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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. (...)
£1,000 fine for former policeman who carried out tape assault in 'an act of some brutality'
A police officer who wrapped tape around the head of a Dundee hostel worker has been told it was ''an act of some brutality''. (...)
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Newlywed the suspected victim of Perthshire farmhouse fire
A 56-year-old man has died in a ferocious blaze at his Perthshire farmhouse. (...)
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Police confirm Eastern Cemetery vandalism is being investigated
Police in Dundee have launched an investigation into weekend vandalism at a city cemetery. (...)
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Allotment owner who drove across city with suspected wartime mortar caused full-scale alert
A spot of gardening on the slopes of Dundee Law turned into a full-scale bomb alert at Broughty Ferry police station. (...)
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Death certificate confirms stab wound killed Carnoustie man Tony English
It has emerged 59-year-old Carnoustie man Tony English was stabbed to death. (...)
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GMB wants ambulance service upgraded to full emergency status
The GMB union is to seek an upgrade in the status of the Scottish Ambulance Service from an essential service to an emergency service like police and fire rescue. (...)
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Fife Council pulls plug on Glenrothes fairground
There will be no more fairground attraction at a Glenrothes site following a ban by Fife Council. (...)
