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Drink-driver hit road signs in Caithness crash

20 April 2024
Drink-driver hit road signs in Caithness crash

Drink-driver hit road signs in Caithness crash

20 April 2024

A driver escaped serious injury after he failed to take a bend, mounted a verge and careered along, hitting road signs before stopping in a ditch.


Thurso woman’s shoplifting spree in two Wick stores

18 April 2024
Thurso woman’s shoplifting spree in two Wick stores

Thurso woman’s shoplifting spree in two Wick stores

18 April 2024

A Thurso woman who went on a shoplifting spree in Wick has been ordered to carry out 70 hours of unpaid community work.


Wick man admits possession of axe

17 April 2024
Wick man admits possession of axe

Wick man admits possession of axe

17 April 2024

A Wick man has admitted having been in possession of an axe in a local house.


Police called over Wick man’s treatment of puppy

07 April 2024
Police called over Wick man’s treatment of puppy

Police called over Wick man’s treatment of puppy

07 April 2024

Onlookers were so alarmed about the way a man was treating the dog he was walking that they contacted the police.


Thurso man fined at Wick court for passing counterfeit note

07 April 2024
Thurso man fined at Wick court for passing counterfeit note

Thurso man fined at Wick court for passing counterfeit note

07 April 2024

A Thurso man's visit to a local shop proved to be a costly one.


Wick fraudster paying her victim back, court told

07 April 2024
Wick fraudster paying her victim back, court told

Wick fraudster paying her victim back, court told

07 April 2024

A woman who cheated an elderly man out of £14,000 was said to have repaid him almost half the amount.


Skipper fined for illegal fishing in Caithness waters

06 April 2024
Skipper fined for illegal fishing in Caithness waters

Skipper fined for illegal fishing in Caithness waters

06 April 2024

A skipper who fished in a protected conservation area off Caithness has been fined £5000.


Wick woman who attempted to extort cash from men is spared jail

04 April 2024
Wick woman who attempted to extort cash from men is spared jail

Wick woman who attempted to extort cash from men is spared jail

04 April 2024

A Wick woman who used sex to extort money from one man and attempted to extort cash from another man has narrowly avoided a jail sentence.


Wick man guilty of stalking ex and her new partner

03 April 2024
Wick man guilty of stalking ex and her new partner

Wick man guilty of stalking ex and her new partner

03 April 2024

A Wick man has been convicted of stalking his ex and her new partner.


Careless Wick driver hit vehicle in front of him

24 March 2024
Careless Wick driver hit vehicle in front of him

Careless Wick driver hit vehicle in front of him

24 March 2024

A young driver was fined for the incident in Thruster.


Thurso nightclub staff tipped off police about drink-driver

24 March 2024
Thurso nightclub staff tipped off police about drink-driver

Thurso nightclub staff tipped off police about drink-driver

24 March 2024

A motorist almost five times the legal drink-driving limit was fined £1200 at Wick Sheriff Court.


Thurso woman attacked cars with a screwdriver in Wick

24 March 2024
Thurso woman attacked cars with a screwdriver in Wick

Thurso woman attacked cars with a screwdriver in Wick

24 March 2024

A Thurso woman who attacked two cars with a screwdriver in Wick could face a substantial compensation bill as well as a punishment penalty.


Second chance for former Thurso man found in Inverness with a scalpel and a knife

22 March 2024
Second chance for former Thurso man found in Inverness with a scalpel and a knife

Second chance for former Thurso man found in Inverness with a scalpel and a knife

22 March 2024

The man told police you cannot go into a city housing estate without being 'tooled up'.


Fine for Wick man found carrying knife in street

21 March 2024
Fine for Wick man found carrying knife in street

Fine for Wick man found carrying knife in street

21 March 2024

A Wick man found in possession of a knife in a local street was fined £800 at Wick Sheriff Court.


Bottle broken over man's head, Wick Sheriff Court told

21 March 2024
Bottle broken over man's head, Wick Sheriff Court told

Bottle broken over man's head, Wick Sheriff Court told

21 March 2024

A Wick man who broke an empty bottle over a bar customer's head was ordered to pay him compensation of £300.


'Fagin' figure used drugs to persuade Wick woman to steal

20 March 2024
'Fagin' figure used drugs to persuade Wick woman to steal

'Fagin' figure used drugs to persuade Wick woman to steal

20 March 2024

A woman who wheeled goods from a store without paying was the victim of a 'Fagin' figure who coerced her to commit the thefts in exchange for drugs.


Caithness couple accused of stealing Network Rail property

20 March 2024
Caithness couple accused of stealing Network Rail property

Caithness couple accused of stealing Network Rail property

20 March 2024

A Caithness couple have appeared at Wick Sheriff Court accused of stealing property belonging to Network Rail.


Driving ban for Wick woman who twice drove without insurance

07 March 2024
Driving ban for Wick woman who twice drove without insurance

Driving ban for Wick woman who twice drove without insurance

07 March 2024

A Wick woman who admitted driving without insurance for the second time in 18 months has been banned from driving for six months.


No jail for man who admitted serious sex assault in Thurso bar

06 March 2024
No jail for man who admitted serious sex assault in Thurso bar

No jail for man who admitted serious sex assault in Thurso bar

06 March 2024

A man who carried out a serious sexual assault on a woman in a Thurso pub and boasted about it soon after has narrowly avoided a jail sentence.


Arrest warrant for driver accused of being over alcohol limit in Wick street

06 March 2024
Arrest warrant for driver accused of being over alcohol limit in Wick street

Arrest warrant for driver accused of being over alcohol limit in Wick street

06 March 2024

An arrest warrant has been issued for an alleged drink-driver who failed to turn up for his case at Wick Sheriff Court and wasn't represented.


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