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Hilditch ‘incredibly fortunate’ not to cause serious injury

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A MAN appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court in private on Wednesday on a petition alleging contraventions of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act.John MacLellan, from Lerwick, made no plea and was committed for further examination. The 66-year-old was released on bail.
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Lerwick Sheriff Court.
A MAN was released on bail on Monday after appearing at Lerwick Sheriff Court from custody accused of assaulting two women.
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THE CASE against a 31-year-old man from Lerwick accused of drink driving has been continued without plea until next week.
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A MAN has been remanded in custody after appearing at Lerwick Sheriff Court charged with serious assault.
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DRUG smuggler from Edinburgh has been imprisoned for two years and eight months at Lerwick Sheriff Court after he was busted by police taking heroin off the ferry from Aberdeen.
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Lerwick Sheriff Court
A MAN whose dangerous drink driving caused a crash that injured three people has had his sentence deferred for a social inquiry report.
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