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Police warn of 'tragic consequences' of carrying knives
The number of young people under the age of 18 caught carrying a weapon in Tayside has increased. (...)
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Police forces attempt to challenge public's perception of knife crime problem
Despite a perception that knife crime is getting ''out of control'', police chiefs insist they are winning the fight against blade culture on the streets of Tayside and Fife. (...)
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'There's no excuse' — mother of knife crime victim demands automatic prison sentences
A Perthshire mother has demanded stiffer knife crime punishments after her daughter's attacker walked free from court this week. (...)
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. (...)
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Teenager David Petrie still in critical condition after Dundee stabbing
A city MSP says the reported stabbing of a teenager in a Dundee street hammers home the stark reality of knife crime. (...)
Man armed with sword on Cupar streets remanded
Alarmed people called the police after a man was seen on the streets of Cupar armed with a two-foot sword. (...)
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Man found with 'commando knife' on Blairgowrie street
A young man is facing custody after he admitted drunkenly stumbling around a Perthshire street while waving what has been described as "a commando knife." (...)
Man launched knife attack after catching victim with girlfriend
A knife attacker who stabbed a man he caught naked and kissing his girlfriend was jailed for two years and eight months at Arbroath Sheriff Court. (...)
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Government accused of failure to curb knife crime problem
The Scottish Government has been accused of failing to treat knife possession seriously after figures showed less than one-third of those convicted of carrying knives were jailed. (...)
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Claire Baker's call for mandatory jail sentences for knife crime branded a 'stunt'
A senior Fife councillor has launched an attack on Labour MSP Claire Baker following her call for mandatory minimum jail terms for knife offenders. (...)
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MSP Claire Baker is 'chilled' by Fife's knife crime statistics
A Fife politician claims the number of knife attacks in the area is a "chilling reminder" of the need to tackle such crime, with statistics showing there were 12 such incidents during December. (...)
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Stark warning after Robbie Thomson murder
As murderer David Barker contemplates a life sentence for the killing of Robbie Thomson, police have issued a warning to those who think carrying knives make them bigger men. (...)
Dunfermline knife attack man jailed
A Dunfermline man has been sent to prison for two years at the town's sheriff court after he "slashed" his victim with a potato knife, leaving him scarred for life. (...)
St Andrews youth stole taxi at knifepoint
A St Andrews youth who threatened to stick a knife into the neck of a taxi driver, before making off with the man's vehicle, has been sentenced to a year in detention. (...)
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Knife crime warning from family of murder victim Sean Stark
The family of a young Fife man who was murdered with a kitchen knife have highlighted the dangers of carrying and using weapons. (...)
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Tayside Police chief's knife crime warning
A spate of knife-related crimes across Tayside has prompted one of the region's most senior police officers to warn weapon-carriers that they could "end up a murderer or murdered." (...)
More on: Tayside | Angela Wilson | Perth | Blairgowrie | Perthshire
Blairgowrie stabbing: wife's plea for witnesses
The devastated wife of a Blairgowrie man left fighting for his life after being stabbed has pleaded for anyone with information to come forward. (...)
More on: Tayside Police | Colin Bissett | Blairgowrie | Mike Pirie | The Gig
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Alarm as knife crime convictions double in Perth and Kinross
Shocking statistics obtained by The Courier under freedom of information legislation reveal the number of people convicted in Perth and Kinross for carrying a knife has doubled in just one year. (...)
More on: Conservatives | Crown Office | North Perthshire | Scotland | Peter Lyburn
