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Residents in a Larkhall street watched helplessly as a man went on a late night wrecking spree.

A serial offender was caught carrying a knife just three days after he was arrested in possession of scissors.

A man who tried to strangle his ex-partner has been jailed for 20 months by a sheriff who said he was lucky not to be facing a murder charge.

Police officers called to a disturbance in Hamilton found a woman bleeding heavily from a head wound.

A woman caught with heroin worth £4400 has narrowly avoided a prison sentence.

A man set fire to his car after an angry confrontation with his mum, sister and ex-partner.

A man arrested following a disturbance at his Hamilton home claimed he struggled with police officers because he was being hit with a baton.

Police officers swooped on a Blantyre house after a tip that there might be firearms stored there.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.A Hamilton sex attacker has been jailed for an "opportunistic sexual assault on a young woman".Andrew Burnett, 64, burst into the woman's bedroom while she was sleeping and indecently assaulted her.Attending police officers found the victim curled up in a duvet and "crying uncontrollably" on the floor.Burnett, 64, of Gordon Terrace, admitted assaulting the woman on August 18, 2018.Jackson Bateman, defending, said his client had no record for similar offending and excessive drinking was the "trigger" for his behaviour.The solicitor told Hamilton Sheriff Court: "A criminal justice social work report

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionGriffin, 27, of Todstable Gardens, Stonehouse, was found guilty of assaulting Reid, 36, of the town's Avon View, with the pole.Reid admitted biting Griffin to his severe injury and permanent disfigurement while acting under provocation.The trouble happened in Violet Crescent and Glenburn Avenue, Stonehouse, in December 2019.Defence agent Stephen MacBride acknowledged Griffin has previous convictions for violent behaviour, but pointed out there had been a 10-year gap before the latest incident.Jackson Bateman, defending Reid, said he was a first offender and a criminal justice social work report was "positive".Sheriff Allan

link.Defence agent Jackson Bateman said the petrol bomb was inside a golf bag given to Gibb by a friend and he was unaware of it being there.Sentence on Gibb, who was on bail for other matters at the time of the offences, was deferred until December 15 for a criminal justice social work report.Sheriff Linda Nicolson remanded him in custody.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Hamilton man who assaulted and robbed his own mother has avoided a prison sentence.George Loudon was instead placed under supervision for a year when he appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.He was also ordered to do 75 hours of unpaid community work.Loudon, 30, of Burnbank Gardens, admitted attacking his mother, Elaine, at her home in Carlisle Road, Hamilton, on March 22 last year.He also admitted smashing a lamp and a mobile phone.The court heard Loudon grabbed his mum by the neck and wrists, pushed and pulled her about and forced her to open a safe and give him a quantity of cash.Defence agent Jackson Bateman said Loudon was remorseful.

Factory workers in East Kilbride facing redundancyMs McLaren said the cannabis recovered was worth up to £530 while the ecstasy tablets could cost £10 each.McCarthy has a previous conviction for being concerned in the supply of cannabis.Heartbreaking foodbank statistics that show food poverty in East KilbrideDefence solicitor Jackson Bateman said McCarthy had pleaded guilty on the basis that he was supplying friends and was not a commercial dealer.He had co-operated with the police and would be willing to comply with a community-based sentence.After studying background reports, Sheriff Ray Small told McCarthy he would have been entitled to jail him but was prepared to impose an alternative sentence.EK medical student avoids jail despite

A Hamilton cannabis grower avoided prison this week after claiming he cultivated the drug for his sick mum.