Police in Angus respond to reports of '˜big cat'

A police probe was launched at the weekend after officers were alerted to reports of a mysterious big cat roaming around Angus.

Police were called to reports of a big cat in Forfar. Picture: John Devlin

Officers responded to sightings of the unidentified feline near to a quarry on the outskirts of Forfar in the early hours of Sunday.

Despite an extensive search, police found nothing at the site.

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It comes after sightings of a big cat in Fife in August.

A woman captured what looked like a large black cat on camera creeping through fields near Rosyth.