A complaint that Tayside Police failed to properly investigate an alleged threat to blow up a car has been rejected by an official inquiry.
A man had told officers that someone trying to recover money from his son had said he would place an explosive device under the vehicle.
He believed the force had not taken appropriate action and asked the Scottish public services ombudsman to intervene.
The ombudsman’s report said a constable had established there was no corroboration of the allegation and for that reason no further action was taken at the time.
The man, who has not been identified, later sent a letter repeating his claims.
A sergeant then spoke to the person alleged to have made the threat who denied doing so and decided there was no new evidence available.
The ombudsman said: “I am satisfied that Tayside Police has explained why no further action was taken in respect of the original allegations.
“Essentially there was no support for these allegations and no additional information has been provided since that time.
“In the absence of additional information becoming available, I do not consider it necessary to make any recommendation to Tayside Police to carry out any further work.”