A HALBEATH man made racist remarks and struggled with police officers, injuring one of them.

Barry Cowcher, 43, of Fod Street, appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court.

He admitted that on August 15, at Fod Street and at Dunfermline police station, he shouted, swore, acted aggressively, repeatedly attempted to strike his head against a desk, uttered sexually-offensive remarks and repeatedly made racially-offensive remarks towards a police officer.

He also admitted resisting five police officers, struggling violently with them and injured a female police officer.

Sentence was deferred for reports by Sheriff Craig McSherry until December 19.