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A man who admitted sending a series of sexual messages to a 15-year-old girl has been placed on the sex offenders register. Ellis Birnie, 25, pleaded guilty to four charges when he appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday. His sentence was deferred for background reports. Birnie, of Sand... Read more...
Police are investigating a report of vandalism at the Tingwall Primary School. Officers report that a wooden gate surrounding an oil tank was damaged. The incident is thought to have occurred between 19th December and 8th January while the school was closed for Christmas holidays. Anyone with ... Read more...
A 67-year-old man walked free from Lerwick Sheriff Court today [Thursday] after jurors found two sexual assault charges against him were not proven. The verdict in the trial of John MacLellan, of Glanford Road, Scunthrope, came after a four-day trial presided over by Sheriff Ian Cruickshank. F... Read more...
A bus driver who admitted two assaults in the form of “childish” workplace disputes has been fined. Wilson Keith, 54, pleaded guilty to two offences dating back to September 2017 and June 2018 when he appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday. The first charge against Keith, of Voderv... Read more...
A man who allegedly tried to steal from the Lerwick cake fridge has appeared in court. Trevor William Couper, of Meadowfield Crescent, Scalloway, is charged with attempting to steal from the cake fridge on St Olaf Street in September this year. He pleaded not guilty to the charge at Lerwick Sh... Read more...
A man who breached bail conditions by phoning a woman he is forbidden from contacting has been remanded in custody. Martin Olejniczak, of Hill Grind, Lerwick, will remain behind bars until Thursday after he admitted the breach. Procurator fiscal Duncan MacKenzie said that the 41-year-old had b... Read more...
A man guilty of behaving in a threatening and abusive manner towards his pregnant partner will spend at least a month behind bars. Sheriff Ian Cruickshank refused to grant bail to 51-year-old Norman Donald after he pleaded guilty to the charge at Lerwick Sheriff Court. Donald, of Leaside, Mos... Read more...
A man accused of assaulting his ex-partner and threatening to kill her has been released on bail. Ciaran Kirkpatrick, 20, pleaded not guilty to two charges when he appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday. The accused, of Haldane Burgess Crescent, Lerwick, is charged with assaulting his ... Read more...
A man accused of breaching bail conditions will remain behind bars until a trial next month. Martin Olejniczak, of Hill Grind, Lerwick, denied two charges when he appeared from custody at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Monday. The 41-year-old admitted a third charge, pleading guilty to throwing a cu... Read more...
Two people arrested in connection with the death of a woman in Lerwick have now been charged, police have confirmed. The deceased, now formally identified as 40-year-old Tracey Walker, was found dead outside a property on the town's Ladies Drive at 2:05am on Tuesday. Police confirmed on Tuesda... Read more...