Crime

A man has been arrested in connection with an incident which saw gay pride flags torn down and burned in a shopping arcade in Kirkcaldy.

The number of fires set deliberately in Fife has increased over the past year.

The people of Kirkcaldy have rallied round in support of retailers whose Pride flags were town down and burnt at the weekend.

Police in Fife are appealing for witnesses after a security officer was stabbed.

A Fife man who offered to change his evidence in court in return for cash has been told to prepare for a jail sentence.

Renowned Fife artist Jack Vettriano has won a legal battle to clamp down on a forgery gang trying to cash in on his work.

A man stabbed his brother with a knife and then months later threatened to do it again in voice messages.

A man appeared in court yesterday following the recovery of a firearm in Kirkcaldy by the Organised Crime Partnership (OCP).

Police have been investigating after a break-in at a controversial pub in Kirkcaldy.

Thieves have broken into the home of a Fife family and stolen two cars and two motorbikes in a late-night raid.

A Methilhill woman has issued a warning after her four-year-old cat was attacked and shot four times with a BB gun.

A man who admitted assaulting staff at a Kirkcaldy hospital has been ordered to carry out 160 hours of unpaid work in the community within nine months.

These are the faces of two men who raped a teenager after New Year celebrations in Kirkcaldy in 2017.

A jilted boyfriend who staged a terrifying murder bid on the father of his former partner’s new baby was jailed for nine years today.

A teenager who lured a woman into a car after claiming to be a taxi driver before raping her with an accomplice was jailed today.

The madam of a Kirkcaldy brothel who said she had no idea the scantily clad young Asian girls who worked for her were offering sex for money has been ordered to appear in court.

Police have arrested and charged a 14-year-old boy in connection with a serious sexual assault in Fife earlier this year.

Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court confiscated 93 items last year, including drugs, alcohol, and weapons, an investigation has revealed.

A police officer who began her career in Fife, has been appointed to to lead Police Scotland’s organised crime and counter-terrorism unit.