Blairgowrie Advertiser - Tag - perth sheriff court

Man caught with knife is spared jail

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A east Blairgowrie farm worker, caught with a knife with a five-inch blade in a local hotel, has dodged jail.

Rattray man's pollution trial delayed

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A new date has been fixed for the trial of a Blairgowrie man - and a local company - accused of dumping sewage into a tributary of the River Tay.

Caught with ball-bearing gun

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A Perth man was caught in an East Perthshire playpark with a ball-bearing gun in his possession.

Serial drink driver spared jail

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A serial drink/driver faces jail if he fails to carry out unpaid work imposed as part of a Community Payback Order imposed at Perth Sheriff Court.

Blair woman stole £4k from bookies

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The cashier at a bookies’ shop helped herself to almost £4000 to pay off her rent arrears – and buy Christmas presents for her dying mother.

£350k cannabis haul

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A 26-year-old man made a second appearance in private at Perth Sheriff Court on Monday, charged with being concerned in the production of cannabis with an estimated street value of £350,000 at a house in Perthshire.

Weapons arsenal trial date

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A 24-year-old man is set to face trial before a jury during the week beginning January 7, accused of being in possession of an arsenal of offensive weapons in a Perthshire street.

Off-shore worker escapes jail

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A highly-paid East Perthshire off-shore worker who attacked his ex-partner, leaving her with a suspected broken nose, was spared a prison sentence because of the financial impact a jail term would have on her.

Sentence deferred on 999 ‘taxi’ pest

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 23:00:00 GMT

A DRUNKEN Perthshire man made three 999 calls in less than an hour, asking police for a lift home after he fell out with his mates.

Axe murder bid charge

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 23:00:00 GMT

A 43-YEAR-OLD made a brief appearance in private at Perth Sheriff Court last week, charged with attempting to murder another man in an axe attack.