Russell Laing appeared at Greenock Sheriff court for harassing his Wife, Paula Nicholas.  Paula Nicholas was a Detective Inspector and applied for an International post to provide her with a reason to relocate and leave the country to escape her Husband’s abuse.  Laing was accused of threatening and abusive behaviour [...]

Jordan Mitchell had been sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to three offences.  Mitchell attend Forth Valley Royal Hospital on the 5th October 2021. When at hospital, he told staff that he had been cut by a knife. Mitchell then produced said knife creating the first offence [...]

Ciaran Dickson, 22, has been jailed for striking Aidan Pilkington, 18, in September 2021.  The former football player, got behind the wheel of his car after he had consumed a number of beers and cocktails with a friend.  He was driving at excess speeds when he struck the victim [...]

Carol McCrone has been charged with drug related offences after drugs were discovered in her car which was stopped by officers on the A9. She submitted a preliminary appeal arguing that she had been unlawfully detaine.  The incident occurred on the 24th of August 2021 when two officers were [...]

David Di Pinto was convicted of an aggravated breach of the peace after attending the Celtic v Hibs cup final in December 2021. The appellant received complains at the game for causing. Disturbance. He was approached by two police officers who made requests for him to modify his behaviour. [...]

Mr Jack Johnson, aged 32, raped one woman in 2021 and sexually assaulted another in 2017. Both occurred in the Shetland area.  Johnson denied any culpability at his trial in October 2023. Despite this, he was found guilty of both charges. The initial trial heard evidence o how his victim [...]

Lee Docherty, 37, Ian Millar, 39, Brendan Gillan, 32, his father Daniel Gillan, 60, and Christopher McKellar, 44 were arrested in 2020 in Greenock, Inverclyde following a major drugs bust.  They were due to stand trial at the High Court , however, all 5 have pled guilty of being [...]

Suzanne Gillman, 65, has been sentenced for fraudulently claiming benefits despite being in full time employment at a jewellers,  Miss Gillman claimed benefits that she was not entitled to over a period of seven years.  She pled guilty to fraudulently receiving £40,000 Employment Support Allowance between March 2011 and [...]

Two men, aged 30 and 57, have been arrested after a police raid revealed nearly a quarter of a million pounds worth of drugs.  Police raided an Edinburgh properties in Lochend Quadrant and Lochend Road South in Edinburgh on Thursday the 11th January 2024.  The raids were successful and [...]

Scott Smith, aged 34, manipulated young women aged between 15 and 20 to send them intimate photos over snapchat. Smith then manipulated these victims by demanding that they sent more images under the threat he would release the ones they had previously sent if they did not.  This offence [...]