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M74 death crash: drivers quizzed over road rage link

POLICE quizzed 200 motorists exactly a week after a dad-of-two was killed in a horror smash on the M74. Read

Thug caged for brutal attacks

A HAMILTON thug was jailed for a total of three years and nine months last week for viciously attacking two men and trying to rob one of them with a bottle. Read

Two arrested after mugging

TWO men were arrested after a terrified shop assistant was robbed in Hamilton. Read

Car yob is sentenced

A BLANTYRE yob was this week ordered to carry out a total of 300 hours’ community service for an incident in which he drove a car at a man. Read

Armed police called after blade reports

ARMED police were called to a Larkhall street following reports that a man was armed with a blade inside a home. Read

Angler struck by air pellet

A BELLSHILL angler needed hospital treatment after he was hit in the head by a pellet fired from an air weapon. Read

Cops signal Intent to target violent crime

POLICE last week swooped on a number of houses in Jerviston, Motherwell last week in a bid to crack down on violence and disorder in the area. Read

Cops signal Intent to target violent crime

POLICE last week swooped on a number of houses in Jerviston, Motherwell last week in a bid to crack down on violence and disorder in the area. Read

Nazi salute denial at Accies-Well game

A LANARKSHIRE man this week denied giving a Nazi salute during a match between Hamilton Accies and Motherwell. Read

Neighbours shocked after man is abducted

NEIGHBOURS this week told of their shock after a young man was abducted from his home in a quiet West Craigs street. Read

Husband pleads innocent

A HAMILTON man denied threatening to strike his wife with a bottle. Read

Message charge denied

A HAMILTON man has denied sending menacing messages to a man and a woman. Read

Sex beast (76) pleads guilty to raping two young women

A FORMER ice cream man from Hamilton this week admitted raping two young women. Read

Yob guilty of driving car at man

A JURY last week found a Lanarkshire yob guilty of assaulting a man by driving a car at him. Read

Popular pub is petrol bombed

POLICE were this week hunting a violent gang who attempted to burn down a popular Hamilton pub. Read

Schoolboy ‘left battered and bleeding’ after baseball bat attack in flat

A TEENAGE boy told a court this week that a Hamilton man attacked him with a baseball bat while he was helping a friend decorate her flat. Read

Church faces £15,000 bill after hit-and-run incident

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a hit and run crash that caused up to £15,000-worth of damage at a Hamilton church. Read

Thieves steal disabled man’s mobility scooter

POLICE were this week appealing for witnesses after cruel thieves stole a Hamilton pensioner’s mobility scooter. Read

Teenager denies smashing windows

A TEENAGER this week denied breaking windows at a Larkhall house by throwing a stone slab and a can at them. Read

Quick-thinking driver able to foil armed car hijackers

TWO armed robbers who hijacked a car at gunpoint were foiled by a quick-thinking driver, a court heard. Read

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