A Dundee man who wasted 23 hours of police time has been placed on a 10-week curfew at the sheriff court.
Kevin Keen, 32, of Thurso Crescent, was ordered to stay within his home address between 7pm and 7am daily.
Keen admitted wasting police time, at a total cost of £1,156.50, by falsely reporting he had been robbed by a man with a “Rambo-style” knife.
Fiscal depute Isma Mukhtar told the court Keen attended Dundee’s police headquarters on May 23 and told officers he had been the victim of a robbery the previous week.
The fiscal said: “He told police he had met a male at Ellenbank Bar who had offered him knock-off designer clothing.
“He said he told the male he had no money but arranged to meet him at 10.30am to 11am the next day.
“He said the next morning he had withdrawn money from his bank account and went to meet the man at the Wellgate Shopping Centre.
“He said when he walked into an alleyway at Pullar’s Close, a male pulled out a large, Rambo-style knife from a rucksack and demanded money from him.”
Keen told police he had handed over £150 cash which he had withdrawn from his back account, a bus pass and an electricity card.
The court heard police reviewed CCTV and found no robbery or any sign of the alleged victim.
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