Tayside Police staff member fined and facing sack for 'extraordinary' misuse of private records
A Tayside Police worker from Dundee has been suspended after admitting that she accessed hundreds of private records of friends and family over a nine-year period and texted the information to her son. (...)
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Tayside Police loses greatest share of civilian staff
Civilian staff numbers in Tayside Police continue to fall as the force attempts to slash more than £2 million from its budget. (...)
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Cost of PC Paula Wales investigation will remain a mystery
The cost of a Tayside Police investigation concerning an officer subsequently cleared of neglecting her duty will never be known. (...)
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Family Protection Unit detective Iain Ledger sacked by Tayside Police
Disgraced detective Iain Ledger has been sacked by Tayside Police. (...)
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Report into Fife chief constable's car crash sent to procurator fiscal
Fife Chief Constable Norma Graham has been reported in connection with a head-on car crash. (...)
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Outgoing police board convener warns local authorities will pay price of single national force
Setting up Scotland's single police force could have a knock-on effect for local council finances in future years, Tayside's departing police board convener fears. (...)
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Call for independent investigation into Fife chief constable's car crash
Police in Fife are probing the circumstances surrounding a head-on car crash involving their own chief constable, it has emerged. (...)
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Police forces attempt to challenge public's perception of knife crime problem
Despite a perception that knife crime is getting ''out of control'', police chiefs insist they are winning the fight against blade culture on the streets of Tayside and Fife. (...)
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Tayside Police say releasing information on payment to informants would threaten sources and investigations
Tayside Police have refused to shed light on the murky world of payments to informants. (...)
Detention warning for Alyth man who repeatedly phoned 999 for a lift home
A drunken time-waster who repeatedly dialled 999 ''to get a lift home'' has been told he could face a custodial sentence. (...)
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Police make Tayport troublemakers face some home truths
Police have given a gang of Tayport teenage troublemakers a dressing down in front of their parents in a bid to make them stop terrorising their community. (...)
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Police still hunting armed man who stole three-figure sum from Perth Co-op store
Police hunting a masked armed robber who held up a Perth supermarket at the weekend have yet to make a major breakthrough despite mounting a high-profile presence at the store. (...)
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'Utterly deplorable' — community shocked by attack on 73-year-old in Downfield
High-visibility police patrols and door-to-door inquiries have been taking place in the Downfield area of Dundee after a 73-year-old man was assaulted by teenagers in an apparently unprovoked attack. (...)
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Man charged after fatal accident in Leslie
A man has been charged in connection with a fatal accident in Leslie at the weekend. (...)
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83-year-old's hip broken in 'despicable' attempted robbery in Perth
An 83-year-old woman has suffered a broken hip after being attacked in an attempted robbery in Perth. (...)
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Emergency services admit concerns at return of Kinross fire-raiser
The return of the Kinross fire-raiser has made the emergency services increasingly concerned for the safety of the public and property. (...)
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Local concerns return with release of Scottish Government's single police force plans
Fresh fears have been voiced about local accountability for Scotland's new single police force after the details were outlined at Holyrood on Tuesday. (...)
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'He was my best friend' — brother leads tributes to Perthshire fire victim Donald Pattullo
The brother of a popular Perthshire farmer who died in a house fire says he has lost his ''best friend''. (...)
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Hilltown fire victim named as Steven Cooney
A Dundee man killed in a horrific early-morning fire has been named as 40-year-old Steven Cooney. (...)
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Dog put down after Angus sheep attack
A dog which killed four sheep and attacked another 15 at an Angus farm has been put down. (...)
