Ex area commander slams Greenock Police Station closure plan – Greenock Telegraph

West Lothian police ‘need to be more visible’ in town hit by antisocial behaviour – Edinburgh Live

Riot police attacked with fireworks by ‘hostile’ crowd amid disorder – STV News

Crime in Scotland up three per cent on last year – Scottish Legal News

Hundreds of police officers cut across Scotland with drop in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire – Aberdeen Live

Police federation boss warns ‘decimated’ officer numbers leaves Scotland ‘vulnerable’ – Edinburgh Live

Mental health calls impacting police effectiveness, report says – BBC News

Letters to the Press, 10/10/23: Police Force in Crisis, Not the End of the SNP, Election Needed.