Crime

Motorists in Dumfries and Galloway are subjecting road workers to such “shocking” levels of verbal and physical abuse that a safety campaign has been launched to tackle the problem.

Anyone can be a victim of a bogus caller or rogue trader – so don’t let your doorstep be their marketplace.

Police area appealing to drivers to take extra care on the region’s roads later this month as thousands of motorcycles are expected to pass through the area on the way to the North West 200 race weekend.

A number of animals stolen from a Newton Stewart equestrian centre at the weekend have been found safe and well.

A police investigation has been launched after three red kites were found dead in the Dumfries and Galloway area.

More than 30 animals were stolen in a break-in at an equestrian centre over the weekend.

These are the people most wanted by police forces in the UK in relation to alleged sexual offences.

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.