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  1. Pair jailed for dangerous fire incident

    A man and woman who caused more than £78,000 worth of damage after setting fire to a block of flats in Fife have been jailed.

    News Published: 05 Sept 2024
  2. Father and son banned from keeping animals after puppy farming offences

    A father and son have been sentenced for animal welfare offences, illegal puppy farming and a consumer protection offence involving multiple identities to sell puppies on Gumtree.

    News Published: 08 Jul 2022
  3. Former councillor jailed for grooming and sexually assaulting teenagers.

    A former SNP councillor has been jailed for grooming and abusing six teenage boys. Forty-year-old Mark Kerr, from Motherwell, was found guilty of nine charges involving young males, including one attempted rape.

    News Published: 02 Dec 2022
  4. Health board fined for failings that led to the death of a vulnerable patient

    Health board fined £180,000 for failings that led to the death of vulnerable patient Colin Lloyd

    News Published: 14 Feb 2023
  5. Two men jailed for turning terraced house into drugs den

    Two men who turned a terraced house into a secret £500,000 cannabis farm have been jailed for more than three years each.

    News Published: 14 Oct 2025
  6. Company sentenced for failings that led to injury

    In July 2021 at Falkirk Sheriff Court the company pled guilty to failing to have effective measures in place to prevent access to a dangerous part of machinery.

    News Published: 21 Sept 2021
  7. American pilot jailed for being over alcohol limit before Edinburgh to New York flight

    American pilot Lawrence Russell who was caught over the alcohol limit before a flight from Edinburgh to New York was jailed for 10 months.

    News Published: 19 Mar 2024
  8. New process for children accused of sexual offences

    The Lord Advocate has set out new processes for future decisions to use diversion from prosecution or referral to the Children’s Reporter.

    News Published: 28 Apr 2025
  9. Rapist jailed after using coercion and violence to control women

    A domestic abuser who systematically targeted young women in a campaign of emotional, physical and sexual abuse has been jailed. 

    News Published: 17 Jun 2026
  10. Woman who impersonated her husband in fraud scheme sentenced

    A pensioner who impersonated her husband’s voice to embezzle thousands of pounds as part of a mortgage and pension fraud has been sentenced.

    News Published: 31 Mar 2026