December 5.
Another man, aged 40, has been arrested today accused of supplying youths with fireworks in Edinburgh’s Gracemount area on Tuesday night.
A group of young people allegedly picked up a quantity of pyrotechnics from inside a car before disorder broke out.
The 40-year-old man is accused of being behind the wheel of the vehicle.
He is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on December 10.
Police are continuing to investigate incidents of unrest in the capital on Bonfire Night.
Officers are urging any witnesses or people with information to get in touch.
Detective Chief Inspector George Calder of Edinburgh CID said: “We made it clear following the disorder that put our communities in a state of alarm on Bonfire Night, that we would be unrelenting in our pursuit of those responsible and these arrests are just the first of many, as we continue to pursue various positive lines of inquiry.
“You might think you have evaded arrest, because we’ve not yet come to your door, but we will be doing so imminently.
“The public still have a vital role to play in helping us identify everyone involved in the criminality that took place on 5 November by providing us with photographic, or video evidence, via our Major Incident Public Portal.
“Please submit your footage to https://mipp.police.uk/operation/SCOT24S16-PO1.”
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