Man jailed over mistaken identity assault and robbery
A man has been jailed over assaulting and robbing a stranger as he walked home from a night out - because he thought he was a drug courier.
A man has been jailed over assaulting and robbing a stranger as he walked home from a night out - because he thought he was a drug courier.
A man was robbed of his bike at knifepoint by a gang of masked men.
Two men have appeared in court charged in connection with a robbery in Peterhead.
Three teenage girls have been assaulted and robbed in Edinburgh, with one of the trio “dragged to the ground” in what police have described as “despicable behaviour”.
Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with an assault and robbery in a Moray town last year. The incident happened on November 14 last year, on Lesmurdie Road in Elgin. The men, who are both aged 34, are expected to appear at Inverness Sheriff Court tomorrow.
A thug is facing a jail sentence after assaulting and robbing a stranger walking home from a night out - leaving him with a broken leg.
A group of masked men stole a four-figure sum of cash after forcing their way into a Fife home and threatening a mother and her two children.
Police are investigating after a man was robbed in an Elgin woodland - with the culprit even wanting his dog.
A woman has been jailed after her neighbour was left with a tooth embedded in her head following a horrifying dog attack.
A masked thug who turned up at a terrified pensioner's home, smashed a window and demanded money has been told it's "hard to imagine" he won't be jailed.
A thug has been jailed after holding a pair of scissors to a taxi driver's neck and threatening to stab him if he didn't hand over £20.
Police in the north-east are appealing for information after a man was assaulted as part of what they believe to be an attempted robbery.
A man has appeared in court charged in connection with a robbery and attempted robbery at two north-east shops.
A man is due in court after a robbery and attempted robbery in a north-east town.
A vulnerable Aberdeen man with a condition causing his muscles to "waste away" fought off an attacker at his home with a baseball bat.
A 48-year-old man has been arrested and charged after a robbery at a north-east petrol station.
Police have today released CCTV images of a man and woman they want to speak to following an assault and robbery in Aberdeen city centre.
Councillors have spoken of their shock following a "disturbing" attack on a man targeted by a gang of robbers jumping out of a van.
A man has been seriously injured after being attacked by a gang of three or four men in Aberdeen.
Kelly McAleer approached the pensioner on Jasmine Way and initially asked for directions before brazenly whipping out a pair of scissors and cutting the handbag off the woman, who froze in fear.
A man has appeared in court in connection with an assault and robbery in an Aberdeen shop.
Barry Robertson, 50, and Laurence Stewart, 33, admitted their parts in robbery which saw the man and woman confronted with a screwdriver and knife as they made their way towards the Morrisons store on King Street.
A 42-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an assault and robbery in an Aberdeen shop.
A woman has been charged following an assault and robbery on an Aberdeen street.
A man and a woman have been charged following an assault and robbery in Aberdeen.
Police have launched an appeal for information after two men were assaulted and robbed in Aberdeen.
Angela Beattie, 43, and Lynn Reid, 35, appeared from custody at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
A man is accused of robbing a woman of her purse in a north-east town.
Police are appealing for information after a 54-year-old woman was assaulted and robbed in Aberdeen.
A teenager has admitted carrying out a terrifying robbery at a petrol station after tying up a member of staff and threatening him with a baseball bat.