Staggering Arbroath drug-driver gave zero alcohol reading before crash
A court has heard how an Angus drug-driver hit a car just four hours after police let him go following a zero alcohol reading in a roadside breath test.
Sheriff Gregor Murray
Angus man avoids jail ‘by a whisker’ after threatening ex-partner
A sheriff has warned an Angus man he escaped being sent to jail “by a whisker”.
Unpaid work for Forfar man who attempted to batter assault victim with coping stone
A Forfar man and his father-in-law who went armed with a coping stone and a hammer to tackle a man they believed had been spreading rumours have avoided going behind bars for the incident.
Forfar man back behind bars after assault
An Angus thug previously jailed for breaking a fellow footballer’s jaw during an amateur game is back behind bars after attacking an innocent victim during a fall out with his girlfriend.
Angus medical firm boss facing jail over £22k disability benefits fraud
An Angus first aid firm boss is facing jail after swindling almost £23,000 in disability benefit over almost four years.
Angus man fined for over the top reaction to sausage roll party prank
A partygoer who flipped when he woke up from a drunken slumber to find himself the butt of slapstick humour has paid the price after he squandered a chance to prove he could behave.
£1/2 million Dundee docks firestarter sent back before city sheriff for sentencing
A fire-starter who sparked a half-a-million pound blaze at Dundee docks is being sent back before the sheriff who originally dealt with the case so he can decide what action will be taken over the 25-year-old’s failure to comply with a court order.
Teenager’s £3,000 fine for daytime street baseball bat attack on Forfar man
A teenage offshore worker earning almost £50,000 a year has been hammered with a four-figure fine after a broad daylight metal baseball attack on a man in a Forfar street.
OAP Angus cafe owner loses car and licence after latest drink-drive related offence
An Angus businesswoman has been handed a four-figure fine and had her car seized by the courts after admitting her third drink-drive-related offence.
Kirrie care home handyman’s jail warning over £3,000 metal bar wrecking spree
A court has heard how an Angus care home handyman caused £3,000 worth of damage to a staff car in a “bizarre” reaction to a staff meeting announcing a new manager at the premises.