John Smith, of Windyhill Avenue, committed the crimes in Dunfermline and Newmills. At Dunfermline Sheriff Court, Smith admitted that on various occasions between December 15, 1975, and November 2, 1978, at a house in Macbeth Road, Dunfermline, he used lewd, indecent and libidinous practices towards a girl then aged 14 by masturbating in her presence. He also admitted that on various occasions between September 2, 1986, and September 1, 1988, at Main Street, Newmills, he used lewd, indecent and libidinous practices towards a girl then aged 14 by exposing his naked penis deliberately in her presence. Smith further admitted that on various occasions between January 1, 1979, and December 31, 1981, at Macbeth Road, he used lewd, indecent and libidinous practices towards a girl aged nine by exposing his naked penis, touching his naked penis in her presence and masturbating.
STAFF at Dunfermline s COVID testing centre were shouted and sworn at by a local man. James Debrou twice went to the centre and demanded to have a test even though he had not made a booking as is required. He acted aggressively, refused to leave, ignored social-distancing and shouted in the faces of test centre workers. Debrou, 56, who lives in Leys Park Road where the test centre is located in a car park, appeared in the dock at Dunfermline Sheriff Court. He admitted that on December 6, at Leys Park Road, he attended on two occasions at the COVID testing centre, shouted, swore, acted in an aggressive manner, refused to leave the site, demanded to be tested for COVID-19 without adhering to the appointment protocols, did not adhere to social-distancing guidelines and shouted in the face of COVID testers working there.
Michael Ward then left the scene but was found by police nearby sitting on a wall. Ward, 29, of Law Road, appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court. He admitted that on July 19 last year, at Wedderburn Crescent, Dunfermline, he culpably and recklessly drove a car when under the influence of drugs, lost control of the vehicle and collided with a parked car. Depute fiscal Jill Currie said that, at 3am, a local resident heard a loud bang. He looked out of his window and saw two males getting out of a car and running off. Police were contacted and Ward was found sitting on a garden wall. He was overheard saying he had been in a smash. Police officers formed the opinion that Ward was “under the influence of something”, added the depute.
TWO passengers on a busy late-night train were punched by a West Fife man who took offence to the males singing an Oasis song along with his female companion. The two victims were sitting on the floor because there were no seats available when they were attacked by Alan Weir. He was apparently not impressed by their version of a song by the Gallagher brothers. Weir, 39, of Church Street, Kingseat, appeared for sentencing at Dunfermline Sheriff Court. He previously admitted that on August 10 last year, on a train journey between Edinburgh and Inverkeithing, he acted in an aggressive and intimidating manner, shouted, swore and challenged people to fight.
A DUNFERMLINE sex offender caught with more than 14,000 indecent images and videos of children ignored a court order restricting his access to social media. Neil McGibbon, 30, of Cleish Place, appeared back at Dunfermline Sheriff Court, where he had been placed previously on a 10-year order. He admitted that being subject to a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) granted on May 1, 2015, he breached the conditions on October 14 by accessing a social media site. The court heard that the offence came to light during a routine check by police at McGibbon’s home. Defence solicitor Alexander Flett said: “He accepts he set up a social media account.”