Gang steal over 100 e-scooters valued at £100,000

MORE than 100 e-scooters have been stolen from a business in an overnight raid.

Police said the stolen scooters are worth around £100,000 in total and are urging people to keep an eye out for them on selling sites.

The theft took place early on Friday morning at Dryden Road, Loanhead, Midlothian.

Between 100 and 150 e-scooters of various brands were taken. The stolen models include the Xiaomi pro 2, SAB tech 9 pro and MS65 replicas.

Detective Constable John Lumsden, from Dalkeith Police Station, said: ‘Initial inquiries have been carried out into this theft and we continue to review CCTV from the premises and those nearby.

‘I’d ask anyone with private or business CCTV covering the

‘Suspects may have loaded van or lorry’

area to check their footage and provide any of it to us as soon as possible.

‘Despite this happening overnight, I’d ask anyone who may have seen any suspicious vehicles in or around the premises in the early hours of Friday morning to report any sightings to officers.

‘Due to the number of stolen goods, it is likely that the suspects had to load these into a van or lorry over a period of time.’

DC Lumsden added: ‘I would ask anyone who has recently been offered an e-scooter, or has seen new advertisements online for selling sites matching the above description, to report this to officers so that we can investigate.’