Police appeal for information after “verbal altercation”

Police in Kirkwall are appealing for information after a “verbal altercation”, took place in the town on Wednesday, May 23.

According to police, at around 3.30pm a woman was sitting in her parked vehicle in the Peedie Sea Children’s Centre carpark next to Glaitness school when she was approached by a man.

Police have said the man approached the driver’s side of the car and attempted to speak to the woman who repeatedly shouted “go away”.

The man has been described as being dressed in dark clothing, white, in his late forties, about 6ft tall, slim build and clean-shaven.