Drunk woman kicked two cops Valentine’s tirade

An aggressive Petersburn woman who assaulted two cops has been admonished in court.

Lindsay Lamond kicked a male constable on the body when he tried to place her under arrest at her Moorfield Crescent home on May 3.

The boozed-up 30-year-old then turned her anger onto a female officer by kicking and pushing her, then spitting at her when she was taken outside.

Lamond entered a guilty plea a day later and returned to Airdrie Sheriff Court last Wednesday for sentencing following a deferral for reports and to allow her to be of good behaviour.

During a court appearance back in July, Lamond’s then-defence solicitor, Daniel McGinn, laid the blame for his client’s behaviour on booze, saying: “Alcohol has been a major factor in her offending and on the night in question she drank a considerable amount and simply blacked out.

“She has turned to alcohol at a time when her ex-partner was on remand for domestic abuse towards her.”

Before being sentenced last week, the court heart that Lamond’s background reports were “positive” and that she had “no new matters” to come before the court.

Sheriff Frank Pieri then told Lamond: “You are engaging well and stayed out of trouble, so you will be admonished.”

Further deferral

Sentence has been further deferred on a Coatbridge shoplifter who stole cosmetics from a pharmacy in the town centre.

Brian Morris, 50, made off with a quantity of the goods from Boots chemist, on Main Street, on April 30.

He admitted his quick- fingered actions on August 16 and sentence was deferred for a community payback order progress report.

Morris, from Merryston Court, was back at Airdrie Sheriff Court last week, when procurator fiscal Susan Campbell revealed the stolen haul was valued at £675 and there was “no recovery”.

Defence solicitor Darran Khorasani said his client disputed the full value of the items he made off with, adding: “He says the items he took were valued at between £150 and £200.

“It appears he is going to complete his community payback order by the end of October.”

Sheriff Frank Pieri later told Morris: “I will call for a criminal justice social work report so I can have the full range of options before me the next time.”

Sheriff warns teen

A sheriff has told a teenage thug who assaulted a man that he is unimpressed with the progress he is making on his subsequent court order punishment.

Mark Harvey, of Coatbridge, punched his stunned victim on the face on Katherine Street, Airdrie, on May 15 last year.

The aggressive 18-year-old owned up to his violent actions at Airdrie Sheriff Court and was sentenced to a community payback order that included unpaid work.

Harvey, from Blairhill Street, was back in the dock last Wednesday to face a review of his order and the court heard that Harvey still had hours of work to complete.

Defence solicitor John McGeechan said, on Harvey’s behalf: “He has done 174 hours [of unpaid work] and missed one appointment.

“I have explained to him that he has to do the hours with the right attitude. He is 18-and-a-half so still has a fair bit of growing up to do.”

Sheriff Frank Pieri then warned Harvey: “I will fix another review for the end of November to allow you to do the hours.

“I’m still not very impressed with the progress you are making here; you still have time to complete the hours remaining.” A thug who went on a St Valentine’s Day rampage at a Moodiesburn property failed to appear in court for a second time in less than month.

Antony Doolan, 21, struck the walls of the Dryburgh Walk house with a wooden bat and punched a hole in a door during the disturbance .

He also shouted, swore and acted aggressively to place others in a state of fear and alarm on February 14 this year.

He owned up to his frenzied fury two days later and was due back at Airdrie Sheriff Court last week after being given time to prove he could be of good behaviour.

But Doolan, of Cumbernauld, failed to appear as scheduled – with the court told he had also missed a date in the dock in mid-September.

Sheriff Frank Pieri further deferred sentencing on Doolan until October 12 for his personal appearance.

Alleged breach

A Kirkshaws man who caused a disturbance outside Airdrie police station has denied breaching his court order punishment.

Andrew McGhee struck the door of the Anderson Street office, shouted and swore and placed others in a state of fear and alarm by behaving in a threatening and abusive manner.

The troubling tantrum took place on June 22, 2014, and McGhee was sentenced to a community payback order with three years’ supervision a month later after admitting his guilt.

The 49- year- old resurfaced in the dock last Wednesday to face accusations that he breached the court order.

But the Broom Place resident denied the alleged breach and Sheriff Frank Pieri arranged court proof proceedings for October 26.

On the night in question she drank a considerable amount of alcohol and simply blacked out