The operation took place in Buckie and Elgin. Image: Shutterstock.
A man has been charged with deliberately setting off the fire alarms in several Aberdeen high rises – more than a dozen times.
Fire crews were called to high rises in the Northfield and Mastrick area of Aberdeen 14 times in just five months.
Each time was a false alarm, which police investigated as “deliberate and malicious”.
Now officers have confirmed a 19-year-old has been charged. He appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court last week.
Firefighters attended calls at Cairncry Court, Rosehill Court, Stockethill Court, Stewart Park Court and Smithfield Court – with the alarm at the latter triggered six times.
The calls came in between September 29, 2022 and February 7, 2023.
Sergeant Victoria Thomson said: “This kind of behaviour is totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated. It has a major impact on our communities.
“If officers and colleagues from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service are deployed at a false alarm, they are tied up from attending real emergency calls.
“We do not take these false calls lightly and will always work towards tracing those responsible.”
Teenager charged in connection with 14 ‘malicious’ fire alarms at Aberdeen high rises
