An SNP Coatbridge councillor has been reported to prosecutors for allegedly stealing from a police station in Lanarkshire.
Allan Stubbs, who represents the Coatbridge North ward, can also be employed part-time within the workplace of Coatbridge MSP Fulton MacGregor and works for Police Scotland.
As reported by The Occasions newspaper, Councillor Stubbs has been accused of stealing property from Motherwell police station, the place he's normally based mostly.
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Following an investigation, officers reported him to the procurator fiscal, who will now determine whether or not to press expenses.
Councillor Stubbs advised The Occasions that it could be inappropriate to touch upon his work exterior of politics.
"I do not know what the allegations are that you just're speaking about," he mentioned. "To be trustworthy, my work life and my public life are very separate.
"So, I do not discuss my work to the press. I do not discuss it as a part of my council duties. So, I am not going to speak about something to do with that, or verify or deny something."
He added: "I can let you know categorically I'm at present sitting with my uniform on. I'm not at present suspended."
The allegations are the most recent to hit the SNP in North Lanarkshire after Jordan Linden stop as chief of the council final week following allegations of sexual harassment.
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Police Scotland mentioned: "Following an allegation of theft of police property from Motherwell police station, inquiries have been carried out and a report on the circumstances has been submitted to the procurator fiscal for consideration."
The SNP added: "We aren't ready to touch upon an inside Police Scotland employment problem, which we perceive entails numerous employees."
Councillor Stubbs was appointed convener of North Lanarkshire council's housing committee after the SNP took management of the authority following Could's native elections.
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