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Police ‘treasure trove’ opens up history online – Fife Today

Friday, September 30th, 2011 Posted in Fife | Comments Off

Fife TodayPolice 'treasure trove' opens up history onlineFife TodayConstable Paul McGlashan said: “Fife Constabulary is committed to Taking Policing Closer to the Community and this initiative by the Council's archivists helps us to do this by allowing local people to ...

Motorcyclist dies and 3 hurt in crash – Scotsman

Friday, September 30th, 2011 Posted in Tayside | Comments Off

Motorcyclist dies and 3 hurt in crashScotsmanThe collision, on the A94 Alyth Road involved a blue Vauxhall Vectra car and a red and silver motorcycle. A spokesman for Tayside Police said: "Inquiries are at an early stage but it has ...

Hundreds at Karen Coyles’ funeral – BBC News

Friday, September 30th, 2011 Posted in Strathclyde | Comments Off

BBC NewsHundreds at Karen Coyles' funeralBBC NewsStrathclyde police confirmed last week that a body found on the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland was Ms Coyles. Hundreds of mourners attended her funeral, including members of GAA clubs in Ballycastle. Ms Coyles ...

Gangless in Glasgow: The City Famed for Youth Violence Is Keeping the Kids Clean – TIME

Friday, September 30th, 2011 Posted in Strathclyde | Comments Off

Gangless in Glasgow: The City Famed for Youth Violence Is Keeping the Kids CleanTIME[by] the Strathclyde police in Scotland, who have done this by engaging the police, the voluntary sector and local government," he told a special session of Parliament ...

Police review hopes to crack 40-year-old Blairgowrie murder mystery – Scotland Courier

Friday, September 30th, 2011 Posted in Tayside | Comments Off

Scotland CourierPolice review hopes to crack 40-year-old Blairgowrie murder mysteryScotland CourierHowever, in a bid to finally solve the mystery of Mr Keltie's murder, Tayside Police are reviewing the case four decades on. Detective Chief Inspector Graham McMillan, who is leading ...

Stirling OAPs conned out of £350k – Stirling Observer

Friday, September 30th, 2011 Posted in Central Scotland | Comments Off

Stirling OAPs conned out of £350kStirling ObserverCentral Scotland Police, which has set up Operation Jenga in a bid to catch the perpetrators, is warning Stirling Observer readers to be vigilant, after describing the scam as “highly organised” and “large and ...

Fishing Lines… – Stirling Observer

Friday, September 30th, 2011 Posted in Northern | Comments Off

Fishing Lines...Stirling Observer... 13 for 36lb; Pentland 7 boats, 56 for 151lb plus 14 returned; Edin Breadalbane 3 boats, 14 for 31lb; Trout Angling Club 6 boats, 34 for 102lb; Northern Constabulary 4 boats, 22 for 54lb; Ed Waltons 8 ...

Police issue warning over sat nav thefts in Perth – Perthshire Advertiser

Friday, September 30th, 2011 Posted in Tayside | Comments Off

Police issue warning over sat nav thefts in PerthPerthshire AdvertiserA Tayside Police spokesman conceded the sat nav had been a sitting duck, particularly as the popular route-mapping gadgets were now such a hot commodity. “If you've got a sat nav ...