Angus man banned after five times the limit drink drive offence
A brain-injured Angus man was found to be five times the drink-drive limit after shocked witnesses saw him abandon his damaged sportscar in the centre of Arbroath.
Sheriff Gregor Murray
Spitting female Forfar first offender narrowly avoids jail for “disgusting” assault
A Forfar teenager has been given a year-long exclusion order from a town pub after a sheriff said she had started her criminal career “in style” by spitting at a policeman.
Tayside primary teacher caught with indecent images of young girls
A Tayside primary school teacher’s career is in ruins after being caught with images of nearly naked young girls on his home computer.
Shocked neighbours witnessed Angus man’s vicious common close attack on partner
Horrified neighbours watched helplessly through the peep hole of their front door as a Montrose man launched what a sheriff branded a “vicious and sustained attack” on his girlfriend in the common close outside.
Drunken Angus man brandished kitchen knife in row over licking woman’s neck
A drunken party guest who brandished a knife in an Angus house after a row over his unwarranted advances towards a woman is facing an electronic tag.
Court shown CCTV of “particularly nasty” Montrose nightclub headbutt attack
An Angus man has been warned by a sheriff he is in “very serious trouble” after a court was shown graphic CCTV footage of his brutal headbutt on another man outside a local nightclub.
Sheriff losing patience in Angus carbon monoxide court case
A sheriff has slammed a further delay in the case of a Tayside businessman accused of putting residents of an Angus house at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning due to a badly fitted stove.
Hare courser’s jailing should serve as warning to others, says Crown and SSPCA
Prosecutors and animal welfare experts say they hope the jailing of an Angus hare courser will send out a strong message to those who get involved in the barbaric pursuit.
Prolific Angus hare courser jailed for latest offences on local farmland
A prolific hare courser has been jailed for his latest offences on Angus farmland.
Boozed-up Angus OAP who couldn’t sleep dialled 999 in early hours
A drunken Angus OAP dialled 999 at four o’clock in the morning to tell police she could not sleep.