POLICE have moved to reassure the public after reports of two masked people trying to force entry to a house in Dunbar in the early hours of the morning.

According to police, two masked persons tried to force entry to a property on Lammermuir Crescent at about 1am on August 27, a report to Dunbar Community Council stated.

However, they were fought off by the occupiers and Constable Gavin Ross stressed that this sort of incident was isolated.

He said: “This is a very, very rare occurrence and it is not something for the wider community to be worried about.”

Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on 101.