A Kirkcaldy business owner could be banned from the road after failing to stop or co-operate with police after crashing his van into a wall.
Reece Morrison appeared at the town’s sheriff Court and admitted failing to stop and give his details after the collision in Forth Avenue on April 16.
Morrison, who runs ReMo Groundwork, was traced by police at his home in the early hours of the morning at Massereene Road, but he wouldn’t confirm his identity.
He was taken to Kirkcaldy Police Station and admitted behaving abusively while in the vehicle by making a derogatory remark to a police officer.
Once at the station, he again refused to supply his name, address, date or place of birth or nationality when requested.
His solicitor Eilidh Grant explained he employs two people but he is the only person qualified to drive in the company.
She said her client, 28, was “very much aware” he could be disqualified.
Sheriff James Williamson ordered a report and deferred sentencing until September 12.
Drugs haul
A mother-of-two who turned to dealing crack cocaine to try and pay off her debts has been sent to prison for 15 months.
Louise Johnstone was discovered with nearly £15,000 worth of the Class A drug in the family home when it was raided by police.
The raid was carried out after Johnstone confessed she had a stash of the drug to officers who pulled her over in her car following a tip-off.
Kebab shop shout out threat
A Dundee man threatened to “shoot up” a popular city centre kebab shop in a bizarre phone call to cops.
Malcolm Sinclair, 56, admitted acting in a threatening or abusive manner earlier this summer by making threats of violence towards police.
Sinclair had called police in the early hours of June 23 demanding they come to him before he “shot” members of the public at Corfu Kebabs on Seagate.
He was also prosecuted for making a grossly offensive phone call under the communications act.
The 56-year-old pled guilty by letter at Dundee Sheriff Court.
Police brutality claim rejected
A jury has rejected claims six Perth police officers attacked an unarmed man in his kitchen and later colluded to say he was carrying a weapon.
Peter Hodge went on trial at Perth Sheriff Court accused of assaulting officers and threatening them with a knife.
The 35-year-old alleged he was a victim of police brutality, saying officers stormed into his North Muirton home and pepper sprayed him in the face.
He claimed he was not carrying a foot-long knife, but was instead holding his mobile phone.
His solicitor asked jurors to question the police actions, asking: “Who watches the watchmen?”
But the remote jury of seven men and eight women took just less than an hour to find Hodge guilty of threatening police while brandishing a knife.
He was also found guilty of resisting, obstructing or hindering officers as they tried to apply handcuffs.
Jurors further found Hodge guilty of assaulting one officer by spitting in his face.
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