Crime

Two red Honda 420 quad bikes were stolen from two different Borders properties on Monday night.

Police have hailed a successful month in tackling drug misuse in Galashiels.

Two public toilet facilities in Peebles are closed for repairs after being targeted by vandals last weekend.

A teenager responsible for sex attacks on four girls using a pool cue has been given an 18-month supervision order.

A motorist has been banned from the road for four years at Selkirk Sheriff Court after crashing his car while under the influence of drugs.

An internet troll has been jailed for 14 months for tormenting families in mourning by posting sick messages on social media tribute pages.

Police are appealing for information after a vandal caused £200 worth of damage to a charity shop.

A man has been jailed for nine months at Jedburgh Sheriff Court for assaulting his partner and breaching bail by moving to London and missing court dates.

A teenage boxer described as a “violent man when drinking” has admitted carrying out a street attack.

A drug-dealer tried to get his partner to change her statement to the police and take the rap for his crimes, Jedburgh Sheriff Court has been told.

A medical supplies delivery driver has been banned from the road for 12 months at Selkirk Sheriff Court for overtaking on a blind bend on the A7, causing a head-on collision

A pensioner has admitted driving while almost three times the legal alcohol limit.

A stalker has been hit with a bill for £775 at Jedburgh’s sheriff court.

Background reports have been ordered on a 25-year-old man after he admitted struggling violently with police officers at the Borders General Hospital at Melrose.

A man has been jailed for 20 months at Jedburgh Sheriff Court for breaking into a 95-year-old woman’s home late at night with intent to steal and another burglary.

A man was “absolutely caught red-handed” during a housebreaking, Jedburgh Sheriff Court heard.

A serial sex attacker has been jailed for seven years for raping three sleeping victims over a five-year period.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a 20-year-old man was assaulted in Selkirk earlier this month.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a supermarket in High Croft, Kelso, was robbed at knifepoint last night.