Man, 35, let off fireworks from his city flat

A MAN who admitted setting off fireworks from his flat has been ordered to behave.

Christopher Gaffney, 35, filmed himself on Snapchat setting off the explosives from his home on Drumlithie Place on December 3 2019.

Gaffney pleaded guilty on the day he was to stand trial at Dundee Sheriff Court.

He admitted culpably and recklessly launching fireworks from his living room and over the rear gardens of Brackens Road, to the danger of residents and the public.

Sheriff Alastair Carmichael further deferred sentence on Gaffney until April for him to be of good behaviour and to engage with a mentoring programme.

A WEST End woman allegedly threatened bank staff before attacking police officers.

Gillian Finnigan, 37, is accused of shouting, swearing and threatening staff at RBS, High Street, with violence on October 22 2019.

On November 28 that year, Finnigan allegedly seized hold of PC Louise Robertson’s arm before pressing her nails on to PC Robertson’s skin at police HQ on West Bell Street.

Finnigan allegedly tried to headbutt PC Robertson before shouting, swearing and making violent threats.

At Dundee Sheriff Court, Finnigan, of Rosefield Street, had her case continued without plea until February.

A 34-YEAR-OLD man accused of brandishing a knife and making threats in a pub will stand trial later this year.

Hamish Masson is accused of attending The Barn, Campfield Square, Barnhill, on March 7 2020 after previously being asked to leave.

The Stracathro Terrace man allegedly brandished a knife and made threats of violence.

Masson was allegedly found in possession of a knife afterwards.

He did not attend Dundee Sheriff Court to answer the charges but a plea of not guilty was tendered on his behalf by defence solicitor Mike Short.

Sheriff John Rafferty fixed a trial for August.

LONG-DELAYED work on Perth City Hall will restart within days, as culture chiefs finalise their plans to display the Stone of Destiny.

Construction was scheduled to begin last spring, but was halted when the country went into lockdown. Preliminary work will get under way this month, with crews expected to arrive on site in February.

The £26.5 million project received a massive boost just before Christmas, after it was confirmed the Stone of Destiny would be removed from Edinburgh Castle and returned to the Fair

POLICE called to false reports of a teen knife attacker in Perth are warning people against reposting unverified information.

On Saturday a report of a teenage boy wielding a knife and “attacking random people” near the South Inch was shared widely on a number of social media platforms, including Facebook and Snapchat.

The incident was said to have taken place at railway tunnels between the South Inch and Glenearn Road, and the post was labelled “boy running about Craigie with a knife, watch out he’s attacking random people”.

This incident comes after police officers ramped up patrols of the South Inch and other areas of the city centre as part of Operation Stung.

The operation was sparked by a spate of youth antisocial behaviour during lockdown, including teens drinking alcohol, shouting at passers-by, arming themselves with weapons and congregating on the railway tracks.

However, after the content was