Planet Greenock

Apr 18

“AN 18-year-old was attacked and robbed in Greenock. He was walking in Merlin Lane just before midnight on Friday when a group of six or seven youths confronted him. He was head-butted and punched.” Inverclyde Now

Apr 14

“ARMED robbers attacked a pensioner in his own home and made off with more than £1,000.
Three men forced their way into his house in Kilmacolm on Monday night. They assaulted him, demanded money, and made off with a four-figure sum of cash.” OAP is robbed in his own home - News - Village News - Articles - Greenock Telegraph

“THIEVES have stolen thousands of pounds of CCTV equipment from a block of flats.
The surveillance gear was taken from Peebles Court, below, in Greenock and is valued at around £3,000.
Police said the theft took place sometime between 22 March and 9 April.” Thieves steal £3,000 CCTV system - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph

Apr 6

“TERRIFIED tenants on a Greenock estate fear that someone will die if vandals don’t stop torching their tenement.
Residents at Mallard Crescent are worried after a bin room was again set alight in their Mallard Crescent block over the weekend - the third such incident in the space of just a few weeks.
Mum-of-two Sharon Brockie, 40, said: “It’s going to take someone to die before something happens.”

Death fears over fires at flats - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph

Sensational logic in the pull quote there.

“A TEENAGER suffered a serious facial injury in an attack in Greenock. The 17-year-old was assaulted by two males in gardens in Oxford Road, Larkfield, between 5 and 5.20pm yesterday. One of them struck him with a weapon. He was taken to hospital and needed 10 stitches in a wound on his face. He also suffered hand injuries.” Inverclyde Now

Apr 5

“A NIGHTCLUB steward had to be taken to hospital for emergency treatment after being bitten by a violent thug.
Kevin Devine, 24, sank his teeth into the bouncer’s finger after being asked to leave Red, in Cross Shore Street, Greenock, because of his drunken state.” Man admits biting club’s bouncer - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph

Apr 4

“VANDALS set a transit van and a caravan on fire in Greenock yesterday morning.
The works van was targeted in Lansbury Street, Gibshill, at 9am, causing extensive damage to the front of the vehicle.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze but they were called out to the same street 10 minutes later when an old caravan was torched.” Two vehicles are torched in street - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph

Mar 30

“VANDALS went on the rampage, smashing more than 40 windows in doctors’ accommodation at Inverclyde Royal Hospital. They targeted a row of terraced homes used as temporary accommodation for doctors in Larkfield Road. Nearly every property had a window or door smashed. Four teenage boys were seen running away from the area.” Vandals smash 40 windows at hospital - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph

Mar 29

“THIEVES stole a diamond ring worth a four-figure sum by distracting a Greenock shopworker. The two men and a woman, all of foreign appearance, pretended to be interested in buying the ring at McNeils Jewellers in the Oak Mall, Greenock. They engaged the staff member in conversation and during the discussion they managed to swap the ring for a cheap imitation, worth just £5, then left the premises.” Inverclyde Now

Mar 28

“Meanwhile, a 21-year-old man was arrested after an alleged serious assault in Word-Up nightclub, Dalrymple Street, Greenock. A 19-year-old man suffered a cut to his face in the incident just before midnight.” Inverclyde Now

Planet Greenock

The town of Greenock, Scotland is not so much a place as a wildly altered state of mind.