Crime

The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that a police officer was justified in using a PAVA spray to subdue a man who began to struggle during his arrest.

Police Scotland is continuing to appeal for information from the media and the public to trace a 46-year-old woman who has been missing for five months.

Police in Stranraer are investigating after a fire was started against the door of a flat in Corsewall Crescent in the town.

The body of a red kite found in the Durham Hill Lane area of Kirkpatrick Durham was poisoned according to a post mortem.

Police Scotland is appealing for witnesses following an incident that took place on the A76 near to McDonald’s restaurant around 3pm on Sunday,March 18.

The community of Sanquhar was appalled to learn last week that a memorial to the war dead had been vandalised.

A new, more flexible approach to dealing with people with mental health problems is being piloted across Dumfries and Galloway by the NHS and Police Scotland.

Police Scotland is warning the public to be alert after businesses and individuals across the country were scammed out of millions of pounds.

British Transport Police officers in Scotland are supporting a national week of action tackling knife crime.

Police Scotland are asking people to be sensible around alcohol if they are out socialising in Stranraer over the Christmas and New Year period, as officers plan more patrols to support the ‘Pubwatch’ scheme run by the license holders in the town.

A Police Scotland constable who has pounded the streets of Newton Stewart, Stranraer and Castle Douglas in his 30-year career retired from the beat at the start of this month.

Police in South Ayrshire and Galloway are joining forces on a two-week initiative to improve road safety on the A77.

A 56 year-old man who ‘groomed’ girls online escaped a jail term when he appeared on Wednesday at Stranraer Sheriff Court.

“If in doubt - keep them out” is the message Police Scotland wants the community to think about after cold callers to homes offering to carry out tarmac and driveway work.

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Crimestoppers is urging people to report incidents of hate crime across Scotland.

Police want to trace two men after a 35 year-old man was attacked in an attempted robbery in Stranraer.

Police in Stranraer are investigating the theft of a white Citroen Berlingo van, registration mark SE07 EHS.

The UK’s biggest road safety charity is calling for a compulsory rehabilitation course as well as visible policing and a cut to the drink-drive limit to reduce the number of deaths on the roads.