9 9 2 , ▁when ▁burg l ars ▁spent ▁three ▁hours ▁in ▁the ▁F ettes ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁force . ▁The ▁break - in , ▁through ▁an ▁un sec ured ▁window ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Crime ▁Squad ’ s ▁ground - floor ▁offices ▁in ▁the ▁H Q ▁building , ▁led ▁to ▁several ▁confident ial ▁documents ▁being ▁st olen ▁and ▁Animal ▁Liber ation ▁Front ▁s log ans ▁being ▁sp rayed ▁on ▁the ▁walls . ▁ ▁Two ▁journal ists ▁who ▁reported ▁on ▁the ▁incident ▁after ▁receiving ▁tip - offs ▁were ▁arrested ; ▁▁ ▁Alan ▁Mu ir , ▁a ▁rep orter ▁for ▁The ▁Sun , ▁wrote ▁a ▁story ▁based ▁on ▁an ▁anonymous ▁tele phone ▁call ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁incident , ▁and ▁was ▁det ained ▁for ▁six ▁hours , ▁and ▁Ron ▁McK ay , ▁a ▁journalist ▁for ▁Scotland ▁on ▁Sunday ▁found ▁documents ▁after ▁another ▁anonymous ▁call ▁six ▁days ▁later . ▁When ▁he ▁wrote ▁a ▁story ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁documents , ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁at ▁dawn , ▁while ▁at ▁his ▁girl friend ' s ▁house ▁in ▁Ch ath am , ▁Kent . ▁He ▁was ▁held ▁over night , ▁and ▁charged ▁with ▁reset , ▁the ▁crime ▁under ▁Sc ots ▁law ▁of ▁receiving ▁st olen ▁property . ▁The ▁charges ▁were ▁dropped ▁six ▁months ▁later . ▁ ▁The ▁st olen ▁documents ▁concerned ▁the ▁police ' s ▁use ▁of ▁" tele phone ▁meter ing "; ▁recording ▁the ▁destination ▁and ▁duration ▁of ▁suspect s ' ▁tele phone ▁calls , ▁without ▁listening ▁in ▁on ▁them . ▁Although ▁this ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁legal