smashed outside her home at the weekend. Karen Laidlaw woke on Sunday morning to find that her car, as well as her partners, had been targeted by vandals.
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firebugs after a spate of car torching attacks in Lanarkshire. The first incident took place just after midnight on Thursday, February 18.
Two cars were set on fire in a driveway outside a property in Houston Street in Hamilton. One motor was badly damaged while the other sustained minor damage.
Three days later, Sunday February 21, the same incident happened at the same location.This time at around 10pm. The vehicle that was badly damaged in the first blaze was damaged a second time.
smashed outside her home at the weekend. Karen Laidlaw woke on Sunday morning to find that her car, as well as her partners, had been targeted by vandals.
Police say they are “very concerned” for the welfare of a missing Scots pensioner who vanished on Friday.Joyce Kirkland, 72, was last seen around 10pm on March 12 in a house on Rankine Place, Buchanan Street, Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway.At 4.30am on Saturday March 13 she was reported missing to police.Joyce is described as around 5ft 6in tall, medium build with grey shoulder length hair.
sexual comments' at a young woman at a Scots bus stop.Cops say they are looking to trace the man after the 24-year-old woman had 'indecent' remarks shouted at her in Dundee.Around 7.20am on Tuesday, 9 March, the woman was walking along Balunie Avenue when a man who was at the bus stop, near to Baldovie Gardens, where he is said to have made the comments.The man is described as being white, around 5ft 10 of slim build and aged between 30 - 40 years old.He had a foreign accent, possibly eastern
racist words and set four vehicles ablaze in a vicious attack on a Scots business.The words 'P**i" and 'black', alongside a giant penis, were painted on the side of a container at the Loanhead Car Sales in Midlothian around 5.10am on Saturday March 13.Four motors were also torched in petrol attacks leaving the vehicles absolutely gutted.Shock pictures show the remnants of the two vans, a Ford Target and a Ford Custom, along with the shells of a Vauxhall Astra and a BMW one series.Business
social media and branded it as "absolutely shocking" after she made the discovery in Larkhall on Thursday.In the picture, the needle can be seen lying on the pavement with the tip of the syringe uncovered.
driving around drunk on just three wheels has been banned from the road for two years.Jennette Hindley was so drunk she was oblivious to the missing tyre as she set off on a 25-mile trip home from a night out in Perth.The 63-year-old was reported for driving "all over the road" on three wheels and was stopped and found to be nearly four times over the alcohol limit.Admin worker Hindley was banned at Perth Sheriff Court on Wednesday and fined £800 by Sheriff Neil Bowie after she admitted the
border collie puppy Karma for £1000 from a female seller on Gumtree last week.The 38-year-old, from Kilwinning, had saved up money to purchase the dog for her two daughters aged 15 and nine. But the family were left heartbroken when Karma began to defecate blood and died just hours later.
speeding down a dual carriage way in and out of traffic at 50mph.A Scots couple were left stunned when the man overtook them before speeding off in front of other cars.James Irvine Pryce took a video from the passenger seat of his car on the Kingsway dual carriageway in Dundee on Saturday, March 6.The footage shows the e-scooter driver swerving in and out between cars and speeding at 50mph.James told the Record: “It was absolutely crazy.“My wife was driving and pointed out from behind, I
TikTok stars have been fined by police for flouting coronavirus restrictions by travelling to Scotland to test drive cars.Officers in Essex stopped the two men who had travelled at least 700 miles from their homes in Southend-on-Sea earlier this week.When questioned about the nature of their journey, the duo, aged 38 and 35, told police they were making driving videos for their followers on the popular social media app.The Daily Record and Sunday Mail have always been at the forefront when it
manhunt has been launched for a pair of brazen Scots thieves who tried to steal a car in the Borders.A hooded thug rang the doorbell of a house at around 1.05am on Friday March 5 at a property on Duke Street, Coldstream before demanding the keys to a car in the driveway.He then threatened the man who answered the door.The Daily Record and Sunday Mail have always been at the forefront when it comes to reporting crime in Scotland.But did you know all the ways you can stay informed of the top crime
Police have launched a frantic search for a missing Scots teenager after she vanished from home.Courtney Leigh Simpson, 14, was last seen in the Granby Avenue area of Livingston at around 10.45am yesterday morning.The youngster is described as being around 5ft 5in in height, of slim build with long brown hair.She was last seen wearing a long white puffer coat with a fur hood, black trousers and black ankle boots.Police in West Lothian are appealing for information to help trace the teenager and
crashing into each other on a Scots road.Emergency services raced to the scene after the cars crashed on the A70 in Ayrshire, between Coylton and Coalhall.Fire crews battled the blaze and footage from the scene shows the huge fireball as stunned onlookers watched in awe.The inferno can be seen ahead as emergency workers and pedestrian vehicles are forced to stop further down the street.Huge plumes of smoke can be seen billowing from the wreckage.Yesterday we told how a hero cop charged towards
sextortion when online.Sextortion is a type of cyber-enable extortion.Victims are threatened with their sexual information being shared.This is usually in the form of photographs or video clips, but these images and clips might not even exist.Attackers will threaten their victims in a bid to extort cash from them.A spokesperson from Police Scotland said: "Many people use webcams for business, gaming or to enhance their online chat experience but sometimes people you meet online aren't always who
kids’ hearts”.Nursery staff, parents, and councillors in Renfrew have hit out at yobs who are understood to have deliberately set a bin on fire right next to the wooden castle in Robertson Park play area, which has been open throughout lockdown.The blaze has badly damaged the unique structure - part of a £1million upgrade to the park in 2017 - which has now been fenced off to youngsters.Police have said they will be carrying out extra patrols in the park in the coming days.Gemma Williams,
cannabis stash.Police raided a Fife property in Leven yesterday at around 12.15pm and seized the alleged drug haul.Now three men aged 25, 28 and 33 were arrested and charged in connection with the incident.They were due to appear before Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on Tuesday 2 March and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.Sergeant Stuart Hay from Levenmouth Police Station said: “This was a significant recovery and sends a clear message that drugs have no place in our
attacked near a Scots high school forcing police to lockdown the area.The 38-year-old was discovered seriously injured in Tinto Drive, Grangemouth this morning sparking a police probe.He was rushed to Forth Valley Royal Hospital where he remains in a stable condition after the alarm was raised at around 4am.Pictures taken around 6am this morning show a police cordoned erected around Grangemouth High School parts of Tinto Drive in Grangemouth.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 4am on
Cops have locked down large areas near a Scot school following an incident.Pictures taken around 6am this morning show a police cordoned erected around Grangemouth High School parts of Tinto Drive in Grangemouth.Images show a number officers guarding the scene with a van also in attendance.Local reports indicate that two crimes scene appear to be investigated, however this has not been confirmed.The nature of the incident is not known at this time.A local told the Daily Record: "Cops have been
Police discovered £270,000 worth of cannabis during a routine Scots car stop.Two men have now been arrested in connection following the drug bust yesterday.Cops pulled the vehicle over as it headed north on the A76 in Sanquhar before finding the alleged stash.Investigations are on-going into the incident.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Police in Sanquhar recovered cannabis with an estimated street value of £270,000."Officers carried out a routine check on a vehicle heading north on the A76