Paedophile dad who tried to blame dead son for downloading sick child abuse images is caged
Ewan McLeod, 67, from Glenfarg, was found guilty of downloading the images at his home between 2 March 2007 and 2 December 2017.
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Ewan McLeod s details were added to the sex offenders register and he was granted bail (Image: Perthshire Picture Agency)
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Lorry driver arrested in connection with M90 crash that left woman injured
The male lorry driver has been charged in connection with road traffic offences.
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Two cars crashed this morning at around 8.10am near the Bridge of Earn (Image: Supplied)
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It may be a new dawn, politically speaking, but it was just another busy Monday for courts across Tayside and Fife.
Threats at homeless service
A charity tin thief who once claimed he hurled abuse at police because they called him a “fat b ” has admitted causing a disturbance at a homeless hostel in Perth.
Barry McQuaid
Barry McQuaid threatened a resident at Greyfriars House on Friday after being told he had exposed himself to a woman.
The 34-year-old appeared from custody at Perth Sheriff Court and admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner, likely to cause fear or alarm, by acting aggressively, shouting and swearing at the Princes Street establishment.
Updated: May 5, 2021, 4:00 pm
A police chase on the M90 which caused significant delays on Wednesday ended in the back garden of a local property.
Police were said to have pursued the vehicle for 45 minutes through Tayside and Fife.
The chase ended in a Cardenden garden after the vehicle and a police car crashed through a fence.
Around seven police vehicles were seen in Cardenden on Wednesday morning after the incident.
The van crashed into a fence.
The van in the garden on Craigside Road, Cardenden.
Motorists reported that the M90 was left at a standstill, with a roadblock put in place whilst the pursuit was underway.