David McPhee

Francis McPhee, 35, launched a volley of insults and racist abuse when police were called to McDonald's in Aberdeen city centre.

ROV technician Vincent Gallagher was messaging what he thought was a 14-year-old girl while working on the Paul B Loyd Junior rig.

Donna Stewart quit as the boy's care assistant after three weeks but still continued to submit timecards for the role.

One victim of former foster carer Alastair Legge, 52, told the court that his actions had “blighted” her life.  

Tariq Russell, 20, was recruited by his barber to assist a criminal gang carry out a callous telephone scam on the elderly and vulnerable.

Kieran Taylor, 30, stormed outside the Montrose pub in a rage and punched a passing car windscreen, a court was told.

Jailing David McEwan for 11 months, Sheriff Graham Buchanan said it was a "disgusting assault” on someone who was trying to help.

Nicola Milne, 38, swindled tens of thousands of pounds after her marriage broke down and she struggled to maintain her lifestyle, a court was told.

Witness Beata Baszczuk, 28, told police that Elizabeth Sweeney was angry with Neil Jolly and she had had "enough" of him.

Christopher McWhirter, 32, claimed that someone else had gained access to his laptop and downloaded indecent videos of children and extreme pornography.