A drug addict broke into a local superstore and then threatened to “slash” the police officers who caught him in the act.

Ian McGregor, 43, also threatened to infect the officers with Hep C and started spitting towards them when he was cornered and told to drop down onto the ground. He told one officer he would remember their face and that they would not be laughing then.

McGregor appeared from custody via video link at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday having admitted breaking into a commercial premises and threatening behaviour towards police officers at Tesco, Glasgow Road, Camelon on August 29.

Procurator fiscal depute Ann Orr said: “Police had received notification of an alarm activation at Tesco. Officers found a broken window at the store front and saw a male standing in the aisle of the store.

McGregor was caught after he had broken into the Tesco superstore in Camelon (Picture: Michael Gillen, National World)

placeholder image — McGregor was caught after he had broken into the Tesco superstore in Camelon (Picture: Michael Gillen, National World)

"He was told to stop, show his hands and drop down to the prone position. He started moving away from the police officers and threatened to slash them saying ‘I’ll remember your face – then you won’t be laughing’."

McGregor also told officers he had Hep C and threatened to infect them, spitting in their direction.

Simon Hutchison, defence solicitor, said McGregor had “got in tow with old friends again’ at the time of the offence.

Sheriff Maryam Labaki noted McGregor, 54 Mariner Road, Camelon, had been in custody since August 30.

She deferred sentence until November 21 for a drug treatment and testing order assessment to be carried out and McGregor was remanded in custody until that time.