Three people have been charged in connection with a disturbance in Cowdenbeath which resulted in two people hospitalised and ended with a police pursuit in Kirkcaldy on Saturday.
Two men aged 39 and 33, and a woman, 25, will appear at Dunfermline Sheriff Court on Monday.
It follows a large emergency response which descended on High Street in Cowdenbeath shortly after 7.30am after reports of a disturbance.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing several police vehicles as well as two fire appliances, a specialist rope team and an ambulance.
Emergency services descend on High Street in Cowdenbeath early on Saturday
The road was blocked off for time as emergency crews continued at the scene.
A man and a woman are understood to have been injured in the incident and were taken to Victoria hospital in Kirkcaldy for treatment.
The extent of their injuries is not known at this time.
A short time later a number of police vehicles stopped a car on Roomlin Gardens in Kirkcaldy following a pursuit.
Pictures posted online show at least four vehicles having blocked a BMW car on Roomin Gardens.
One Roomlin Gardens residents told The Courier the street was “swarming with police” when she woke at around 9am.
She said: “The street was swarming with police officers and there was several police cars blocking the road.
“I couldn’t believe it as the road is usually pretty quiet.”
Another resident said she saw officers searching the cemetery behind the houses for the driver who had fled the scene.
She added: “Then about six officers ran into the grounds of Sinclairtown Primary School where they apprehended a man.
‘The street was swarming with police officers’
“They held him in the doorway of the school for a long time before transferring him to a police van.
“The BMW was left in the middle of the road for about an hour with officers looking into it then it was towed away.”
Officers investigating say the two incidents are linked.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 7.35am on Saturday officers received a report of a disturbance on High Street, Cowdenbeath.
“A further report was received of a concern about a vehicle being driven in the Overton Mains in Kirkcaldy shortly after 7.50am.
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy incidents linked say police
“The vehicle was subsequently stopped near to Roomlin Gardens, Kirkcaldy.
“The two incidents are being treated as linked and there is no risk to the wider public.
“One man, 42 and one woman aged, 44, have been taken to hospital for treatment.
“Two men aged 39 and 33, and a woman, 25, have been arrested and charged in connection with the incidents.
“All three are due to appear at Dunfermline Sheriff Court on Monday.”
A spokesperson for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We received an alert at 8.10am on Saturday to assist police following an incident on High Street in Cowdenbeath.
“Two appliances were despatched from Dunfermline station as well as a specialist rope team from Lochgelly.
“The crews were later stood down at 8.47am.”
