Man found with climber’s knife in city centre street

A MAN was found with a climber’s knife in a busy city centre street on a Saturday night.

Jordan Rooney, 26, from

Maryhill, was snared outside McDonald’s on Glasgow’s Union Street last November.

Police officers were made aware by a concerned member of the public before 10.30pm.

They said: “See him, he’s got a knife on him, don’t look.”

Rooney was searched and a blade was recovered from his jacket pocket.

Rooney pleaded guilty on Wednesday at Glasgow Sheriff Court to the unlawful possession of a knife in a public place.

Susan Gibson, defending, told the court the knife was used in abseiling for climbing rope.

She said: “His position was that it was in his pocket and he forgot it was in there as he was using it around the house.”

Inspectors also praised Bluebird, run by CareGlasgow Ltd, for “an excellent” system, which uses GPS technology to allow care workers to tag in and out of people’s homes, for visits lasting no less than 30 minutes, and how staff were always punctual.

Senior staff were spoken very highly of by workers, especially during a transition period of management.

The report stated: “Staff spoke very highly of their senior team who had managed the transition of the acting manager into the vacant post very seamlessly.

“The manager worked for Bluebird in another local authority area so knew the processes and the excellent standards the service worked to. This meant that the staff team continued to offer the same level of care and support without disruption to the service.

Sheriff Paul Crozier replied: “He was climbing, was he?”

Miss Gibson replied: “No he wasn’t climbing, he was using it to cut boxes.”

Sheriff Paul Crozier deferred sentence for background reports and remanded Rooney.

“The staff team worked so well together and all spoke of feeling like a family and proud of the support they offered.

“This ensured an excellent team culture with strong loyalties to the people they supported and the company they worked for.”

The report did note some “small improvements” could be made in recording all staff have read people’s care plans.

Inspectors spoke to family members of service users, who showered praised on staff.

One said: “I can’t fault any of the staff, they are all marvellous.”

Another added: “I know staff very well, they are family.”

Bluebird Care provide services across Scotland and also have bases in South Lanarkshire, East Dunbartonshire, and several in Edinburgh. the like