A DUNFERMLINE man who has frequently been caught shoplifting in the past targeted a DIY store for his latest theft.

Paul McDonald, 41, of Adamson Crescent, was back in the dock at Dunfermline Sheriff Court.

He admitted that on November 25, at Homebase, Halbeath Retail Park, stole a smoothing plane.

McDonald has a lengthy schedule of previous convictions and has served jail terms. He is scheduled to be sentenced for analogous offences on May 8.

Sheriff James MacDonald deferred sentence for this latest shoplifting until the same date.