“Ripped off” worker helped himself to company cash
A worker who stole £3500 from his company claimed he did so because he had been “ripped off” over unpaid wages. Taking the law into his own hands resulted...
Four months for paedo who moved to Fife then re-offended
A paedophile, who moved to Fife just weeks after being sentenced in England for downloading almost 4000 indecent images of children, has been jailed. Twisted Tadeusz Checinski (45) committed...
Youth found guilty of killing young dad in street brawl
A 16-year-old schoolboy killed young dad Shaun Woodburn by punching him, causing him to fall to ground and striking his head on the pavement, a jury decided today. Mr...
Jailed for spitting on shop worker in take-away row
A Dunfermline man, angry at being called ‘mad’ in a Chinese hot food take-away, spat on a woman working there. The comment was not appreciated and led to...
Death threats over broken lawnmower
A disabled man made death threats as he waved his walking stick in a row over a broken lawnmower in a Fife pub. Richard Sinclair was furious about...
Row over missing football photo turned violent
An argument between pensioners over an old photograph turned violent in a Fife village. John McPherson was drunk when he turned up at the door of Joan Watson,...
Fife store’s deputy manager stole £1000 from safe
The deputy manager of a Co-op store stole £1000 from a safe because she was being threatened over a drugs debt. When the manager of the Rosyth store left...
Bogus workman jailed for conning Fife pensioners
Two brothers have been sentenced for preying on elderly homeowners and conning them out of large sums of money. William McPhee (32) targeted vulnerable victims across Fife telling them...
Woman attacked with hammer at Fife party
A disturbance at a Fife party escalated and ended in a woman being hit in the face by a hammer. Jason Butler (30), of White Rose Terrace, Methil, appeared...
Missing Corrie: landfill search to resume
Police investigating the disappearance of missing Dunfermline man Corrie McKeague are to resume the search of a landfill site. RAF airman Corrie has not been seen since he went on a night out...
