As a result, Michael Kelly spent the festive season behind bars. Kelly, 44, of Sir James Black Road, appeared from custody at Dunfermline Sheriff Court. He admitted that on December 14, at the Fife Council area office, Main Street, Kelty, and during a journey to Cowdenbeath, he threatened his former partner with violence. Depute fiscal Isma Mukhtar told the court that Kelly was being driven to do his community payback unpaid work when the offence occurred. He spoke in the vehicle about his concerns about not seeing his children at Christmas. The depute went on: “He said that if he didn’t get to see his children on Christmas Day, he would murder her.”
Fife drink-driver got behind wheel because he wanted to be with dog’s ashes
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A Dunfermline drink-driver got behind the wheel because he felt he needed to get home to be with his recently-deceased dog’s ashes.
Gordon Banks crashed his car and was found by the police about a mile from the accident scene as he struggled to get home.
Banks, 46, of High Beveridgewell, appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court.
He admitted that on November 21 on the B915 at Dunfermline he drove with excess alcohol (49 mics).
A ROSYTH man went looking in the middle of the night for a friend who owed him money. John Radbourne, 21, of Tovey Road, had been drinking and caused a disturbance at the home of his friend’s parents. As a result, Radbourne appeared in the dock at Dunfermline Sheriff Court. He admitted that on December 7, at Sherbrooke Road, Rosyth, he behaved in a threatening or abusive manner by repeatedly shouting, swearing, threatening violence and threatening to damage property and demanded money. Depute fiscal Jill Currie said that, at 2.30am, Radbourne went to the house and started knocking on the front door.
Mark McConnell collided with the vehicle after knocking back a bottle of vodka. He then became abusive to the parents of the owner of the damaged car when they went out to see what had happened. When police arrived, McConnell failed to provide breath samples and he has now been sentenced for his antics at Dunfermline Sheriff Court. McConnell, 26, of Johnston Crescent, admitted that on October 23, in Izatt Avenue, Dunfermline, he drove a car without insurance. He then assaulted a male by grabbing him by the shoulder and clothing. McConnell further admitted that at Kirkcaldy police station, he failed to provide two breath samples for testing.
Jail for Fife shoplifter who ran red lights, drove through roadworks and refused breathalyser
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Rachel Stewart drove erratically in the centre of Dunfermline with no headlights on.
She went through red traffic lights and then drove into roadworks on the Coal Road, which was closed.
When she got out of the car, she needed help to walk and refused a breath test.
Stewart, 40, of Adamson Crescent, appeared from custody at Dunfermline Sheriff Court.
She admitted that on August 21 at Debenhams she stole a bottle of fragrance.