April 2010
7 posts
“AN 18-year-old was attacked and robbed in Greenock. He was walking in Merlin...”
– Inverclyde Now
“ARMED robbers attacked a pensioner in his own home and made off with more than...”
– 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....”
– Thieves steal £3,000 CCTV system - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
“TERRIFIED tenants on a Greenock estate fear that someone will die if vandals...”
– 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...”
– Inverclyde Now
“A NIGHTCLUB steward had to be taken to hospital for emergency treatment after...”
– Man admits biting club’s bouncer - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
“VANDALS set a transit van and a caravan on fire in Greenock yesterday morning....”
– Two vehicles are torched in street - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
March 2010
35 posts
“VANDALS went on the rampage, smashing more than 40 windows in doctors’...”
– Vandals smash 40 windows at hospital - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
“THIEVES stole a diamond ring worth a four-figure sum by distracting a Greenock...”
– Inverclyde Now
“Meanwhile, a 21-year-old man was arrested after an alleged serious assault in...”
– Inverclyde Now
“A YOUNG man was attacked in a Greenock town centre car park early today. The...”
– Inverclyde Now
“A DRUG dealer caught with hundreds of diazepam tablets has been jailed for six...”
– Drug dealer jailed for six months - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
“ALMOST three quarters of people say they are satisfied with Inverclyde as a...”
– Three quarters like living in area - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
Staggering. I do have to agree that the views are lovely on the great days we get. Both of them.
“VANDALS damaged play equipment and seating at Finlaystone Country Estate,...”
– Inverclyde Now
“POLICE are investigating several alleged attacks in Greenock over the weekend. A...”
– Inverclyde Now
“POLICE have appealed for witnesses after a man was attacked in Greenock. The...”
– Inverclyde Now
“A CASUALTY nurse at Inverclyde Royal Hospital could be sacked after she carried...”
– A+E nurse is guilty of assault - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
We should start a “Keep Millport Mental” Facebook group.
“A 25-YEAR-old sycamore tree in Greenock had to be chopped down early today after...”
– Inverclyde Now
“TWO teenagers were robbed in Greenock. The 17-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy...”
– Inverclyde Now
“A TEENAGER has been jailed for stabbing a boy outside a school.
Kiaran Murphy,...”
– Teenager jailed for school stabbing - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
“POLICE recovered a large quantity of drugs in two separate operations in...”
– Inverclyde Now
“TWO young women delivery staff were robbed of pizza in Larkfield, Greenock. The...”
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Food-theiving crime spree!
“HEARTLESS yobs raced through a cemetery in a Transit van before crashing into...”
– Vandals crash van into graveyard - News - Port Glasgow - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
“A 33-YEAR-old man was attacked at his front door by two men with scarves across...”
– Inverclyde Now
“A GREENOCK tower block had to be evacuated, with more than 20 families taken to...”
– Flats are evacuated after flooding - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
Flooding a high-rise tower block is an amazing feat!
“A GRIEVING relative has hit out after 36 beer kegs were dumped on graves at...”
– Fury as beer kegs dumped on graves - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
“A SNEAK-in thief got away with a Kilmacolm householder’s car. The intruder stole...”
– Inverclyde Now
“A 49-YEAR-old woman suffered serious head injuries during an attack in Port...”
– Inverclyde Now
“A MAN was robbed at knifepoint in Port Glasgow today. The 24-year old victim was...”
– Inverclyde Now
“INVERCLYDE has been hand-picked for a pioneering new project which aims to cut...”
– £50,000 plan to crack down on violence - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
Just for perspective, £50k is 62p per person across Inverclyde.
“POLICE are hunting a man who indecently exposed himself to four children in...”
– Inverclyde Now
“POLICE have appealed for witnesses after a teenager was attacked in Greenock...”
– Inverclyde Now
Nobody goes to Glasgow Royal from Greenock for a few bruises.
“A GREENOCK fraudster who swindled cash out of the benefits system has been...”
– Benefits crook has bank account seized - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
Why isn’t this man in prison? After all, we have Megrahi’s vacant cell just along the road.
“CAR crooks are sawing catalytic converters off 4x4s to flog as scrap and pocket...”
– Car crooks in 4x4 scrap scam - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
“TWO men who took part in a vicious brawl in a Greenock town centre bar have been...”
– Pub assault pair are locked up - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
“MAN Attacked — A 33-YEAR-old man was allegedly attacked in a house in...”
– Inverclyde Now
“THIEVES raided a Gourock hotel and stole up to £5,000 of booze and £1,000 from...”
– Thieves in £6,000 raid on hotel - News - Gourock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
That amount of booze should keep them going for, oh, at least 36 hours.
“A GOUROCK hotel was targeted by a professional gang of thieves. Buckley’s Firth...”
– Inverclyde Now
Several hours?
“A 47-YEAR-old man has been charged in connection with an alleged firearm offence...”
– Inverclyde Now
“A 35-YEAR-old man was arrested in connection with three alleged break-ins today....”
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“A MAN has claimed he was refused entry to Greenock job centre because he was...”
– Staff treated me like a terrorist - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
“A CRUEL care assistant who robbed five elderly people in seven days is facing...”
– Care worker stole from five OAPs - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
If she had stabbed a police officer, she’d be out by now.
February 2010
33 posts
“COMMUNITY wardens will attend calls with firefighters in a bid to crack down on...”
– Bid to catch 999 attack gangs - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
Becuase attacking 999 crews is bad, but not bad enough to send a police officer.
“A 23-YEAR-old man was attacked by several people who gatecrashed his party...”
– Inverclyde Now
Trebles all round!
“A TEENAGER who laughed as he repeatedly stabbed a policewoman with a broken...”
– WPC stab teen jail term quashed - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
You have to wonder what it takes to put someone in jail in this town.
“THE Greenock Telegraph today announces the latest leg in our war against the...”
– We’re sticking it to knife carriers - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
That sure as hell doesn’t sound like “war” to me.
“AN ARMED gang called for an Indian takeaway - then robbed the driver of the...”
– Armed gang rob driver of curry - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
Larkfield is a cesspit which should be nuked from orbit. It’s the only way to make sure.
“POLICE are treating a car blaze in a residents’ parking area near 183 Inverkip...”
– Inverclyde Now
“A DRIVER accused of trying to kill a woman by running her down claimed he was...”
– Muder bid accused ‘fled from gang’ - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
Three females?
“A GREENOCK man is at the front line in the £500 million war against drug...”
– I’ve had death threats from druglords - News - Greenock - Articles - Greenock Telegraph
An illiterate, violent population in a drug-addled region with no proper employment? He should feel right at home!