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iOS - Android The woman was in a shop and her 15-year-old daughter was dragged out of the car by Thomson's accomplice before the pair drove off.Thomson, of Emerald Terrace, Bellshill, appeared from custody via videolink for his latest case.The 33-year-old admitted stealing a Volvo 850 from a driveway in Crossgates on March 8 and driving it while disqualified.Neil Thomson, prosecuting, said the owner had been working on the car, but about 5pm he left it unlocked and with the keys in the ignition.Mr Thomson stated: "At 9pm he realised the car was missing."Footage from a neighbour's CCTV showed the accused walking up the driveway and peering into the car."He got in and reversed out of the driveway."Police officers spotted the vehicle several

iOS - Android Dickeson, 48, of Catacol Grove, East Kilbride, admitted assaulting a 15-year-old boy in Westwood Square on October 2, 2019.He also admitted threatening or abusive behaviour aggravated by religious and racial prejudice.Neil Thomson, prosecuting, said Dickeson, who had been drinking, confronted a group of three boys as they went to shops at lunchtime.Earlier a woman had overheard him making comments, including reference to Nazis, and was so upset she hurried home and contacted the police.Mr Thomson told the court: "The accused directed his attention at a 15-year-old Sikh boy, shouting 'F**k Mohammed and f**k Sikhism'."The boy was upset and turned back towards his school."Dickeson followed him and his friends, swinging a walking

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 Craik, described as a prisoner at HMP Addiewell, also admitted possession of a small amount of heroin.Neil Thomson, prosecuting, said he was seen staggering about the street.Police officers searched him and recovered the weapon.Craik was jailed for two years at the same court in June last year after he admitted stabbing a man in East Kilbride's Murray Bar.The court heard then that trouble flared after staff refused to serve him and a pal.Craik's friend punched another man and a fight broke out.CCTV showed Craik walking out of the pub, putting up his hood and pulling out a knife.He walked back into the foyer where the disturbance was ongoing and stabbed a man twice on the side of the head.The victim suffered a cut that required

link!The 35-year-old, of Silverburn Crescent, admitted assaulting his cousin to her severe injury outside her home in Keir Hardie Avenue, Holytown, in October 2018.Neil Thomson, prosecuting, said the incident happened in the early hours of the morning.He told the court that the woman and her partner had been visiting another house in Holytown, adding: “They made their way home and became aware of the accused standing at a neighbour’s door.“A scuffle appears to have taken place and Aiton punched his cousin twice on the face, causing her to fall to the ground.“He then left the scene and got into a nearby car.”The victim was taken to University Hospital Wishaw where a fracture to her skull was diagnosed.She also needed stitches in a small head

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iOS - Android Connal also admitted acting in a threatening or abusive manner, kicking his victim in the early hours of January 1 and acting in a racially-aggravated manner towards him and another.The court heard the couple, who are of African origin, were in their flat with others when Connal banged on their door around 9pm.Neil Thomson, prosecuting, said: "The man answered the door and found Connal who appeared unsteady on his feet and was smelling strongly of alcohol."Connal pointed his finger and shouted 'here you, I'm going to kill you, just wait, I'll shoot you'."He picked up a plank of wood, brandished it and hit his victim, causing a small cut to his forehead."Around 2.30am Connal again went to his neighbour's door.

iOS - Android He admitted threatening or abusive behaviour and resisting arrest at his mother’s home in Brankholm Gardens on December 28.Vance also admitted breaching bail conditions by returning to the house and stealing his mother’s bank card on January 25.Neil Thomson, prosecuting, said Vance, who had been drinking, engaged in a “fairly heated” argument with his mum, Isobel McMillan, three days after Christmas.Other family members tried to calm things, but eventually the police were called.Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionMr Thomson told the court: “Officers arrived just after 10pm and were advised that the accused might be in possession of a knife.“They

iOS - Android The attack happened at Christie's home in Arden Court, Hamilton, in the early hours of December 7.Neil Thomson, prosecuting, told the court: "There was a dispute about monies owed that led to a fight between the victim and others."During the scuffle, the accused reached under the couch in the living room and produced a kitchen knife.

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

link!A charge that he caused the woman to be "stupified" by slipping street valium into her drink before molesting her was found not proven.The woman, who was in her early 30s at the time of the assault, told prosecutor Neil Thomson that she'd "had three or four vodkas, then blank".She had been sitting on a chair but woke up on a couch and felt Gierthy touching her private parts.The woman said her underwear had been pulled down and Gierthy appeared to be pulling up his jogging bottoms.She asked him angrily what he was doing and he replied 'It's not what it looks like'.The woman told the jury Gierthy put his hands in a praying position and pleaded 'Please don't tell your mum.

Apple - Android He admitted assaulting the woman while she was asleep on August 18, 2018.Neil Thomson, prosecuting, said Burnett had made inappropriate comments to the woman earlier in the evening.She was worried about what might happen, so when she went to bed she kept her clothes on and barricaded the bedroom door.Burnett burst into the room in the early hours of the morning, jumped on top of her and began to take off her clothes before sexually assaulting her.The woman woke up and a struggle ensued. She punched him and called him a beast.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.A drugs suspect spat in the face of a police station worker after being caught with more than 100,000 street valium pills.Thomas Cooper had been arrested following a raid on his home in Murdostoun View, Newmains.Hamilton Sheriff Court heard on Friday that he “became difficult” at Motherwell Police Station.Neil Thomson, prosecuting, said: “As he was being led away from the charge bar, the accused turned and spat directly in the face of a female custody officer and the saliva struck her forehead.”Cooper, 33, admitted assault and being concerned in the supply of street valium worth £53,000 in August 2019.Mr Thomson said police found

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A banned driver twice gave police the slip after high speed chases in built-up areas of Hamilton.James Baillie was finally arrested when officers went to his flat looking for drugs.Baillie, 25, of Campbell Street, was jailed for 18 months and banned from driving for four years at Hamilton Sheriff Court.He admitted twice driving dangerously while disqualified, threatening or abusive behaviour, possession of heroin and police assault.Neil Thomson, prosecuting, said police officers spotted Baillie behind the wheel of a Volkswagen Polo in Millgate Road at 3.30pm on August 3.They knew he was disqualified and followed him.Baillie, who had four male passengers

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A dad of two has been jailed for a year after spitting inside a police vehicle and telling officers he’d had Covid-19.Darren Smith also threatened to “do in” one of the officers when he was released.Smith, 39, a prisoner, was sentenced at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday.He admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner in Morven Street, Blantyre, on August 16 while already on bail for another matter.The court heard window fitter Smith hurled racist and homophobic abuse at officers who had questioned him about his car insurance and MOT.Neil Thomson, prosecuting, said: “He became irate and aggressive, and was put in handcuffs and placed in the

East Kilbride home has been jailed for six months.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Wishaw man frightened a female neighbour when he produced a knife outside her front door.Paul Mulligan was high on valium and the woman was terrified by his “body language and facial expression,” prosecutor Neil Thomson told Hamilton Sheriff Court.Mulligan, 44, admitted threatening or abusive behaviour in the close outside his home in Stewarton Terrace on August 10.Mr Thomson said Mulligan was slurring his words and struggling to stand up when the woman encountered him shortly before 6pm.The fiscal added: “He appeared to be staring at her flat door and was mumbling.“She became aware he was holding a small knife and this caused her considerable

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Blantyre man caught with cocaine worth £23,000 has been jailed for 15 months.The drugs were found at the home of Stephen Dobbie’s mum in Logan Street, Blantyre, and his girlfriend’s home in Medlar Court, Cambuslang, in May last year.Dobbie, 29, appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court and admitted being concerned in the supply of the Class A drug. His mum and girlfriend had their not guilty pleas accepted.Neil Thomson, prosecuting, said police got warrants for both addresses.Scales found in a bedroom at Dobbie’s mum’s home were stained with white powder.

East Kilbride street in the early hours of the morning. John Veitch, who had “no good reason” for carrying the blade, aroused suspicion when he turned away as the officers walked towards him.Veitch, 31, of Muirhouse Lane, East Kilbride, appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court and admitted illegal possession of a knife in Brouster Hill on July 8.Neil Thomson, prosecuting, said the officers were on patrol at 3.50am when they saw Veitch walking towards them.Mr Thomson told the court: “He was carrying a holdall.

Rangers fan hurled sectarian abuse and spat food at a police officer after guzzling Buckfast, a court has heard. Neil Thomson called officers “fenian c***s” outside Ibrox Stadium before Rangers took on Kilmarnock last December.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.A knife-wielding thug who tried to rob a Motherwell shop has been jailed for 27 months.Despite being wounded, an employee refused Reece Hamilton’s demands to open the till.Hamilton eventually gave up the struggle and ran off empty-handed.He was sentenced at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday.The raid happened at a Spar in Merry Street on March 12.Hamilton, 26, who lives in the same street, admitted assault with intent to rob and possession of a blade.Neil Thomson, prosecuting, said the employee was behind the counter when the accused arrived about 9.45am.He was holding a knife and kept demanding that the man get “all the money out”.Mr Thomson told