Crime

A Kirkcaldy woman has been jailed for eight years after cutting the throat of her “mother-in-law” in a murder bid.

A man has been jailed for 27 months after he imported two handguns from the continent.

A Burntisland woman who admitted driving on the wrong side of the road, colliding with another car and injuring the driver while she was more than four times over the drink-drive limit has had her sentence deferred.

A Kirkcaldy man who admitted stealing quantities of fragrances, alcohol and razors from stores in the town has had his liberty restricted for a total of 28 weeks.

Police are hunting for a suspect after a woman was robbed on a Kirkcaldy street last night.

A fraud investigation into a Fife funeral director could involve around £250,000 and more than 80 customers, according to one insider.

Police in Fife are investigating after at least eight female councillors were targeted by an abusive caller who made sexual remarks.

A road in Kirkcaldy remains closed after a serious incident which saw a man taken to hospital with serious injuries.

A man’s body has been found at a Fife property.

A window cleaner was targeted for racial abuse and then challenged to fight as he worked in Buckhaven.

A so-called “Brucie Bonus” brothel madam is to fight a bid by Scottish prosecutors to seize £250,000 of allegedly dirty money from her.

A Fife man, who kicked his ex-partner in the ribs and later repeatedly ignored bail conditions, has been jailed.

A Fife funeral director is the focus of an ongoing police investigation.

A 12-week Restriction of Liberty Order was imposed on Fife man David Snaddon after he admitted assaulting a man in Kirkcaldy.

Local man Ewan Torrens was ordered to pay £100 compensation after he admitted damaging a mattress at Kirkcaldy Police Station earlier this year.

Police are investigating a second raid on a Kirkcaldy church undergoing major renovation work.

Glenrothes man David Kettrick was ordered to carry serve a Community Payback Order after he admitted to acting in a threatening or abusive manner at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.

A motorsports enthusiast, apparently showing off to friends by driving at over 105mph on the A92, has avoided a ban.

A Fife man with no driving licence hit speeds of 106mph on the A92 then tried to escape from pursuing police vehicles in a chase through the Kingdom.