Scots machete thug tried to strike cop with weapon after smashing his way into car
police car, showering the driver with broken glass, a court heard Gerald McFarlane approached PC David Crighton in the Deans area of Livingston, West Lothian, Livingston Sheriff Court was told. He shouted and swore at the officer before repeatedly battering the driver’s side window of the police car, causing it to smash.