Aberdeen Man in Prison after Robbing Shop With Spoon

A man who robbed an Aberdeen shop with the use of a spoon, has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison.

Mathew Whyte, 26, confessed to threatening two staff members at the Hammerton Store on Great Northern Rd back in July.

Whyte, who was only recently out of prison, had used a spoon during the incident and made out that it was a knife. He had made away with £464.04 from the Aberdeen shop.

The 26-year-old was sentenced to 20 months in jail by Sheriff Graeme Napier after admitting to the robbery.

- Ben Carron

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Remorseful Aberdeen Worker Tries to Sell £1.8K Lunch Bid

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A generous oil worker has shown remorse after successfully bidding £1800 on a lunch with SNP leader, Alex Salmond. 

Garry Stuart, 43, who bid for the meal at a charity fundraiser after a few drinks, admitted he actually hates politics and "got carried away".

The 43-year old admitted to forgetting all about the lunch with the First Minister until earlier this month and has taken to desperately trying to sell the lunch bid via local ads. 

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Drunk Aberdonian Calls Cops For More Liquor

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An Aberdeen man who drunkenly called emergency services multiple times  has been sentenced with a community payback order.

Wayne Dorrans, 31, who had rang up police several times, had even sternly requested they bring him more alcoholic beverages.

After admitting to making the pestering calls, Dorrans was sentenced at Aberdeen Sheriff Court,  to undertake 100 hours of unpaid work, by Sheriff Graham Bucanan.

- Ben Carron

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