The Oban Times

POLICE FILES

- With Sergeant Iain MacNicol

AT ABOUT 8pm on Monday October 16, at 3 Castle Road, Oban, the door to a flat was damaged. No entry was gained and nothing was stolen.

AT ABOUT 11.30pm on Monday October 16, police attended a house in Rhuvall Road, Oban, and found a man aged 36 in possession of a small amount of cannabis. The man was charged and issued with a recordable police warning.

AT ABOUT 12.40am on Tuesday October 17, following a report of a man behaving in an abusive manner in a house in Dalintart Drive, Oban, a 26-year-old male was arrested after struggling with police. He was later charged with assault and resisting arrest and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.

AT ABOUT 11am on Tuesday October 17, in RS McColl, George Street, Oban, a man allegedly stole a case of beer. Inquiries resulted in a man, 37, being charged with the theft on Friday October 20. The man was also charged with theft of a mobile phone from a shop in Stafford Street, Oban, on Tuesday October 17. A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.

BETWEEN 6.30pm on Tuesday October 17 and 9am on Wednesday October 18, in Argyll Terrace, Tobermory, a red Toyota Auris and a black Audi Q5 were damaged by having the bodywork scratched. Police are investigat­ing.

AT ABOUT 9.45pm on Wednesday October 18, at Oban Railway Station, a man aged 20 was stopped and searched and was found in possession of a small amount of cannabis. He was charged and issued with a recordable police warning.

AT ABOUT 1.10am on Thursday October 19, on the Corran Esplanade, Oban, an advertisin­g sign was damaged. Police are investigat­ing.

ABOUT 1.50am on Friday October 20, a car was stopped by police for a routine check, on Longsdale Crescent, Oban. Checks revealed the driver, a man aged 23, was on a provisiona­l licence, without insurance and there was no MOT for the vehicle. The driver was also found in possession of a small amount of cannabis. He was charged with the offences and the vehicle was seized. A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.

AT ABOUT 11.20pm, on Friday October 20, in Ferryfield Road, Connel, a car was stopped and searched and a 19-yearold man was found to be in possession of a small quantity of cannabis. The man was charged and issued with a recordable police warning.

AT ABOUT 4pm on Saturday October 21, at Station Square, Oban, a car collided with a woman pedestrian, causing her and another woman to fall to the ground. Both suffered injuries and the driver, a woman aged 61, was charged with careless driving.

AT ABOUT 1am Sunday October 22, following a report of a man behaving in an abusive manner and throwing an item at a woman in a hotel in Station Road, Oban, a 38-year-old man was detained. The man was later arrested and charged with assault and abusive behaviour. He was held for court and a report was submitted to the procurator fiscal.

AT ABOUT 1.50am on Monday October 23, in Lorn Road, Dunbeg, a 66-yearold man was found in a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. The man was arrested for failing to provide a breath specimen. Inquiries revealed he had driven while disqualifi­ed and without insurance. He was later charged and held for court and a report has been submitted to the procurator fiscal.

IF ANY member of the public has informatio­n in relation to the above, or to any incident, they can contact police on 101, or anonymousl­y through Crimestopp­ers on 0800 555 111.

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