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Wick man jailed for attempted murder in fire attack

12 September 2024
Wick man jailed for attempted murder in fire attack

Wick man jailed for attempted murder in fire attack

12 September 2024

A man was jailed for 11 years today after trying to murder a sleeping woman in a fire attack at an address in Wick.


Caithness pensioner jailed for sexual assault of teenager

12 September 2024
Caithness pensioner jailed for sexual assault of teenager

Caithness pensioner jailed for sexual assault of teenager

12 September 2024

A pensioner who sexually assaulted a teenage girl has been jailed for 13 months and placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register for 10 years.


Wick man ‘not guilty’ of sex charges

12 September 2024
Wick man ‘not guilty’ of sex charges

Wick man ‘not guilty’ of sex charges

12 September 2024

A Wick man accused of a string of charges including some of a sexual nature has been found not guilty.


Pair deny running cannabis factory at once ‘great house’ in Caithness

10 September 2024
Pair deny running cannabis factory at once ‘great house’ in Caithness

Pair deny running cannabis factory at once ‘great house’ in Caithness

10 September 2024

A once “great house” in Caithness is alleged to have been the hub of a cannabis factory.


Thurso driver cleared as charge he was using mobile phone ‘not proven’

10 September 2024
Thurso driver cleared as charge he was using mobile phone ‘not proven’

Thurso driver cleared as charge he was using mobile phone ‘not proven’

10 September 2024

A Thurso man has successfully contested a claim that he was using a hand-held mobile phone while driving.


Caithness businessman to be sentenced over rapes

09 September 2024
Caithness businessman to be sentenced over rapes

Caithness businessman to be sentenced over rapes

09 September 2024

A Caithness businessman will be sentenced at the High Court in Aberdeen after being convicted of twice raping a woman in Thurso and Nethybridge.


Thurso man guilty of raping child as part of sexual offending over 43 years

09 September 2024
Thurso man guilty of raping child as part of sexual offending over 43 years

Thurso man guilty of raping child as part of sexual offending over 43 years

09 September 2024

A 71-year-old Caithness man subjected five young victims to serious sexual abuse including the rape of a child in a campaign of depravity.


Wick danger driver failed to give breath test

09 September 2024
Wick danger driver failed to give breath test

Wick danger driver failed to give breath test

09 September 2024

A Wick man who admitted driving dangerously in the town could face a prison sentence.


Prison warning for Wick drug-driver who breached work order – twice

08 September 2024
Prison warning for Wick drug-driver who breached work order – twice

Prison warning for Wick drug-driver who breached work order – twice

08 September 2024

A drug-driver who breached an unpaid work order twice could be heading for prison.


Wick driver ‘lucky’ to be offered fixed fine for 91mph offence on A9 near Thurso

07 September 2024
Wick driver ‘lucky’ to be offered fixed fine for 91mph offence on A9 near Thurso

Wick driver ‘lucky’ to be offered fixed fine for 91mph offence on A9 near Thurso

07 September 2024

A driver who hit 91mph on a 60mph stretch of road in Caithness has been fined £200.


Three-year ban for Bower man guilty of drink-driving

07 September 2024
Three-year ban for Bower man guilty of drink-driving

Three-year ban for Bower man guilty of drink-driving

07 September 2024

A Bower man found guilty of driving while unfit through drink has been banned for three years.


Forss man accused of using car in alleged assaults

06 September 2024
Forss man accused of using car in alleged assaults

Forss man accused of using car in alleged assaults

06 September 2024

Thirty-year-old Jamie Sutherland is to go on trial accused of three assaults involving the use of a car.


Wick woman to face trial over alleged ‘unwanted contact’

05 September 2024
Wick woman to face trial over alleged ‘unwanted contact’

Wick woman to face trial over alleged ‘unwanted contact’

05 September 2024

A young Wick woman has denied causing another woman fear and alarm through her unwanted online contact.


Wick offshore worker ‘learned his lesson’ after failing to report crash

05 September 2024
Wick offshore worker ‘learned his lesson’ after failing to report crash

Wick offshore worker ‘learned his lesson’ after failing to report crash

05 September 2024

A Wick man who failed to stop and give his details after an accident has been banned from driving for four months and fined £500.


Man caught driving on A9 two months into ban given last chance

05 September 2024
Man caught driving on A9 two months into ban given last chance

Man caught driving on A9 two months into ban given last chance

05 September 2024

A sheriff has warned a man who drove while disqualified that a repeat of the offence could attract a prison sentence.


Thurso man denies series of sex charges related to young girls

04 September 2024
Thurso man denies series of sex charges related to young girls

Thurso man denies series of sex charges related to young girls

04 September 2024

A Thurso man is facing 12 sex-related charges involving five girls.


Former Dounreay IT boss spared jail over sex messages to girls

03 September 2024
Former Dounreay IT boss spared jail over sex messages to girls

Former Dounreay IT boss spared jail over sex messages to girls

03 September 2024

The former head of IT at Dounreay has been spared jail for sending sexual online messages to girls he believed were as young as 12.


Wick teen given chance after ‘abusive’ false 999 call

26 August 2024
Wick teen given chance after ‘abusive’ false 999 call

Wick teen given chance after ‘abusive’ false 999 call

26 August 2024

People who abuse emergency call handlers could face a prison sentence, a sheriff in Wick has warned.


Halkirk drink-driver is banned

25 August 2024
Halkirk drink-driver is banned

Halkirk drink-driver is banned

25 August 2024

A Halkirk man who drove his van while over the drink-driving limit was fined £200 at Wick Sheriff Court this week.


Lybster man had no insurance for new car

24 August 2024
Lybster man had no insurance for new car

Lybster man had no insurance for new car

24 August 2024

A Lybster driver who used his car without insurance was fined £300 at Wick Sheriff Court on Wednesday.


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