A 39-year-old man has been arrested and charged in relation to two housebreakings in Milnathort as well as a further intended theft offence in the area.

Between 4pm on Monday, 2 June, and 4.30pm on Tuesday, 3 June an outbuilding at a property was broken into on Perth Road in the town. An outbuilding at a property on Old Perth Road was also broken into between 11.30pm on the Monday and 8.45am on the Tuesday. A break in at an outbuilding at a property in Viewfar Road also was attempted. 

PC Samson from the Kinross Community Policing Team said ‘We appealed for information at the time of these offences and following enquiry, the man has been charged, and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal. I am pleased to be able to update the public and victims of these crimes of this result and hope it shows our commitment to keeping the local community safe’