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 [...]

Following an alcohol and cocaine binge, Christopher Rodgers, sexually assaulted a 15 year old school girl. He was sentenced to 36 months in prison after pleading guilty to the offence.  The victim, aged 15, told the police how she pretended to be asleep as Rodgers got into bed with [...]

Six men aged 25, 27, 31, 33, 34 and 37 were arrested and charged in connection with the drugs offences following a raid in North Ayrshire. The six men have been remanded in custody following their appearance at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court. Detective Sergeant Williams Deans of Saltcoats CID said: [...]

Police raided a property in Aberdeen on Thursday where they seized £88,000 worth of Class A drugs. As officers were carrying out the operation, Michael Beaton, launched a block of cocaine at the officers. The packet hit Officer Daniel Vardy and upon impact. It burst open and as a [...]