Teen ‘crashed car into Camperdown Park wall’
A Dundee teenager allegedly crashed a car into the entrance at Camperdown Park after a police chase. The 17-year-old male — who cannot be named for legal reasons — allegedly had no licence when he...
View ArticleBoy, 16, locked up after machete incident in taxi
A drunken 16-year-old boy who held a machete to a taxi driver’s neck has been locked up. The youth, from Dundee — who cannot be named for legal reasons — was sentenced at Dundee Sheriff Court to 292...
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Man who hid camera in shower gel bottle appeals prison term
A pervert who secretly filmed women and children in the bathroom of a Dundee home is appealing the length of his jail term. Kevin Enticknap, 42, was sent to prison for four years in December after he...
View ArticleMan admits punching taxi window – but sent apology letter to wrong firm
A man who behaved abusively wrote a letter of apology to a Dundee taxi company — but it was the wrong firm. Jack Fraser, 21, of Dunholm Terrace, had sentence deferred at the city’s sheriff court....
View ArticleThug threatened to kill Wellgate Centre security guards
A 36-year-old man with more than 100 previous convictions threatened to kill security staff at a city shopping centre. Ziggy Christie, of Transform, Soapwork Lane, had sentence deferred at Dundee...
View ArticleDrug addicts on bikes stole teenager’s X-Box
Two drug addicts on bikes robbed a teenager of a new X-Box as he carried it home from the shops. Dundee Sheriff Court heard James Beneyad, 18, bought the console and two games with money his mother had...
View ArticleDrunk woman shouted abuse at police officers
A DRUNKEN woman who shouted and swore abuse at police officers was fined £200 at Dundee Sheriff Court. Helen Warden, 57, of Watson Street, committed the offence when officers were within her home on...
View ArticleMan sentenced for attacking friends who shaved off his eyebrow
A MAN who attacked four of his friends after they shaved off one of his eyebrows at a party has been placed under supervision. Colin McComiskie, 22, was given the one year community payback order at...
View ArticleMan on drugs seen collecting branches from garden
A MAN was so out of it on drugs he was found in a Dundee garden collecting branches. Dundee Sheriff Court heard John Stewart, 38, was seen to break branches off a bush and put them in his pocket....
View ArticleBenefits cheat avoids jail despite being caught out in Goonies photo
A BENEFITS cheat who claimed to be a single mum to scam over £22,000 in handouts today dodged jail – after being caught when investigators found pictures of her in fancy dress with her husband on...
View ArticlePolice imposter punched boy in street attack
A MAN pretended to be a police detective and demanded two boys empty their pockets in Dundee city centre. Robert Clark, 42, grabbed the two boys by their jackets and pinned them against a wall, Dundee...
View ArticleTeenage girl locked up after headbutting police officer in court
A TEENAGER, who headbutted and repeatedly punched a police officer in a court building, has been locked up. The 16-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced to 12 months...
View ArticleMan jailed for child sex offences
Police have hailed the 32 months jail sentence handed out to a sex offender whose online grooming led to unlawful sexual activity. Police say the sentencing of 50-year-old Derek Stewart at Forfar...
View ArticleMan, 34, held over ‘attack with spade’
A MAN has been charged over an alleged attack with a spade and a screwdriver on a Dundee city centre street. Police were called to Nicoll Street, just off Ward Road, on Monday following reports of an...
View ArticleMan ordered to pay £750 for hitting woman with bottle
A man who threw a bottle in a Dundee nightclub which hit a woman on the head was ordered to pay compensation. Frances Monaghan, 28 of Ochil Crescent, Stirling, was ordered by Dundee Sheriff Court to...
View ArticleBottle attack victim slams ‘joke’ sentence for thug
A MOTHER-OF-TWO who was scarred for life when a thug threw a bottle in a Dundee nightclub has blasted the “joke” of a sentence handed to him. Debbie Strachan, 32, required dozens of stitches in her...
View ArticleMan ‘broke into two city homes’
A MAN allegedly reached through the window of a Dundee home with a pole and tried to steal items from within. Sean Van Lierop, 36, of Ballantrae Road, denied five charges against him at Dundee Sheriff...
View ArticleDrugs, knives, and stalking inside our courts
THEY’RE the places people go to be prosecuted for their alleged crimes. But dozens of folk have been caught committing criminal acts within the walls of Tayside’s sheriff courts. Incidents including...
View ArticlePolice hunt man accused of brandishing axe after failure to show up at court
POLICE are today hunting a man accused of vicious assaults on his ex partners – allegedly brandishing an axe at one and attacking another in a bath tub. Ryan Lawson was due to go on trial accused of...
View ArticleAbuser jailed for attacks on children
A child abuser was today sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison as his weeping victims looked on in court. Stewart King, 56, of Forres Avenue, Dundee, subjected three young children to horrific...
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