Police have warned the public not to approach a man who went on the run from one of Scotland’s poshest postcodes.
But officers refused to reveal why they wanted to trace Andrew Waddell – also known as Andrew Oswald and David Bennett – who they said “absconded” from the Morningside area of Edinburgh.
Police Scotland would not reveal where or why he was in Morningside.
He was last seen shortly after 3pm on Wednesday, May 8, in Colinton Road.
He is known to have links across Fife, notably to Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy . He also has links to Northern Ireland and Dublin in the Republic of Ireland.
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He is white, 6ft tall, of slim to medium build, with short brown or reddish hair and a full beard which he may have trimmed or shaved. He was last seen wearing a red hooded top, black trousers and black trainers.
Detective Inspector Bob Campbell of Corstorphine CID said: “As part of our enquiries, we’re urging anyone who may have seen Waddell since this time, or who has information on his current whereabouts, to contact us.”
“Do not approach him.”
