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  1. Private hire car driver who raped teenage passenger jailed

    A private hire taxi driver who raped a teenage passenger after picking her up from a night out in Edinburgh has been jailed.

    News Published: 11 Aug 2026
  2. Four jailed for human trafficking offences in Glasgow

    Four jailed for human trafficking offences in Glasgow

    News Published: 10 Nov 2022
  3. Part-time dog walker jailed for cruelty after four puppies euthanised

    Dog walker Shaun McCourt jailed for five months after a dog and its six puppies - four of which had to be put down - were left in squalor inside his flat.

    News Published: 02 Jul 2024
  4. Two men sentenced for hare coursing

    Two Aberdeenshire men have been sentenced after admitting using dogs to hunt wild hares.

    News Published: 25 Apr 2023
  5. Man jailed for three and a half years over £500,000 fake Scottish tea fraud

    Thomas Robinson, who earned more than £500,000 by deceiving hotels and stores into buying ‘unique’ Scottish-grown tea that was imported, jailed for 42 months.

    News Published: 25 Jun 2025
  6. Drugs trafficker who advised gangland criminals on police surveillance has sentenced increased after Crown appeal

    Drugs trafficker Ian Sweeney has had his prison sentence increased following a successful appeal by the Crown.

    News Published: 28 Jan 2025
  7. Revised Prosecution Code published

    The Lord Advocate has introduced a revised Prosecution Code, which sets out the framework used by Scotland’s independent prosecutors when making decisions.

    News Published: 22 Jun 2026
  8. Jail for human trafficker who coerced woman into prostitution

    Additional Five-Year Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Order for offender

    News Published: 30 Jan 2026
  9. Domestic Abuser jailed for serious sexual offending behaviour

    Domestic abuser jailed for serious sexual offending behaviour

    News Published: 21 Oct 2022
  10. Former Edinburgh teacher found to have abused young boys  

    Ex Edinburgh Academy teacher found to have targeted pupils between 1966 and 1993.  

    News Published: 11 Aug 2025