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A Wishaw drug dealer was caught with cocaine twice in little more than two months.

A prisoner choked a terrified female guard with a handcuffs chain after they were left alone in a hospital waiting room.

A Motherwell pensioner landed in trouble after police found a taser gun during a search of his home.

A raider has been jailed for two years after a failed robbery at a Hamilton bakery.

A woman suffered serious facial injuries when a thug enforcing a debt kicked in the door of her home.

Police searching for an offender who'd breached a bail curfew found him in the street carrying a knife.

Two men and a woman have been convicted of causing a disturbance at a house in Coltness.

A repeat Lanarkshire knife offender will spend his eighth Christmas behind bars despite a handwritten plea to a sheriff for mercy.

A quad bike rider has been ordered to pay his pal £1,000 compensation after a high speed crash.

A repeat offender was seen carrying a knife on a bus only weeks after completing a two-year sentence for similar crimes.

iOS - Android Hamilton Sheriff Court heard a householder looked out of his window at 3.20pm to see the 47-year-old holding a knife and shouting.Jennifer McCabe, prosecuting, said: "He was stabbing and slashing trees, then fell backwards on to the road where he lay for about a minute."Gibson eventually got to his feet and walked towards the witness's car."Fearing he would attack the car, the householder contacted the police."The accused then made his way along Hillside Crescent and Hillside Lane."Police found him in Millgate Road about 3.35pm.

iOS - Android Hamilton Sheriff Court heard a householder looked out of his window at 3.20pm to see the accused holding a knife and shouting.Jennifer McCabe, prosecuting, said: “He was stabbing and slashing trees, then fell backwards on to the road where he lay for about a minute.“Gibson eventually got to his feet and walked towards the witness’ car.“Fearing he would attack the car, the householder contacted the police.“The accused then made his way along Hillside Crescent and Hillside Lane.“Police found him in Millgate Road about 3.35pm.

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

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Motherwell man who attacked police officers has been handed a one-year supervision order.Jamie Howieson, 26, of WoodsideTower, was also ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid community work when he appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.He admitted threatening or abusive behaviour and two charges of police assault.Defence agent Stephen MacBride said dad-of-two Howieson has previous convictions, but his rate of offending has fallen in recent times.Mr MacBride added: “He has no memory of this incident, having taken alcohol and street valium.“However, he has accepted responsibility and pleaded guilty at the first opportunity.”Sheriff Daniel Kelly told