Fife man sentenced to supervision for indecent images
A Dalgety Bay man has been sentenced to supervision for downloading indecent images of children. Darin McQuillian (44), of The Moorings, appeared in the dock at Dunfermline Sheriff Court. ...
Fife rapist jailed for “horrendous” offences
A Fife rapist has been jailed for 13 years for sexual attacks on three women. Craig Slater (50) got three victims to consume intoxicating substances without their knowledge. After spiking a woman’s...
Fife woman started fire in her home and blamed it on “junkies”
A Dunfermline woman set fire to her ground-floor flat and blamed it on “junkies”, a court has heard. Elaine Mackie (54), currently a prisoner at Edinburgh, appeared from custody...
Bleach sprayed on food in care home freezer
A resident at a Fife care home admitted spraying bleach over food in a freezer because he wanted to kill other residents. Ian Bolton, 60, suffers from mental health...
Man charged after ram-raid at Co-op store
A 44-year-old man has been charged following a ram-raid incident in Kirkcaldy. In the early hours of Monday 12th December, a dumper truck was used to cause significant structural damage to the...
Woman’s mobile phone stolen in street robbery
A woman had her mobile phone stolen by a drug addict as she walked along a Dunfermline street. The victim chased after the thief as he ran off and...
“We’ve had a blast” – Fife nightclub set to close
A well-known Dunfermline nightclub is closing its doors after 37 years. Johnsons, in Pilmuir Street, has been popular with successive generations since it opened in the early ‘80s. At...
Jail for drunken lout who threatened Asda staff and customers
A Fife man, who caused drunken disturbances at a supermarket twice in the same night, has been jailed. People doing their shopping were challenged to fight by an intoxicated...
Fife man jailed for heroin dealing at shopping centre
A Fife man, who was drug-dealing next to a shopping centre, has been jailed for 16 months. John McCoo, 40, of Bighty Avenue, Glenrothes, had been given early release from...
Woman accused of attacking police with knife
A 47-year-old Dunfermline woman is in custody following an incident which saw police cordon off streets and surround a house. The woman is alleged to have attacked two police...
