Abuser made partner feel like a ‘prisoner’ in her own home
A 36-year-old man who made his girlfriend feel like a “prisoner” in her own home has been found guilty of abuse.
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Offshore worker sexually assaulted young woman in crowded pub
A 51-year-old offshore worker has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a young woman in a crowded pub.
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Young man fined £1,600 after ‘horrendous’ dangerous driving
A young man who admitted dangerous driving while drunk has been banned from the roads for 16 months and fined £1,600.
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Chocolate boxes stuffed with heroin detected by drugs dogs
A drug dealer admitted trying to bring £30,000’s worth of heroin into Shetland hidden in chocolate boxes and a perfumed spice jar.
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Police chief blames ‘incomers’ for serious crime
Police have blamed “incomers” for the vast majority of serious crime in Shetland. Chief inspector Stuart Clemenson said “some alarming incidents” had been reported across…
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Man admits assault at bus station
A man has been fined £395 after an assault at the Viking bus station in Lerwick. Daniel Cassidy, 32, admitted two charges of assault and…
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Police investigate bus station assault
Police are appealing for information in relation to an assault at Viking Bus Station in Lerwick. A disturbance and assault is said to have taken…
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Police chief says drink-driving ‘will not be tolerated’ after five men reported
Five men have been reported for drink-driving offences in just three weeks.
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Neighbours’ ‘tit for tat’ row over dog fouling led to seven-day trial
A sheriff warned neighbours in a long-running “tit for tat” dispute not to waste more court time or public money in prolonging the “whole sorry
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Man charged after drugs seized at Sumburgh airport
A man has been charged after drugs were seized at Sumburgh airport.
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Onlookers feared drink-driver had suffered a heart attack, court hears
A mother of two’s drink driving was so erratic that onlookers feared she had suffered a stroke or heart attack, a court heard.
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Teen disqualified after ‘crazy, idiotic’ driving led to bridge crash
A teenager whose “crazy, idiotic” driving saw him crash into a bridge, injuring two passengers, has been disqualified for six months and hit with a
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Jail for man who threatened to murder social workers
A man who threatened to murder two social workers has been jailed for 60 days.
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Police chief commits to more bobbies on the beat
Shetland’s new police chief wants to see more “bobbies on the beat”.
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