Police Scotland ‘concerned Hate Crime Bill will create additional pressures’ – Aberdeen Live

Opioid drugs ‘blighting Scots communities’ as 47,000 people battling addiction due to ‘SNP inaction’ – Daily Record

Humza Yousaf repeats call for personal drug use to be decriminalised in Scotland – Daily Record

Police confirm closure of stations in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Lanarkshire – STV News

SGF report reveals impact of crime on the Scottish convenience sector – Talking Retail

Attacks, threats and sexual assault – the daily hell faced by shopworkers that shames Scotland – Daily Express

Police Scotland will not investigate every crime – STV News

Man charged after £150,000 of drugs recovered from Aberdeen property – Aberdeen Live

Ministers challenged over ‘intolerable’ school violence – TES

Ambulance crews call for ‘urgent meeting’ with Police Scotland over mental health call outs – The Scotsman