Number of criminals being punished falls to lowest level for half a century
The number of offenders being punished for their crimes is at the lowest level in nearly 50 years, figures suggest.
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Mum says children, 8 and 11, left terrified as raiders break into Perthshire family home
A mum says her children were too scared to sleep in their own beds after would-be thieves broke into the family's Perthshire home.
Romanian man jailed for life for 2013 murder of house-sitter
A Romanian man who bludgeoned grandmother Valerie Graves to death in a burglary-gone-wrong has been jailed for life.
‘Got them’: Father of murdered Jodie Chesney’s relief as two teenagers convicted
The father of Girl Scout Jodie Chesney shouted “We got them” as two teenage drug dealers were found guilty of her murder.
19-year-old and 17-year-old guilty of murdering Girl Scout Jodie Chesney
Two drug dealers have been found guilty of killing innocent Girl Scout Jodie Chesney.
‘You have abused your position’: Dundee teacher sentenced for sex attacks on six pupils over 10 years
A disgraced Dundee teacher who sexually assaulted pupils over a ten-year period has been jailed for eight months.
Dundee man caught on mobility scooter while high on drugs for second time
A Dundee man drove a mobility scooter while high on drugs just months after mowing down a child with the contraption.
Learner driver found guilty of killing Sainsbury’s shopper in parking row
An uninsured learner driver has been found guilty of manslaughter after he killed a shopper in a Sainsbury’s car park during a row.
Perth takeaway’s windows smashed again after owners pay £2,000 to repair damage from attack just weeks ago
A Perth takeaway has been targeted in an alleged hate crime, weeks after it was last attacked.
‘I’d rather be seen by a white nurse’ said one half of couple who robbed OAPs in Dundee
A Dundee couple have been jailed after assaulting and robbing two pensioners.