The incident occurred on Monday afternoon as one concerned resident reported hearing a disturbance before officers arrived.
Various police cars have swarmed a busy Edinburgh street amid an incident with multiple force vehicles attending the scene.
In the snaps taken at the scene, the back doors of one police van can be seen wide open with two officers standing at the rear while four other uniformed officers stand guard at the side of the road. The local resident told Edinburgh Live: "I was working from home and I heard quite a lot of commotion outside followed by sirens. By the time I looked out two police cars were already on the street.
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