Crime

A sacked waitress has walked free from court despite wreaking revenge on a former boss and lover by sending 30 messages to his wife over social media telling her about their affair.

Police in Galashiels have issued a witness appeal following a housebreaking there today, July 15.

A Borders community council chairman and political activist has fallen foul of race hate laws after a social media row with a 21-year-old student.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a car was set on fire in a layby on the A7 between Selkirk and Galashiels.

Traders in Hawick targeted by an early-morning intruder hope closed-circuit TV footage of a man suspected to be the culprit will help police bring him to justice.

A woman accused of assaulting three people has had the case against her deserted at Jedburgh Sheriff Court.

A man has appeared from custody at Jedburgh Sheriff Court accused of assaulting a woman in Hawick with intent to rob her.

A 28-year-old will be sentenced next month on charges of assaulting two other men to their severe injury in separate incidents three months apart.

Ex-Selkirk football manager and Scottish international Garry O’Connor has been charged with exposing himself at an East Lothian hotel.

A 47-year-old fraudster described in court as an old-school conman has admitted using a Borders woman’s bank cards to run up £350 worth of hotel bills.

A 22-year-old man has been jailed for 18 months after admitting assaulting his partner to her injury and danger of life.

A forestry worker crashed a car after attending a Hawick Common Riding event and was found to be almost four times the legal alcohol limit for driving.

Reports have been ordered on a teenager convicted of six offences.

A man has been jailed for four months at Jedburgh Sheriff Court for assaulting a former partner.

Stealing a mobile phone and breaching a court order by contacting someone he was banned from approaching has resulted in a man being given a 15-month community payback order.

A man has been arrested and charged following a reported assault of a 33-year-old woman in Hawick at the weekend.

A 74-year-old woman lost her life in a car crash near Kelso yesterday morning.

A Peebles man accused of committing sexual offences against 12 young girls has been cleared of all allegations against him.