Mechanic ‘ashamed’ after viewing indecent images of children
A council mechanic found with indecent images of children has been spared jail after showing “genuine remorse and regret”.
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Supervision order for man who photographed teen’s bottom in Tesco
A 73-year-old man who photographed a teenage girl’s bottom and followed her around Tesco has been given a 12-month supervision order.
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Cannabis confectionery and armour piercing ammunition found in search
Officers carrying out a drugs search at a Lerwick property found cannabis confectionery, a Class A hallucinogen and an armour piercing bullet.
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Man made ‘fairly graphic’ sexual comment while doing unpaid work for previous offence
A man told a woman to “get on her knees” and perform a sex act on him while he was doing unpaid work for a
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Offender warned he must do unpaid work or face prison over Christmas
A Lerwick man has been warned he could be locked up over Christmas if he keeps failing to show up for unpaid work.
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Man assumed false identity online to send sexual messages to underage girls
A 38-year-old man pretended to be around half his age to contact teenage girls whom he bombarded with sexual messages, a court heard.
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Six times over the limit drink driver was caught again just a week later
A drink driver who was found drunk behind the wheel just a week after being caught six times over the limit has been banned for
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Drunk driver who smashed through garden wall after high speed police chase is jailed for 14 months
A man who crashed into the front of a house after a high speed police chase while almost five times over the drink drive limit
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Driver banned after testing positive for cocaine was ‘in throes of addiction’
A hotel worker who gave a positive roadside drugs test while in the “throes of cocaine addiction” has been disqualified from driving for a year.
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Care worker disqualified for drink driving after attending friend’s birthday celebrations
A care worker charged with drink driving after attending a friend’s birthday celebrations has been disqualified for a year.
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Black cat proves unlucky for motorist fined £400 for driving offences
A black cat proved an unlucky omen for a motorist who claimed he had been trying to avoid the animal when police pulled him up
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Man ordered to pay £500 to teenager he racially abused at bus stop
A young man who shouted abuse at a teenage girl as she waited at a bus stop has been ordered to pay her £500 compensation.
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Woman hit man with hammer, smashed his phone and made offensive social media post
A young woman has admitted hitting a man with a hammer, smashing his phone and posting an offensive message about him on social media.
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Murder pair’s lawyers claim they were victim of miscarriage of justice
Two drug users serving life sentences for murdering a mother- of-two have told appeal judges they had fallen victim to miscarriages of justice.
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