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  1. Senior prosecutor’s behaviour warning for young people after youth sentenced for fireworks offences

    Young people who engage in rioting and public disorder urged to consider the impact a criminal record will have on their lives, prosecutor Nail Almond warned.

    News Published: 04 Aug 2025
  2. Lawyer who stole £120,000 from client with dementia is jailed

    Former lawyer John Sinclair, who embezzled £120,000 from a pensioner suffering from dementia and living in a nursing home, has been jailed for two years. 

    News Published: 18 Jul 2023
  3. Seven jailed indefinitely for child sexual abuse

    Five men and two women have been jailed indefinitely for serious sexual abuse of children in the Glasgow area.

    News Published: 27 Jan 2025
  4. Petrol bomb gang jailed for 64 years

    Six men have been jailed for a total of 64 years and three months their part in a series of petrol bomb attacks in Greenock. 

    News Published: 30 Nov 2022
  5. COPFS launches consultation to inform new Strategic Plan

    An invitation to have your say about the initial framework for the COPFS Strategic Plan 2023-27.

    News Published: 18 Oct 2022
  6. Metal detectorists sentenced

    Two men have been sentenced for illegal metal detecting, damaging a historic monument and removing an artefact.

    News Published: 24 Jun 2022
  7. Coronavirus (COVID-19): information for those due to attend court

    The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to have an impact on the Scottish criminal justice system.

    News Published: 21 Apr 2022
  8. Gang jailed for life after man was shot and killed at traffic lights

    Four men have been jailed for life for the murder of a man who was shot in the head as he sat in a car at traffic lights.

    News Published: 09 Feb 2022
  9. Leisure centre trustees fined following pool incident

    The trustees of a Kilmarnock leisure centre have been fined after a six-year-old girl nearly drowned in a swimming pool.

    News Published: 03 Feb 2022
  10. Armed robbers who targeted Edinburgh and Dundee jewellery stores jailed

    Three men who took part in armed robberies at jewellery stores in Edinburgh and Dundee have been jailed.

    News Published: 30 Nov 2021