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Armed Man Arrested In Edinburgh

Colin Lindsay, 22 and Kevin Tully, 31, have been jailed at the High Court in Glasgow for robbery after threatening a heavily pregnant woman and her partner and also terrorising an elderly couple in their homes. Both couples were threatened with knifes and a woman was struck on the head [...]

2018-07-30T05:33:29+01:0030 July 2018|

Man Charged With Spitting On Priest

Mr Wallace is accused of assaulting Canon Thomas White near St Alphonsus' Church in Glasgow on 7th of July 2018. This attack is said to have taken place on the day of the Orange Walk as it passed the church in the city centre. The charge related to an assault that [...]

2018-07-30T05:30:38+01:0030 July 2018|

Man Charged With 1997 Glasgow Murder

Zhi Min Chen, has been charged with the murder of Tracey Wylde. Ms Wylde's body was found in her flat in Barmulloch in 1997 when she was just 21 years old. Mr Chen appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court this week in a private hearing. Sheriff Deutsch remanded Mr Chen in [...]

2018-07-25T05:17:21+01:0025 July 2018|

Teenager Arrested Over Six Year Olds Murder

A teenager has appeared at Greenock Sheriff Court in connection with the murder of a six year old on the Isle of Bute. The accused is said to be known to the family of the victim, six year old Alesha McPhail. The teenager cannot be named due to his age [...]

2018-07-25T05:15:11+01:0025 July 2018|

Man Jailed For Six Years For Knife Attack

Mr Gary Howieson, 28, admitted repeatedly striking James Slaven on the head in March 2017. Mr Howieson after being arrested admitted to the crime by saying: "A guy in Blantyre got his throat slit on Sunday. That was me. I chopped his ear aff." The offence was completely unprovoked it was heard. [...]

2018-07-18T04:34:58+01:0018 July 2018|

Homicide Figures Fall While Rape Figures Rise

The Herald has reported that there has been a dramatic decline in the number of murder cases in Scotland. However, there has been in increase in the number of reported rapes. There were 59 killings in 2017/18 in Scotland and this is believed to be a 40 year low. In 2004 [...]

2018-07-18T04:32:50+01:0018 July 2018|

Mob Descend on West Lothian House

Around 30 police officers were called to a house in Armadale as a result of over one hundred people taking part in a protest outside the property. A car was later set fire at the property. The man living inside the property has bee arrested for indecent communications. A further [...]

2018-07-01T06:28:30+01:001 July 2018|

Ayrshire Man Jailed For 7 Years

Mr Martin, an Ayrshire man, convicted of raping two school girls over 40 years ago has been jailed for 7 years. He will also remain on the sex offenders register for life. The social worker who prepared the Social Work report to be made available to the Court described Mr [...]

2018-07-01T06:25:06+01:001 July 2018|

Three Appear in Court Over Angus Death

Two men and a woman have appeared in court in connection with the murder of Steven Donaldson, who was 27. His body was found in a nature reserve in Angus earlier this year. All three adults aged 23, 19 and 19 have been charged with Mr Donaldson’s murder. No plea [...]

2018-06-26T05:16:51+01:0026 June 2018|

Figures Show Decline in Racial Offences

New figures published this week show that there has been a reduction in the number of race related crimes were reported this year compared to last year. The figure for this year sits at 3,249. This comes from the Report ‘Hate Crime in Scotland 2017-18.’ This report also shows figures [...]

2018-06-26T05:14:37+01:0026 June 2018|
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