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Two Men Charged After Boarder Force Seizure

A father and his son have been charged after a quantity of a psychoactive substance named Kratom was seized at two airports, one being Edinburgh Airport. Kratom is illegal under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016. The market value is believed by the Police to have a market value of £60,000. [...]

2020-06-03T03:55:20+01:003 June 2020|

Man Jailed for Coughing Assault

Mr Lindsay has received a four-month prison sentence after coughing at two police officers. The man who appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court has pled guilty to endangering police officers by the assault. The 48-year-old man is understood to be the first sentenced since the Covid 19 outbreak for such an [...]

2020-05-29T06:17:18+01:0029 May 2020|

Woman Pleads Guilty to Culpable Homicide

Ms Sutherlay has pled guilty at the High Court in Glasgow before Lord Matthews to culpable homicide after the death of a 40-year-old man. Although no narration was read in court it was reported how Ms Sutherlay attacked the man in Paisley in the summer of last year. The woman [...]

2020-05-26T05:10:04+01:0026 May 2020|

Woman Jailed For Embezzlement

Ms Cockburn has received a prison sentence of 22 months after pleading guilty to embezzlement. It was heard in Glasgow Sheriff Court that she had used the printing company she worked for and their system to make payments into her own bank accounts. Her role in the company was an [...]

2020-05-14T05:33:10+01:0014 May 2020|

Crime Rates Fall As Lockdown Continues

Police Scotland have announced that by the end of April recorded crime has fallen by around a quarter since the lockdown began in Scotland in late March. Police Scotland have stated that about one fifth of calls are now people reporting others for lockdown related offences and there has also [...]

2020-05-11T04:54:56+01:0011 May 2020|

Man Appears in Court Charged with Murder

A 28-year old has appeared at Hamilton Sheriff court charged with the murder of Mr Nelson, a 24-year-old from North Lanarkshire. Mr Nelson was taken to Wishaw hospital but died shortly after his arrival.  The man has made no plea and has been remanded in custody and will appear again [...]

2020-05-04T06:40:04+01:004 May 2020|

Men Pled Guilty To Drug Charges At High Court

Two men have pled guilty to supply of drug charge after over 830,000 fake Valium pills were seized at address’ in the Renfrewshire and Glasgow areas. The street value of the pills would be over £400,000. The men pled guilty at the High Court in Glasgow and sentence was deferred [...]

2020-04-30T05:11:58+01:0030 April 2020|

Man Arrested For Alleged Assaults

A man from Inverness has been arrested for the alleged assault on two paramedics by spitting on them. The man is due to appear at Inverness Sheriff Court. The Scottish Ambulance Service said stated: "Attacks on emergency responders are completely unacceptable, along with any incidents where our crews have been targeted.” Coughing [...]

2020-04-26T05:53:59+01:0026 April 2020|

Prisoner Dies From Covid-19

Mr Angus, who was serving a sentence at HMP Edinburgh has been the first prisoner in Scotland to pass away from COVID 19. The man was under a lifelong restriction order in relation to sexual offences committed by him. A number of prisoners, it has been reported, are having to [...]

2020-04-20T04:34:56+01:0020 April 2020|

Government Attempt To Suspend Jury Trials

The Scottish government when introducing the ‘Coronavirus bill’ has attempted to suspend jury for up to an 18-month period. The move would have seen the most serious cases at the High and Sheriff court that would require a jury proceed with just a single judge or sheriff. The move came [...]

2020-04-11T05:54:53+01:0011 April 2020|
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