Kim Cessford - 31.08.12 - pictured at the stand off between the SDL and opponents of the SDL outside Dundee Parish Church are some of the heavy police presence to prevent trouble
A city centre jewellers has been targeted by a robber armed with a gun.
Police were called to Laing on Frederick Street, Edinburgh, at around 9.30am today after a man entered the store with a handgun and ran off with a number of high value items.
He fled the scene on foot along Rose Street and into Hanover Street, where he got into a private hire car and was driven to the Pilton area of the city, police said.
The man was last seen when he got out of the vehicle in Pilton Drive North at its junction with Royston Mains Crescent.
He is described as male, white, aged in his early 30s and 5ft 10in. He was wearing a dark padded hooded jacket, blue trousers, a blue and white scarf, and was carrying a black and white rucksack.
Detective Sergeant Raymond Gray said: “This robbery left the staff badly shaken but thankfully unhurt.
“We are keen to hear from anyone who may have seen the man, or has information about the crime, so that we can trace him as soon as possible.
“I would ask those with information to contact police immediately on 101.”
