Lanarkshire serial offender tells Sheriff he 'will change' after 25 years of crime

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An offender has told a Sheriff he wants to put a life of crime spanning 25 years behind him.James Marshall's latest conviction was for stealing his former partner's bank cards and phones, an act that led to him spending seven months in custody.Marshall, 44, of Magna Street, Motherwell, admitted stealing the items from a house in Laburnum Road, Viewpark, on June 17 or 18 last year.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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The next morning a neighbour saw him leaving the house in a hurry and the woman got up to find he had gone and the items were missing."Marshall was carrying one of the bank cards when he was arrested on June 21.Police were told that he had offered drugs to a couple in Motherwell's shopping centre.Officers arrived to find the pupils of his eyes dilated.

He was searched and three syringes were found in his carrier bag.Defence agent Bobby Reid said Marshall, a grandfather, has been "doing well" since his remand in custody in June, giving fellow