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Convicted drugs trafficker given Serious Crime Prevention Order
A drug trafficker who set himself up as counter-surveillance expert to safeguard gangland criminals from law enforcement agencies has had a Serious Crime Prevention Orders (SCPO) imposed.
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Priest caught sexually assaulting sleeping man on train jailed
A priest who was caught sexually assaulting a sleeping man on a train has been jailed.
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Court process for Carmont derailment FAI begins
The Procurator Fiscal has lodged papers with the Court to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the deaths of Christopher Stuchbury, Donald Dinnie and Brett McCullough.
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Joint FAI for two men who died from covid in prison
The Procurator Fiscal has lodged a First Notice with the Sheriff Court to commence the court process for a joint Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of Francis Peter McCarthy and John Hay Angus.
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Conman who cheated partners and friends out of thousands of pounds jailed
A conman who cheated friends, online dating partners and a pensioner out of thousands of pounds to finance his internet gambling habit has been jailed for more than three and a half years.
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Man jailed after attempting to rape student and attacking another in Dundee
A man who attempted to rape a woman and attacked another as they walked home from a university library in Dundee has been jailed.
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Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service statement following the sentencing of Finlay MacDonald
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service statement following the sentencing of Finlay MacDonald
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Edinburgh rapist jailed for campaign of child sexual abuse
A rapist who subjected three young children to a campaign of sexual abuse has been jailed.
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FAI court process begins for man who died in HMP Shotts
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Darrin Callander.
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Drug dealer with £2.5m worth of cocaine in his car boot jailed for five years
A drugs trafficker has been jailed for five years after police found cocaine worth almost £2.5million in his car following a high-speed night-time chase.