• A MAN was arrested in connection with alleged drug offences in Barrhead.

The 47-year-old was reported to the procurator fiscal after Greater Glasgow division police officers said they recovered a quantity of narcotics from an address in Chappell Street.

Police carried out the search warrant – issued under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 – at around 4.20pm on Saturday, September 24 when they arrested the man for alleged drug supply offences.

  • A POLICE officer was injured after a man allegedly refused to leave a Barrhead flat.

Officers were called to an address on Main Street following a disturbance at around 2.45am on Saturday, September 24. 

One was said to have sustained an injury to his arm as he grappled with a 48-year-old man who was charged with allegedly assaulting a police officer.

He was also charged with a minor public order offence.

  • A MAN has been charged with allegedly driving without insurance or a driving licence in Barrhead.

The 23-year-old driver was stopped by police on Carlibar Road at about 11pm on Monday, September 26.

The man’s car was seized as he was charged with the offences.

  • A BANNISTER was torn from a wall in a Barrhead close in an apparent act of vandalism.

Residents at a Main Street property contacted police at around 6.50pm on Monday, September 26 to report the incident.

It is believed a group of seven teenagers were seen hanging around the close a short time before the damage was caused.

Police are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed anything suspicious in the area to contact the non-emergency 101 number.

Alternatively, information can be given to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where anonymity can be retained.