Man held by ‘riot police’ faces Xmas behind bars

A MAN who was arrested by police after officers wearing riot gear descended on a block of flats is set to spend Christmas behind bars.

Robert Denyer, 49, of Ballumbie Gardens, was arrested on Wednesday night after several police units raced to a property in Fairbairn Street at about 8pm.

Denyer appeared at Dundee Sheriff Court following his arrest, when it emerged he had been arrested for breaching conditions on his bail — just hours after they had been imposed at a separate court hearing.

He admitted that, having been granted bail on a separate matter on Wednesday at the sheriff court, and being subject to a condition that he didn’t enter or try to enter Fairbairn Street, he went to that location “without reasonable excuse” and entered an address.

Fiscal depute Trish Collins told the court: “The accused was granted bail on Wednesday morning from this court and, as part of bail conditions, was not to enter Fairbairn Street.

“However, he attended a property there without reasonable excuse.

“Police were contacted and the accused was arrested.”

Last year, Denyer had admitted that on January 3 2015, at a property in Fairbairn Street, he behaved in a threatening or abusive manner in that he repeatedly shouted, swore and threatened violence towards Kimberley Tosh and Gillian Elder.

For that offence, he had been fined £150 and ordered to pay it at a rate of £10 per fortnight.

However, he had to attend court on Wednesday due to claims he had failed to pay any of the money.

Having admitted not paying up, he was instructed by the court not to go near Fairbairn Street.

However, he then turned up there that night.

During his second appearance in court, Denyer did not seek bail and was remanded in custody until January 12 when the case will call again.

Locals told how they had seen up to a dozen police units on Fairbairn Street and officers wearing riot gear entering a block of flats.

A door within the close was left damaged, as though it had been hit with a battering ram.