Clydebank may be a great community but like any town of 45,000 people it has its share of crime. Headlines grab everyone’s attention and shocking incidents will certainly shock residents – but it’s important to remember they are fairly few and far between.
Readers ask us about lots of incidents they’ve seen or heard in their areas. The following took place in the past week.
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Teenage male threatened shop workers with knife
Police are hunting for a teenager who threatened shop workers with a knife after stealing from a Linnvale store.
The suspect, described by one witness as having “a junky appearance”, entered the Kirkwood Avenue shop with a female around 5.25pm on Friday, July 13. Requesting cigarettes at the counter, he was asked to produce identification as staff suspected him to be under the age of 18.
The male then grabbed a tray of cakes and the pair ran from the store. Staff pursued them in the direction of Woodward Crescent, but backed off when the male produced a knife and charged towards them.
He then fled over a bridge into Whitecrook. Police want the male on suspicion of theft, assault, carrying an offensive weapon and a racially aggravated breach of the peace.
Anyone with information should contact Clydebank CID on 0141 532 3379. Alternatively, information can be given anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Man arrested for furniture toss
A 21-year-old man was arrested after throwing furniture from the window of his second floor flat. The incident, which took place on Newshot Court in Clydebank East (Yoker), led to the man being arrested for breach of the peace, resisting arrest and culpable and reckless conduct.
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Thieves target cars in Mountblow and Dalmuir
Drivers are being urged to make sure their cars are secure after a spate of break-ins to vehicles parked in the Dalmuir and Mountblow areas of Clydebank in recent days. Items were stolen from a taxi parked on Kimberley Street while cars left at West Court and on Auckland Place were also targeted by thieves.
Police strongly suspect the incidents are connected and have urged anyone with information to get in touch via Clydebank Police Office, by calling 0141 532 3300.
