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A cocaine dealer has been given a chance to turn his life around.

A Lanarkshire law firm has topped the Scottish Legal Aid earnings table.

A knife-wielding raider who stole cash and an appointments diary from a nail salon has been jailed for 28 months.

A young dad has been jailed for 21 months after driving a car at a woman and knocking her off her feet.

A man has been caught carrying a stun gun for a second time.

A man who tried to torch his friend's flat was caught after using his own hooded top to start the blaze.

Pedestrians landed in the dock after they reacted angrily to a car being driven towards them.

A Hamilton man who spat at two female police officers has narrowly avoided prison.

A thug facing assault and weapon charges claims he went into hiding and missed a court date after someone tried to shoot him.

Two men have been jailed for a "planned and chilling attack" on a woman in her Hamilton home.

A man who hit his partner has been banned from Bellshill and must tell social workers about any new relationship.

A thug carrying a meat cleaver terrorised and robbed a garage attendant after a row over a soft drink.

A knife-wielding teenager threatened and chased another male in a busy street in broad daylight.

iOS - Android Jennifer McCabe, prosecuting, said a householder heard knocking at her door and the accused shouting her name about 10pm.The fiscal stated: "She viewed CCTV and saw the accused on the landing. He was carrying a lockback knife in the open position and also had a knuckleduster."Seeing this caused the householders great fear and they contacted the police."The accused seemed intoxicated.

iOS - Android They are also sponsoring the members of Fighting Scots Gym in the Mossend area of Bellshill, and Glasgow City BC.Bruce the Lawyers, the second largest criminal law firm in Scotland, has been a big supporter of boxing for many years.It has now stepped up its backing in the light of the coronavirus pandemic with the post-lockdown financial boost to help the local clubs keep punching above their weight.Managing director Diarmid Bruce said: “With the enforced shutdown of clubs and its inevitable impact on children’s mental and physical health, it was important to help as many clubs as possible.“I am delighted to be in the privileged position to sponsor, assist and encourage the great work these boxing clubs do in keeping

iOS - Android He admitted wilfully setting fire to the first floor flat in Glasgow Road to the potential danger of neighbours on February 22.Law also admitted trying to spit on a police officer at the scene.He was the subject of two bail orders at the time.Neil Thomson, prosecuting, said firefighters were alerted around 7pm.On arrival, they were met by Law who admitted starting the fire and said he was "trying to keep Satan at bay".He had set fire to a plastic plant pot and a plastic bin in a cupboard under the stairs.

iOS - Android "Despite warnings, this behaviour continued and when told he was under arrest the accused punched PC Euan Craig twice on the leg."He was put in a police car and tried several times to spit at PC Craig."However, Curran was wearing a face mask at the time."It was decided to put a spit hood on him so he couldn't spit if the mask fell off."Curran, 47, admitted assaulting the officer while the subject of three bail orders on February 15.Defence agent Diarmid Bruce said Curran has had 12 accidental overdoses over the years and has a problem with street Valium.The lawyer stated: "There was clearly an intention to spit, but no contact could be made because of the face mask."Due to his level of intoxication, he did not realise he had a

Apple - Android Hamilton Sheriff Court heard police found the tablets in 11 bags after an intelligence-led raid on Cooper’s home.After his arrest he "became difficult" at Motherwell police station.Cooper was jailed at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday. (Image: Hamilton Advertiser) Prosecutor Neil Thomson said: "As he was being led away from the charge bar, the accused spat in the face of a female custody officer and the saliva struck her forehead."Defence agent Diarmid Bruce said his client had been in debt to dealers and agreed to store the pills for them.On the spitting incident, the lawyer Mr Bruce said: "It's disgusting, but he hadn't taken his medication that day and became restless in the police station."Sheriff Linda Nicolson said

Hamilton man who confronted noisy youths with a knife has been jailed for more than two years. Sean Smith made threats to kill, held the knife against the face of a 16-year-old boy and brandished it at another male.A jury found Smith, 36, guilty of two assaults, possession of an offensive weapon and threatening or abusive behaviour.

Apple - Android Hamilton Sheriff Court heard the trouble happened in a close in the town's Newlands Drive on January 26, 2019.Defence agent Diarmid Bruce said Smith had been "struggling to cope with life" after an assault left him with a fractured skull.The solicitor explained: "He was in intensive care and it has caused him long term difficulties."He was in a scatter flat.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Motherwell man who breached an electronic tagging order has been jailed for seven months.Anthony O’Rourke, 23, of Watson Street, admitted failing to comply with the order when he appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court.The tag had been imposed as an alternative to prison for offences including threatening or abusive behaviour, loitering with intent to steal and breaching a bail curfew.Sheriff Douglas Brown told O’Rourke: “It has to be imprisonment now.