Man admits fatally stabbing his father in Glasgow flat
A man is facing a jail term after he admitted fatally stabbing his father. Robert Montgomery, 32, attacked Alan Montgomery during a row at his father's flat in Parnie Street, in Glasgow city centre, on...
View ArticleLand Rover driven into Glasgow man’s car in ‘targeted attack’
A MAN was chased and assaulted after a Land Rover was driven into his car in what police say was a "deliberate, targeted attack”. The 26-year-old was in his black Volkswagen Golf...
View ArticleGlasgow bin lorry crash driver 'would have been deemed unfit to drive'
Doctor who assessed Harry Clarke for renewal of his HGV licence tells inquiry he would have been considered unfit if he disclosed history of fainting...
View ArticleCarrbridge drink driver jailed for causing friend's death
A drink driver who caused the death of a friend in a crash has been jailed for three years and nine months at the High Court in Edinburgh. Daniel Ritchie, 25, of Carrbridge, had earlier admitted...
View ArticlePolice confirm shots fired in Glasgow operation
Police have said "shots” heard in Glasgow were fired into tyres as part of an operation. Police Scotland said their officers were carrying out an operation in the Robroyston area of the city on Friday...
View ArticleFour men arrested over Glasgow cocaine and heroin haul
Four men have been arrested after cocaine, ecstasy and heroin worth...
View ArticleFormer FIU student faces prison for smuggling Molly from China
David McConnell says he didn’t dream of becoming a drug dealer. After all, he graduated from the collegiate high school at Miami Dade College and nearly completed his business degree as an honors...
View ArticleKilled wharfie affected by 'cocktail of drugs'
A wharfie killed in a ship's hold in Lyttelton late last year was affected by a cocktail of prescribed and non-prescribed drugs, an inquiry has found. Warren John Ritchie, 49, received fatal crush...
View ArticleCeltic player Callum McGregor banned for drink driving
Celtic player Callum McGregor has been given a 12-month driving ban after he was caught behind the wheel at almost four times the legal alcohol limit. The 22-year-old midfielder, from Glasgow, was...
View ArticleEcstasy can cause a variety of adverse health effects in users
The reasons why Ana Hick fell seriously ill on the street outside a nightclub and subsequently died have not been confirmed, but deaths in similar circumstances have in the past been linked to the use...
View ArticleFlakka is the next designer drug to surface
Police in the city are keeping an eye out for a new designer drug making recent scary and bizarre headlines south of the border. Flakka — also known as alpha-PVP — emerged in Florida this spring but...
View ArticleBayonne man charged with trying to sell drugs in front of church: police
A 19-year-old city man has been accused of intending to distribute marijuana, ecstasy and methylone near a school and park, police said. BAYONNE -- A 19-year-old city man has been accused of intending...
View ArticleTwo people held over assault on Glasgow to Alloa train
A man and woman have been arrested after three passengers were assaulted on a train. The incident happened on the 22:48 service from Glasgow Queen Street to Alloa Railway Station on 1 August. It took...
View ArticleCalifornia man fights DUI charge for driving under influence of caffeine
Attorney for Joseph Schawb, charged with driving under the influence of a drug when his blood test showed only caffeine, calls the charge unheard of...
View ArticleEmergency services warn Canberra revellers of New Year's Eve drug dangers
Paramedics have urged Canberra's Gen Y revellers to steer clear of potentially lethal concoctions of party drugs as they ring in the new year. The ACT's emergency services will bolster patrols at busy...
View ArticleMotorists warned of dangers of driving under the influence of drugs on...
(Source: Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council) Merseyside Police is warning motorists of the dangers of driving while under the influence of drugs on the 12 month anniversary of the introduction of a...
View ArticleVital information on Glasgow shooting sought
23 May 2015 From the section Glasgow & West Scotland The shooting incident took place on Royston Road Police investigating a Glasgow shooting have said they believe people with vital information...
View ArticleWife murder accused Neil Clark, 86, died of heart disease
7 April 2015 From the section Glasgow & West Scotland Mr Clark died after falling ill at Low Moss Prison in Bishopbriggs A man who died while awaiting trial for the murder of his wife was suffering...
View ArticleA Man in California Is Fighting a Caffeine DUI, and the State Won't Back Down
A California man is in the midst of a lengthy legal battle following a driving under the influence charge that was issued almost 18 months ago for operating a car while under the influence of caffeine,...
View ArticleMotorists warned of dangers of driving under the influence of drugs on...
(Source: Merseyside Police) Merseyside Police is warning motorists of the dangers of driving while under the influence of drugs on the 12 month anniversary of the introduction of a new national drug...
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