inquiries

"The Committee has directed inquiries to the Department, and we will be conducting vigorous oversight to determine the facts related to these circumstances," they said.

"Businesses in the local area are likely to be affected whilst officers conduct inquiries," they added.

Since the pandemic, she estimates inquiries have dropped by about three-quarters.

Police Scotland said inquiries were at an early stage.

Police Scotland said it had received a report of threatening and abusive communications online and its inquiries were ongoing.