Knife thug caught with blade in Lanarkshire shopping precinct facing jail

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A repeat Lanarkshire knife offender has been warned he is "perilously close" to getting a jail sentence.Police officers found a Stanley blade when they searched Niki Bolland in Calderwood Square, East Kilbride.Bolland, 41, of Troon Avenue, East Kilbride, appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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