Cops find intoxicated dog walker 'staggering' and carrying machete

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A dog walker was caught carrying a machete on an East Kilbride street.Hamilton Sheriff Court heard police officers found the weapon inside Scott Allan's shorts.Allan, 40, of Kirktonholme Gardens, East Kilbride, admitted having a machete without reasonable excuse in Burncrooks Avenue on May 17.Lewis Devoy, prosecuting, said: "Around 7.15pm police officers were asked to attend after an anonymous report of a male possibly in possession of a knife."They found the accused staggering on the pavement with a small dog that was unleashed."The officers noted he was intoxicated.

A large black handle was protruding from the waistband of his shorts and they recovered a machete.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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He made no reply when charged."Sentence was deferred until next month for background reports and Allan had his bail continued.Sheriff John Speir told him: "The custodial threshold has been passed.