This is why Leithers were woken by a police helicopter last night

Residents in Leith experienced a rude awakening late on Monday night, after a Police Scotland helicopter was deployed to hunt down a dangerous driver.

Officers received a report of dangerous driving in the EH6 area of the city, at around 10:30pm on Monday night.

One Leith resident was left shaken as the aircraft flew low over the city.

"The helicopter woke me up flying over Leith and Restalrig in the early hours of the morning,” he told the Edinburgh Evening News.

“All the windows were rattling, I thought they were going to smash.

"It was so loud the dog was going mad,” he explained.

"It seemed to hover around for a while, and then took off again - thankfully."

Inspector Jonathan Elliott, of Police Scotland, said: "We are investigating a report of dangerous driving, which took place around 10.30pm on Monday, 6 July, in Edinburgh.

“This required the use of specialist officers at the time. Police Scotland takes all such incidents seriously and we are following a positive line of enquiry.

"Anyone with any information should contact police on 101, quoting incident 4239 of 6 July. Or you can contact Crimestopper on 0800 555 111, if you prefer to remain anonymous."

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