Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Chisel thrown at firemen by raider
A MAN caught red-handed while breaking into a fire station in Dundee threw a chisel at firefighters as he made his getaway.
Fire crews returning from a call on bonfire night — the busiest of the year for the service — found the thief inside the Kingsway East building.
The man was chased down by firefighters who tried to rugby tackle him but he managed to evade them and run off.
He also shook off pursuing police after a chase down the street.
A source close to the Tele said: “A crew had just come back and they caught someone in the act robbing the station.
“There was a wee scuffle and two guys tried to rugby tackle him but the boy got away. He managed to get away with someone’s phone though. The police were there with the dogs and stuff. “Everyone was on edge trying to figure out how he got in. He launched a chisel at one of the boys as well.” The incident happened at around 9pm on Saturday. The source said the man left a hat at the scene and police dogs were able to trace his scent from it. It is understood that the raider lost pursuing police officers around the Scott Fyffe roundabout and made his getaway, with the source adding: “Since then we’ve found tools and stuff scattered outside, so he obviously had plans to do more damage either here or elsewhere.
“It was out the wee workshop room at the back of the station. He came walking out of there and that’s where the tools were. Nothing apart from the phone seems to have gone.
“It’s one of those things you’ll not find out until later. He must have only just been in minutes before we got back.”
Police Scotland and the fire service were approached for comment but hadn’t done so by the time of going to press
Meanwhile, bonfire night in Dundee was “relatively peaceful” as tens of thousands of people watched displays.
“The events in Lochee Park and Baxter Park were well-attended, with lots of other people finding vantage points around the city to watch.”