Appeal for information on offensive posters in Fife

Officers in Fife are appealing for information following a number of offensive posters being displayed in local areas.

Around 10am on Thursday, 30 January, 2025, a poster was found on a bus shelter on Overton Road, Kirkcaldy.

A similar poster was reported to police around 10:40am on Tuesday, 4 February, at a bus shelter at Groban in Leven.

A third poster was located later that day at a nearby street at the junction of Scoonie Road and Haughgate Street.

All posters contained content of a racially-offensive nature and were seized by officers. This is being treated as a hate crime and enquiries are ongoing to identify those responsible.

Sergeant Piercy said: "The content of these posters is very concerning and we recognise the impact this may have on our communities.

"The posters that have been discovered have since been removed, however we would urge the public to report instances of this nature to police immediately if they come across it.

"We have dedicated officers carrying out a number of enquiries to establish where this material came from, and I would appeal to the public to contact police if you have any information which may assist.

"Police can be contacted by calling 101 and quoting incident 1085 of 4 February, 2025. Alternatively, please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, where you can give information anonymously."