Brechin gamekeeper admits threatening his ex-partner
A spurned lover who discovered his ex-partner was in a new relationship and had been on a trip to Paris burst his way into her home, pushed her on the bed and called her a “whore”.
Forfar Sheriff Court
Angus secure unit teen threatened to brutalise female staff with wooden spar
An out-of-control teenager threatened to brutalise female secure unit staff with a broken window frame shortly after arriving there in a bid to be the “big man” in front of a friend, a court has been told.
Angus man sent explicit texts to 14-year-old girl
An Angus pervert will be sentenced next month after admitting sending a flood of sexually explicit text messages to a 14-year-old girl.
Four times the limit Angus drink-driver asked for puncture help
A dopey drink-driver who went for help to fix a puncture while he was stinking of booze after a festive party night has landed a three-year ban.
Serial Angus domestic abuser slammed over “entrenched attitudes”
A serial Angus domestic abuser will have to wait to learn his fate after a sheriff delayed sentencing because of his “entrenched attitude”.
Monifieth man avoids jail after Hogmanay assault
A Monifieth man avoided a jail term when he appeared for sentencing at Forfar Sheriff Court yesterday.
Man admits dangerous driving at 118mph on A92 Arbroath to Dundee road
Police carrying out a routine patrol on a busy dual carriageway which cuts through Angus recorded a driver travelling dangerously at 118 miles per hour.
Angus man who kicked police officer and defecated in police van dodges prison
An Angus man who staged a dirty protest in a police van en route to Dundee after kicking a policeman in the face has dodged jail.
‘Mild and timid’ 20-year-old jailed and banned from Angus pub after festive season assaults
An Arbroath man has been jailed for six months and banned from a town bar for a year after a festive season attack on his ex-partner and a male who tried to act as a peacemaker.
‘Dreadful state’ Ne’er day drink-driving Angus woman fined and banned
A 60-year-old Angus driver was so drunk in the early hours of New Year’s Day she struggled to walk round a police van which pulled over her weaving car.