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by Gordon Currie Updated: April 16, 2021, 1:42 pm © Gordon Currie A council supervisor who stole thousands of pounds worth of smoke alarms and sold them on Ebay wants his curfew area increased due to fears over Dundee’s wave of reported dog-nappings. Solicitor Jim Laverty told the court his client had read about the increase in dog-rustling offences and wanted his tag extended to allow him out into the garden. Gardyne also asked Dundee Sheriff Court to drop his court curfew for a weekend to attend his daughter’s wedding in October. Iain Gardyne Mr Laverty said: “It may seem some...

BBC News Published image captionIain Gardyne stole more than 200 pieces of equipment from the council A former Dundee City Council supervisor stole smoke alarms and other equipment and sold them to try to pay off a £65,000 gambling debt, a court heard. Iain Gardyne spent almost four years stealing thousands of pounds worth of items before selling them on eBay. He was caught after another user of the site recognised the local authority-approved equipment. Gardyne, who subsequently resigned from his post, was sentenced to an eight-month 20:00 to 07:00 curfew. Dundee Sheriff Court was told the...

The council is continuing to investigate several cases and it is understood a police investigation is also ongoing. Despite the multiple investigations, coronavirus has been blamed for officers now adding fraud and corruption to the risk register. A report for the policy and resources committee said: “Fraud and corruption was considered previously but was not added at that time. “The pandemic has impacted since then and this needs to be taken into consideration. “Regrettably, fraud and corruption does happen, and the council is not immune. “In addition to financial loss, it can lead t...