Man charged in connection with robbery at Scots shop

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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Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.Two people have been charged following the theft of a defibrillator from the Ladyton Shops in Bonhill.A 15-year-old boy and a man, 25, were arrested by Police Scotland’s Alexandria Problem Solving Team this week - with a report set to be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.The lifesaving device was stolen on January 11, with Jack Fordy of Bonhill and Dalmonach Community Council warning that

Perth.Two victims were rushed to hospital, one for surgery after sustaining serious facial injuries, and the other for a minor facial injury. The gang had been congregating near the tunnels in South Inch Park near the pavilion at 10pm on Saturday, March 6.It is alleged they verbally abused the victims as they walked past before following them and launching an attack.

crash on a major Scots road that put four youths in hospital.Two 14-year-old girls were seriously injured in the smash that followed a police pursuit, while two boys in the car - aged 14 and 16 - were also treated for minor injuries .They were said to be travelling in the Vauxhall Corsa which crashed on the A90 near St Madoes, Perthshire, after allegedly failing to stop for police on February 20.The four were rushed to Ninewells hospital in Dundee for treatment after the crash that caused chaos

Police have arrested and charged a man in connection with an attempted murder investigation in Lanarkshire,A 22-year-old is due to appear before Airdrie Sheriff Court today, March 9.We told yesterday how Police Scotland launched a probe following the serious incident in Glenboig on March 5.A 62-year-old man was rushed to Monklands Hospital after emergency services were called to the scene at a property on Gainside Road at around 4.50pm.The man was said to be in a stable condition and police

Police have launched a manhunt for thugs who attacked a Scots man in a house before torching a car outside.At around 9.25pm on Thursday, March 4, two men entered a property on Ettrick Street in Wishaw before seriously assaulted a 34-year-old.The pair then deliberately torched to a vehicle outside of the property in a wilful fire.The victim sustained serious injures and was taken to Wishaw General Hospital and the fire was extinguished by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.Enquiries carried out

fireball on an Ayrshire road tonight.The officer ran in the direction of two burning cars which had just been involved in a crash outside Coylton.Both vehicles were engulfed in flames with footage emerging online of the police ditching their vehicles before running towards the flames.The crash took place shortly after 6pm on the A70 between Coylton and nearby Coalhall.Traffic has been stopped in both directions with large tailbacks being reported through Coylton.Diversions have been set up by

CCTV images of two men they want to speak with in connection with Christmas Eve ‘incidents’ in Glasgow.The pictures have been released to the public as police search for the two individuals.The incident occurred on December 24 around 6:40pm around Argyle Street in the city centre.Police Scotland said: “Detectives are keen to speak to the men in the images as they may be able to assist with this investigation.“Anyone who recognises the men in the images is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101

pensioner was robbed in broad daylight by a 'man carrying crutches' in a terrifying incident in Dundee this afternoon.Police are appealing for information after the 79-year-old man was robbed on Glenmoy Avenue between 12.10pm and 12.30pm on Sunday.The thug made off with a two-figure sum of money before he was seen walking down Glenmoy Avenue and Glenprosen Terrace after the incident.The man is described as being around 5ft 10 inches tall and of slim build.He was wearing wearing a black beanie

teenagers have been charged in connection with the attempted murder of a schoolboy.A 15-year-old is in critical conditions after being discovered seriously injured Around 11.10pm near Thornliebank Station in Glasgow on Friday.Police raced to the scene on Boydstone Road after the alarm was raised.The boy was then rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he remains in a critical condition.Now two males, aged 15 and 16 have been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted

eBay seller kindly sent a refund of £39 for a second hand toy boat which had been up for auction on the site.The toy was for her six-year-old son Frankie who is disabled and prone to multiple seizures a day.After Stacey thanked the seller for his quick delivery and told him how happy the boat had made her disabled son, the man told her to take the money and spend it on more toys for him.He wrote: “I read your message earlier, then again out load to my wife.“With everything going on in the world

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

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fundraiser has been launched in a bid to save a Scots mum battling cancer as she desperately fights for her life.Rachel Kennedy was given months to live after her stage three cervical cancer spread to both her lungs.Well wishers are now rallying round the brave 32-year-old to fund potentially life-saving treatment.The single West Lothian mum-of-two thought she was perfectly healthy until she started experiencing abnormal bleeding.She was then given the shock cancer diagnoses in November 2020

weapons in a 'terrifying' robbery.The thugs escaped with at least £1,000 after the raid on the home in Grayston Manor, Chryston.Police say they men stormed the property in the North Lanarkshire village at around 7.50pm last night.They threatened those inside with weapons before making off with a 'four figure sum of cash', Police Scotland has confirmed.No one was hurt in the incident but the occupants are understood to be 'shaken'.The men are believed to have travelled in a burgundy Citroen

Livingston leaving him hospitalised.Emergency services raced to Ogilvie Way after the alarm was raised at around 5.20pm on Thursday February 18.Police say a 15-year-old boy was 'seriously assaulted' in the incident before being rushed to the Royal Hospital for Children in Edinburgh.A 14-year-old boy has now been arrested and charged in connection with the alleged attack.Officers have launched an investigation and enquiries are ongoing.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 5.20pm on

Perthshire.Michelle Lizanec was discovered by officers after they broke down the door of a property on Orchard Way, Inchture, at around 11.40pm on Saturday.She was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.A police guard remained at the terraced house on Monday just hours before officers confirmed they had charged a man in connection with her death.John Lizanec appeared in private at Perth Sheriff Court on Tuesday afternoon.The 46-year-old made no plea during the short hearing where he faced one

Roseanna Cunningham saying this was a “reasonable and widely accepted move”.Prior to charges being levied on single-use bags in October 2014, Scots used some 800 million of these each year.That number fell by 80% the following the year – with the Marine Conservation Society noting in 2016 the number of bags found littering Scotland’s beaches fell by 40% two years in a row, with a further drop of 42% recorded between 2018 and 2019.Cunningham said: “We have already affected a massive change in the