Police investigate car crash into house in Glasgow suburb

Detached two-storey white house with a tiled roof behind temporary metal safety fencing, viewed from across a grassy front garden on an overcast day. Stone cladding surrounds the ground-floor entrance area, with neighbouring homes, streetlights and trees visible in the background.

Police are investigating after a car crashed into a house in a Glasgow suburb.

Officers were called to the property on Low Borland Way in Eaglesham, East Renfrewshire, at about 13:20 on Friday.

A large police presence was seen on the street on Friday, which was sealed off behind a cordon. The house was protected by temporary fencing on Saturday.

BBC Scotland News understands that Police Scotland is not ruling out links to Operation Portaledge - its investigation into gangland activity across central Scotland.

The crash happened at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac of detached homes.

The brick wall of the property was caved in near the front door, with smoke marks visible to the upper floor.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "There are no reports of any injuries. Officers attended and inquiries are ongoing."

The incident occurred after reports of a flare up of gangland violence in Glasgow this week.

The Daily Record reported that the Lyons crime family have ordered attacks on rival members of the Daniel clan.

In July, the force announced that the six-month gang feud had come to an end after dozens of arrests and a "resolution of differences" between rival groups.

Trouble began in Edinburgh in March last year and led to a series of fire-raisings and attempted murders - 84 separate incidents in total.

It has been linked to a fallout between Ross McGill, the former head of Rangers FC's fan group the Union Bears, and convicted Edinburgh drug dealer Mark Richardson - who is currently in prison.

Police tape outside a suburban home with a paved driveway. A police car is parked on the corner and a forensics officers kneels examining a patch of ground.

A resurgence of violence in January and February this year saw another series of arrests.

Of the Operation Portaledge cases which have come to court, several have resulted in lengthy jail sentences.

Arran Reid was imprisoned for eight years and four months after admitting carrying out a machete attack on an Edinburgh businessman linked to Richardson.

Four men were jailed or detained for a total of 25 years over a series of fire-raising attacks in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell said it was "a deeply concerning war between rivals" that had eventually come to an end for multiple reasons.

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