... Crime Prepare for a crime thriller if you go to the cinema on either Wednesday or Thursday evening. “The Intruder” is the main feature with Jack Hawkins. George Cole and Susan Shaw topping the bill. John Cassavetes and Virginia Maskell have the leading ...

... ‘Uniorgivable crime’ A dispute over lobster creels led to an assault on a Coll man, Stornoway Sheriff Court was told on Tuesday. Teacher Allan Gardener Mac- Phee (38), of 5 Cnoc Chusbaig, Shulishader, and John Macritchie Macleod (24), of 3 Druim Shiadair ...

... Increase In Crime THERE was 2218 crimeg and offences (an increase of 772 on 1957) reported to the Ross and Cromarty Constabulary last year. Of these 1992 were detected. The Chief Constable Mr Finlay Munro states, “The somewhat abnormal increase in crimes and ...

... “ Crime Wave” [fiOR the second time in recent weeks, a we?:-end “crime wave' hit Lewis on Friday night. A county council Land Rover which went missing from Stornoway was found abandoned in Barvas, where the Post Office was broken into. From ncarb‘e Shader ...

... Crime On The Increase “HIGHEST ANNUAL TOTAL RECORDED” In his annuai police rcport for 1963, which was approved [by inverness County Coun'¢il's Pelicz Commitiee recently |the Chief Constable, #Mr A. | L. McLure, states that 3,242 icr.mcs and offences were ...

... “Crime Of Passion” George lan Macdonald, a 19- year old apprentice joiner, of 28 Griminish, Benbecula pleaded guilty at Lochmaddy Sheriff Court last Tuesday, to charges of maliciously breaking a window and mirror ana committing a breach of the peace at ...

... ‘Crime Stoppers tion provides a regular neighbo: richer areas around Houstor It is very difficult to gauge hc successful a reception has been ur til possibly months after, wher hopefully, the US committee wi receive a flood of applications an equally ...

... CRIME PREVENTION | The following message has been received from Mr Kenneth. Ross, Chief Constable of Ross & Sutherland : “When the police were first formed, their primary task was the prevention of crime and this is still their main function today. There ...

... FEWER CRIMES The number of people in the Western isles committing crimes and offences while under the influence of drink has dropped slightly over the past year, members of the Licensing Board were toid at their last meeting. In his report, Chief Inspector ...

... 1960 Crimes And Offences THS highest percentage of persons cited or apprehended in any of the Burghs in Ross and Cromarty is shown for Stornoway in the Chief Constable’s annual report. Over 72 per cent of the offences reported were vasried through in ...

... JAP HORROR CRIMES Japanese war crimes are exposed to their fullest in “The Camn on Blood Island” on _ the screen on Wednesday and Thursday. Every patriotic countryman should see this film to see the despicable deeds of torture that were carried out by ...

... NEED TO FIGHT CRIME Sir, — I was very inter ested to read “Alaadair Macß's” opinions on corporal punishment, in your columns. I am in no way qualified to argue on the finer psychological aspeets of crime apd punishment, but it seems to me that people ...