Teenager detained for carrying seven-inch knife wins appeal against custodial sentence
A Dundee teenager who was locked up after being found with a knife in a city street has had his sentence overturned by appeal judges. (...)
Thief raided disabled woman's house while she slept
A 56-year-old disabled Dundee woman slept as an intruder climbed in through a window and stole her possessions in the early hours of the morning. (...)
Diazepam driver shocked motorists during aborted school run on A9
A Perthshire man has been jailed for six months after a court heard he was so heavily under the influence of drugs as he completed a school run that he fell asleep in a service station cafe. (...)
Community service for opportunistic theft from Arbroath man's safe
An opportunist thief who admitted stealing over £4000 from the safe of an Arbroath man while visiting his home has avoided jail. (...)
Two-year sentence for Liverpudlian drug mule caught at Dundee station
A drugs mule caught on a train in Dundee carrying heroin with a street value of more than £72,000 has been jailed for two years. (...)
Brechin feud ended with man stamping on enemy's head in bed
A serial offender who forced his way into another man's home before stamping on the head of his sleeping victim has been jailed for four months. (...)
Lorry driver fined for glass attack on Kirkmichael hotel barmaid
A barmaid was forced to flee a Perthshire hotel after an abusive customer began to pelt her with a hail of glasses, Perth Sheriff Court was told. (...)
Arbroath man's relationship with 12-year-old 'hugely inappropriate'
An Angus man who had a relationship with a 12-year-old girl less than two months after being placed on the sex offenders register escaped a custodial sentence at Arbroath Sheriff Court. (...)
Arbroath man avoids jail despite 'propensity for violence'
A serial offender with a "propensity for severe violence" avoided prison on Tuesday after an assault in a pub seriously injured and permanently disfigured his victim. (...)
'Moment of madness' caused prisoner to attack guard at Ninewells Hospital
A Methil prisoner who brandished a fire extinguisher at a Reliance guard while recuperating in Dundee's Ninewells Hospital has been sentenced to 130 days in prison. (...)
Jail for housebreaker Border Agency declined to deport
A man recommended for deportation by a Dundee Sheriff two years ago due to his constant offending has been jailed for 11 months at Dundee Sheriff Court. (...)
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Criticism of Scotland's soft touch in releasing criminals
Scotland has descended so far into the "mire" of a soft-touch justice system that sheriffs no longer have the power to decide how long criminals should spend in jail, a frustrated sheriff has claimed. (...)
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Brechin man Lyall Cameron jailed for stabbing policeman
A Brechin man who repeatedly stabbed a police constable and injured one of his colleagues has been jailed for five years and four months. (...)
Jail warning to 'world's worst' forger
A bungling forger was dubbed “one of the world’s worst counterfeiters,” when his work was shown to a sheriff. (...)
Perth child porn man spared custody
A Perth man caught with a sickening stash of child pornography avoided jail yesterday. (...)
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