A Fife man who got paid £50 to transport a stolen vehicle was caught when he stopped to spend his ill-gained earnings at a McDonald’s drive-thru.
David Munro, 28, of Lomond Gardens in Methil, admitted a charge of resetting the vehicle and tools which were stolen in a housebreaking on February 17 this year.
Munro appeared back at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court by video link from HMP Perth.
Sheriff Elizabeth McFarlane placed him under supervision for a year and made him subject to a curfew.
Munro must be within his home from 7pm to 7am every day for six months.
He was snared when the stolen vehicle was caught on camera as he waited for food at the Leven fast food branch.
His solicitor David Bell said: “His life in recent years has been blighted by his use of drugs.
“He was contacted and asked if he was willing to be involved in moving the vehicle he knew was stolen.
“He was asked to move it from a locked area in Methil to a yard.
“He tells me he was paid £50.
Screwdriver stab bid was ‘over the score’
A Fife teenager will be monitored for months after she admitted trying to repeatedly stab her uncle with a screwdriver.
Fayth Davidson kicked open the door of her father’s house in Glenrothes before attempting to stab uncle Matthew Dale on the body multiple times with the weapon, which she picked up inside.
She was placed on a structured deferred sentence at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court after admitting the assault.
The 18-year-old also admitted acting threateningly by shouting, repeatedly banging on the door and thereafter kicking it open.
Fiscal depute Eve McKaig explained the incident had taken place at Annandale Gardens on June 4 this year.
She explained Mr Dale was at the home of his brother – Davidson’s father – when they heard banging.
Davidson, of Alexander Street in Dysart, left the house at around 10.30pm, but returned 15 minutes later and began banging on the door.
Eventually she kicked it open and entered the property.
Making her way into the home, she picked up a screwdriver from the floor and began trying to stab Mr Dale.
The court heard the weapon didn’t manage to pierce through Mr Dale’s clothing.
Mr Dale was able to grab the screwdriver from her and snapped the head off it.
Defending, solicitor David Cranston said: “She accepts she was over the score and overreacted.
“She strikes me very much as somebody who would be receptive to all positive support put in place.”
Sheriff Elizabeth McFarlane placed Davidson on a structured deferred sentence for six months.
Revenge porn ‘madness’
A beauty therapist who had an affair with a married man posted revenge porn pictures to his wife on her birthday.
Agne Balciene, 38, then posted the images of her secret lover on social media sites after the break-up of their illicit relationship.
Dundee Sheriff Court was told that Balciene had taken umbrage after discovering that her two-year affair was being denied by her lover’s wife.
Sheriff George Way deferred sentence for background reports, noting there was “a lot of disquiet about this type of behaviour”.
Drink-driving dad banned
A drink driving dad was caught after taking his daughter to work in Edinburgh.
Sean Donaldson was found to be two-and-a-half times the legal limit the morning following a drinking session.
The 39-year-old took the busy M90 to the capital’s airport.
Dunfermline Sheriff Court heard that Donaldson’s daughter relied on him to take her to work as otherwise she would have to leave home at 4am for her shift.
She would also have to walk for 40 minutes to get to the building.
Donaldson, of Tuke Street, Dunfermline, admitted having 56 mics of alcohol in his system. The legal limit is 22.
He also had a previous conviction for driving whilst four-and-a-half times the limit in 2017.
Sheriff Derek Reekie banned him from the roads for three years and fined him £1,000.
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