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Officers delete 55 illegal prisoner Facebook accounts

TECH-SAVVY Scots prisoners have been signing on to social media from behind bars. Figures released by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) showed that officers have...

Gormless goldmine gang get away with worthless rock

THE UK’S thickest thieves got away with a few pounds of worthless rock after hiking miles to break into a gold mine. The Cononish mine...

Scots University to become home of international crime-busting team

A SCOTS University will be the home of a new international crime-busting team to target sophisticated online criminals. Experts in computer security will gather at...

Watchdog criticise Aberdeen Police for leaving prisoner with broken arm without care

ACCORDING to a new report from the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner Aberdeen Police delayed the obtaining of medical attention for a prisoner with...

Edinburgh Police deploy Lego poems to fight crime

EDINBURGH police have posted a series of poems accompanied by Lego comics to try to make residents more security conscious. The police Twitter feed has...

4,000 crime probes “dropped” because of late reporting by Scottish police

THOUSANDS of alleged crimes, including drug dealing and firearms offences, have been dropped because police filed reports too late. In the past six years almost...

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