PERTH SHERIFF COURT

A man has appeared in court accused of stealing a bizarre haul, including a bin lid, a vacuum cleaner and referee’s cards.

James Donaldson is alleged to have broken into three properties across Tayside and made off with dozens of items.

It is alleged that between August 21 and September 10 last year at a property in Glamis Road, Dundee, he stole items including a hoover, furniture, keys, garden tools, cutlery and a coat.

He is further accused of taking items including bags containing hockey sticks, hip flasks, a bike pump, a laser pointer, a whistle and referee’s cards, hockey masks, tubs of grease, a spanner and a leather soap bag containing assorted shaving items from a property in Dundee’s Windsor Street between December 23 last year and January 3 this year.

A third charge alleges that he broke into a cottage at Bridge of Cally, Perthshire, on January 3 and stole a TV, bin lid, a throw and a crowbar.

He is further charged with using a crowbar to break into the Bridge of Cally address with intent to steal on January 3.

The case was continued until November 29. A teenager has appeared in court accused of sending indecent messages to a 13-year-old girl.

James Rodger denies coercing the girl to look at sexual images between March 10 and 11 this year.

The 18-year-old is alleged to have had indecent communications with the girl through text messaging and video calls, and to have exposed his naked genitals during the video call while at his home in Scone.

He was granted bail with the condition that he does not approach the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons.

He will stand trial in the new year.

A man admitted stealing more than £200 of perfume from a Perth store.

David Brown pleaded guilty to stealing a number of bottles of fragrance worth £229 from Debenhams on November 2.

Solicitor Mike Tavandale said the 34-year-old had come into the city centre with friends and had been drinking.

Brown, of Ashgrove Road, Blairgowrie, was ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work.