Operations director Kate Graham expressed that the company was facing prolific shoplifting and a rise in armed robberies.  It was noted that UK stores have seen a 35% increase in crime and more than 900 staff members have been physically assaulted.  Kate Graham explained that the problem had gone [...]

Two men have been arrested over £850,000 worth of drugs which were recovered in raids in two different locations. Officers have found a large-scale of cannabis at a home in Livingston that was estimated to be around £600,000 after finding £250,000 worth in an industrial estate in Glasgow.  Officers [...]

Representatives from the Judiciary, SCTS, COPFS, SPS Police Scotland, SLAB and the Scottish Government met last week and acknowledged that there is no single solution to the challenges of Custody Courts and the processing of warrant cases. It was expressed that an immediate step is to be introduced in [...]

Tony Salvatore appeared at the High Court in Glasgow after pleading guilty to a charge of culpable homicide due to diminished responsibility. The accused carried out the attack on his grandparents Denis and Mary Fell on Boxing Day in 2021.  The accused has been ordered to be detained without [...]

The UK Government have announced that they will not block plans for a drug consumption room pilot in Scotland. Alistair Jack stated that Westminster will not intervene and there were no plans to devolve drugs laws to Holyrood.  It was argued by campaigners that drug consumption rooms where people [...]

It was reported by the chief inspector for Scottish prisons that the number of people in custody is going to soar in the next year.  Wendy Sinclair-Gieben emphasised that although the numbers had fallen during the COVID 19 pandemic this did increase when the pandemic was over. She has [...]

Michael Reddington was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment which was discounted from 10 years on account of his guilty plea for culpable and reckless driving. Although he did argue that the sentence was excessive due to the character of the offence and a lifetime ban would prevent him from [...]

Police have arrested and charged two men in connection with the attempted murder of a cyclist in Dennistoun.  The incident occurred at around 9:50am on 4 September when emergency services were called to Duke Street following reports of a crash involving a car and a cyclist.  The two suspects, [...]

A man has been arrested and charged after a 16-year-old boy was assaulted and stabbed in Johnstone, Renfrewshire.  The incident happened at a bus stop across from Thorn Court at around 12.20pm on Wednesday 13th September.  The boy was taken to hospital where his condition has been described as stable [...]

The teenage boys – two aged thirteen and one aged fifteen- were at a bus stop on Niddrie Mains Road last weekend when they were approached by a group of eight youths. The attack took place around 8:30pm on Sunday 3rd September, and left all three boys requiring hospital [...]