Jail for man who embezzled £160k from Post Office
A 29-year-old man who embezzled £160,000 from a Lerwick post office to fund his gambling addiction has been jailed.
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Fine for man who bit ex-partner’s body
A 41-year-old man who bit his ex-partner and attacked her boyfriend has been fined at Lerwick Sheriff Court. Gordon Comrie admitted walking into his ex-partner’s…
READ FULL STORYMan admits embezzling £160k from Lerwick Post Office
A 28-year-old man who admitted stealing £160,000 from the Lerwick Post Office over an almost seven month period has had his sentence deferred. Jack Simpson…
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Man appears in private charged with sexual assault
A 27-year-old man has appeared in private at Lerwick Sheriff Court charged with two sexual offences. Adam Burnett, of Lerwick, appeared on Wednesday afternoon charged…
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Fine for driving without insurance
A 33-year-old Lerwick man has been fined for driving without the necessary insurance. Shayne Charles McLeod, of Mansefield, admitted driving a vehicle without third-party insurance…
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Man charged with breaching non-harassment order
A 58-year-old man has appeared in private at Lerwick Sheriff Court charged with breaching a non-harassment order. Anthony Andrew Jamieson made no plea and was…
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Accident inquiry to begin two years after fatality
A fatal accident inquiry is set to begin next month, two years after the death of fisherman Edison Lacaste. A preliminary hearing is set for…
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Hassan appears on drug charge
A 59-year-old Lerwick man has appeared in private at Lerwick Sheriff Court charged with being concerned in the supply of drugs. Ebrahim Hassan made no…
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Noisy exhaust leads to over £6k heroin find
A routine stop from road policing officers lead to a Lochore man being found with over 240g of heroin last June. Two officers up in…
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Unpaid work for man who trashed partner’s home and called her friends ‘huns’
A 25-year-old who attacked his partner and trashed her home after getting “excited” while watching football has been ordered to do unpaid work. Matthew Brown,…
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Jail for ‘drugs mule’ who complained about pain after ingesting heroin
A 46-year-old “drugs mule” who told NorthLink staff he thought he was going to die after ingesting packages of heroin was jailed at Lerwick Sheriff
READ FULL STORYTeenage drink-driver banned after ‘extremely dangerous’ journey to town
A teenager who took her father’s car and drove drunk from Brae to Lerwick in first gear has been banned from the road.
READ FULL STORYMan appears on assault charge
A 21-year-old man has appeared in private at Lerwick Sheriff Court charged with assault. Cory Williamson, of Lerwick, made no plea and was released on…
READ FULL STORYFraudster’s ‘incredibly tangled web’ of deception cost employers £40k
An “inveterate liar” who carried out an “extravagant” fraudulent scheme, which cost his employer more than £40,000, has been jailed for 10 months.
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