Glasgow police officer pictured with Still Game actor
On social media, the force shared a picture of the two, saying: "PC Barry, from Partick Community Policing Team, had a nice wee chat with 'Boaby the Barman' whilst carrying out a recent bike marking event in Kelvin Way.
"It was lovely to meet you but, unfortunately, being on duty means no pints."
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Former Hearts and Hibs star James Keatings facing jail for part in money laundering plot
James Keatings pleaded guilty to possessing and transferring criminal property. A former Scottish professional footballer is facing jail after being caught carrying out a £400,000 money laundering handover. James Keatings, 33, transported heavy boxes of crime cash in a white Transit van and told police he had been working as a plasterer. Falkirk Sheriff Court heard today that Keatings – once on the books as a forward for clubs including Celtic, Hearts, Hibs, St Johnstone, Dundee United, Hamilton Accies, Raith Rovers, Inverness Caley Thistle, Forfar and Tranent - was arrested earlier this year following a tip off last year to the National Crime Agency about a large dirty cash handover due to take place in a street in Wishaw, Lanarkshire. Prosecutor Alistair McDermid said police and officers from the NCA laid wait in Young Street, Wishaw, and about 2.30pm on June 28th 2024 a white Mercedes van arrived and parked. The driver of that van was alone. A few minutes later Keatings appeared driving a white Ford Transit and parked next to the Mercedes. Keatings then 'got out and removed two weighty boxes from his van and put them in the rear of the Mercedes'. Both vans then drove away. The Mercedes, driven by the other man, was then seen to park in a street – Station Road – in Dollar, Clackmannanshire. The Mercedes driver got out and went into a house. He then left again, got into a third van, this time a black Mercedes, which he drove to High Street, Glasgow, where a woman got in. Mr McDermid said the woman was carrying 'a weighty polythene bag'. The van then drove back to Station Road, Dollar where the driver was arrested. The key to the white Mercedes was in his pocket and it was searched. Inside the white Mercedes van, officers found two office boxes containing 78 bundles of notes, each of about £5000 – in total £390,040. Also in the boxes were a quantity of elastic bands, which turned out to have Keatings' DNA on them. Keatings' finger and palm prints were found in various locations on the outside of both boxes and on the inside of the second box. His finger prints were also on some of the bank notes. Keatings, of Ryde Road, Wishaw, pleaded guilty today to possessing and transferring criminal property – namely the £390,040 in cash – an offence of money laundering. Solicitor Brien Grieg, defending, said Keatings was a first offender, a father, and 'a working man'. He said: 'He understands custody will be at the forefront of the court's consideration.' Sheriff Maryam Labaki deferred sentence until September 19th for background reports. She continued Keatings' bail, but warned him: 'This is a very significant sum, and it's an insidious crime in many ways. You must prepare yourself for every eventuality. You have crossed the custody threshold.' Outside court, Keatings said to a reporter: 'I'm not going to talk to you.'
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'Growing threat' from gang war engulfing Glasgow and Edinburgh
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"However, the increasingly complex nature of such criminality also reinforces the need to ensure policing continues to have the resources required to protect communities across Scotland from those who seek to cause the greatest harm. "The growing threat from organised crime groups (who seem not to care for the safety of the wider community) remains a significant concern. "Whether it is the supply of drugs, organised immigration crime or efforts to legitimise their unlawful business, the primary aims of those involved in these crimes is to gain money and influence over others." READ NEXT: Man accused of murdering partner has no lawyer, court hears READ NEXT: Thug climbed drainpipe to brutally stab man in home In response to the growing threat, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland, Craig Naylor, is calling for assets seized from organised criminals to be used directly to fund the police force. 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In Scotland the proceeds of organised crime are put into the Scottish Consolidated Fund, the main fund operated by the devolved government, and used for schemes like CashBack for Communities which takes a preventative approach by providing free activities and programmes for young people across Scotland – including those at risk of offending or reoffending. The approach taken in Scotland is similar in principle to that of Italy, France and Romania where the proceeds of organised crime go to community projects or to the state. Mr Naylor said: "Police Scotland's operational activity has resulted in a significant number of arrests. 'However, the increasingly complex nature of such criminality reinforces the need to ensure policing continues to have the resources required to protect communities across Scotland from those who seek to cause the greatest harm. 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'SNP ministers who have sat on their hands for far too long now must urgently heed his calls to give hardworking officers more resources to crackdown on their activities. 'The Scottish Conservatives recently outlined our policy which would toughen up current Proceeds of Crime Laws. They are outdated and all too often allow criminals to continue profiting from other people's misery, rather than paying back their ill-gotten gains. 'It is clear Police Scotland need greater support if we are to properly punish these gangs which is why they should be guaranteed some of the money recovered from them, which is already happening in other parts of the United Kingdom. 'Our police are doing a fantastic job despite the SNP's relentless weaking of the justice agenda, but organised crime will only spiral further out of control if SNP ministers don't finally accept the reality of this situation which has left many communities living in fear every single day.'
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