Galashiels Transport Interchange. Photo: Helen Barrington A BORDERS woman who was involved in two disturbances has been ordered to carry out a total of 160 hours of unpaid work. Jade McCann, 34, of Inchmyre, Kelso, pleaded guilty at Jedburgh Sheriff Court to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner towards paramedics trying to assist her at Galashiels Transport Interchange on April 24 last year. Depute fiscal Fiona Hamilton told a previous hearing that at around 3.30pm an ambulance crew was called to the Interchange because a woman required medical assistance. She continued: They found the accused inside the building and she seemed to be under the influence of a substance.
Jail for woman who spat in police officer s face
A WPC had to go for a hospital check up after a furious woman she was trying to arrest spat in her face
36-year-old Nadine Garvie was sentenced to six months inside at Perth Sheriff Court (Image: Perthshire Advertiser)
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James Melville, 39, of Hawick, was found guilty of a stalking offence after a two-day trial at Jedburgh Sheriff Court. Photo: Google Maps A BORDERS man has been found guilty after a trial of stalking a woman. James Melville, 39, of Branxholme Road, Hawick, had denied engaging in a course of conduct likely to cause fear and alarm. But following a two-day trial at Jedburgh Sheriff Court he was convicted of the offence. Melville was fined £300 and ordered to pay £100 compensation to his victim. He was also ordered to pay a £20 victim surcharge. A three-year non-harassment order was imposed forbidding him from having any contact with the woman.