STV NewsA total of 32 people have been arrested in connection with Scotland’s “most significant” investigation into ‘gang war’.
The feud ignited after properties on Niddrie Marschial Crescent and West Pilton Bank in Edinburgh were targeted by gunmen within 24 hours on March 20 and March 21.
However, prior to the shootings, a venue on Albert Street was torched on March 6 and a home was firebombed on March 16.
On March 23, a property on Hay Drive was deliberately set alight, and a second wilful fire occurred at a home on the Edinburgh street on April 4.
STV NewsThe gang war arrived in Glasgow three days later when a trio of homes, on Ashgill Road, Gala Street and Meadow Court in Stepps, were torched.
A day later, a business was firebombed in Bishopbriggs.
A 72-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy were left injured after a home was invaded by masked men on Egilsay Crescent in the Milton area of Glasgow on April 12.
In the early hours of April 14, homes on Colston Drive and John Marshall Drive in Bishopbriggs were firebombed.
STV NewsIn the latest slew of attacks linked to the ongoing feud, two cars were torched on Gorgie Road and a home was vandalised on Bellenden Gardens in Edinburgh on Tuesday, May 6.
Two days later, two vehicles were set aight by three suspects in dark clothing on the capital’s Pitcairn Grove.
During the same day, taxi firm Deuce Private Hire was torched on Cumbernauld Road in Stepps.
‘The most significant’ investigation in Scotland
Officers have so far made 32 arrests in connection with the ongoing criminal feud, including three people in connection with conspiracy to murder
Detective chief superintendent David Ferry confirmed the investigation into the gang war gripping Scotland’s two largest cities is “the most significant” in the country.
As part of the organised crime and counter terrorism operation , armed officers raided six properties in the Barlanark, Maryhill, Hamiltonhill, Milton of Campsie and Wishaw areas in Glasgow and North Lanarkshire on Friday morning.
STV NewsSix people were arrested after the search warrants were executed at the addresses. A number of items, including a quantity of class B drugs and £46,000 in cash, were seized.
On Wednesday, firearms officers intercepted a car on Salamander Street in Edinburgh at around 3.30pm and arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with various offences linked to the feud.
Last month, a total of six homes were raided in the capital with a number of items relevant to the investigation, including a stolen Range Rover, being seized by officers.
First Minister John Swinney previously praised the “excellent” job of “effectively” tackling the organised criminal groups.
Men appear in court
A number of people have appeared in court charged with offences linked to the feud.
In April, Richard Ordish, 18, and a 17-year-old man were taken into custody after a home was deliberately set alight on Edinburgh’s Hay Drive.
Ordish was also arrested in connection with the torching of another premises and a car in the city in March.
The 18-year-old appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court charged with wilful fire-raising, possessing an explosive substance with the intent to endanger life or property and attempted murder.
He made no plea.
Earlier in the month, Nicky Robertson, 38, appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court charged with reset of a stolen vehicle. He made no plea and was granted bail.
Marcus Laidley-Sobers, 28, also appeared charged with threatening and abusive behaviour. He made no plea and was granted bail.
Christopher Livingstone Senior, 61, and Christopher Livingstone Junior, 41, appeared at Dundee Sheriff Court charged with possessing a firearm without holding a certificate.
Police ScotlandBoth made no plea and were remanded in custody.
Marshall O’Hara appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court charged with three attempted murders.
The 20-year-old made no plea and was remanded into custody.
Nicky Robertson, 38, and Steven Ramsey, 36, were both charged with possessing a self-loading or pump-action gun at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
Robertson was also charged with possessing a firearm despite having a criminal conviction. Ramsey was charged with possessing ammunition without a firearm certificate.
Neither made a plea, and both were remanded in custody.
Ryan Carlin appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court charged with a number of offences including conspiracy, dangerous driving, reset of a vehicle and failing to stop a vehicle when asked to do so.
The 23-year-old made no plea and was remanded in custody.
Sean Doyle appeared in court, charged with conspiracy and reset.
The 24-year-old made no plea.
Paul MacAuley faced four charges at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, including reset, theft and culpable and reckless conduct.
No plea was made by the 38-year-old.
STV NewsA 16-year-old boy also appeared in court facing reset, two counts of possessing a weapon in a public place, behaving in a threatening or abusive manner and three road traffic offences.
The teen made no plea and was granted bail.
Aiden McLaughlin appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court charged with wilful fire-raising on Wellington Road, Bishopbriggs on Tuesday, April 8.
The 20-year-old made no plea and was remanded in custody.
Dean Scott, 32, also appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court charged with breach of the peace linked to serious and organised crime in connection with an incident which took place at Castlebay Street in Glasgow.
He also made no plea and was remanded in custody.
In May, Kurtis Young appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Tuesday, charged with two counts of attempted murder after he was arrested in connection with property fires on Hay Drive in the capital.
The 41-year-old made no plea and was remanded in custody.
John Callaghan is the latest man to appear in court charged with offences linked to the ongoing gang war.
He appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court and faced nine charges, including housebreaking and two counts of motor vehicle theft.
The 27-year-old made no plea and was remanded in Custody.
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