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Agricultural worker from Wick claimed £36k in false VAT repayments

11 December 2023
Agricultural worker from Wick claimed £36k in false VAT repayments

Agricultural worker from Wick claimed £36k in false VAT repayments

11 December 2023

A Caithness agricultural contractor, who was also employed by a timber firm, continued to reclaim VAT by submitting false returns.


Repeat offender from Thurso avoids jail after moving away from ‘bad influences’

05 December 2023
Repeat offender from Thurso avoids jail after moving away from ‘bad influences’

Repeat offender from Thurso avoids jail after moving away from ‘bad influences’

05 December 2023

A troublesome offender has been given a final chance by a sheriff – along with the ultimatum that she will go to jail if she doesn't toe the line.


Supervision order for man who assaulted pair at Tesco store in Thurso

04 December 2023
Supervision order for man who assaulted pair at Tesco store in Thurso

Supervision order for man who assaulted pair at Tesco store in Thurso

04 December 2023

A man who assaulted two people in Thurso's Tesco store has been placed on a supervision order for a year.


Halkirk man accused of obtaining ink cartridges by fraud

04 December 2023
Halkirk man accused of obtaining ink cartridges by fraud

Halkirk man accused of obtaining ink cartridges by fraud

04 December 2023

A young Halkirk man is facing a charge of fraud related to the purchase of ink cartridges.


Man who boarded vessel with knife at Scrabster avoids jail

03 December 2023
Man who boarded vessel with knife at Scrabster avoids jail

Man who boarded vessel with knife at Scrabster avoids jail

03 December 2023

A Thurso man who tackled a visiting fishing crew he believed had stolen his wallet has been ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid community work.


Off-shore worker found guilty of ‘serious assault’ in Thurso pub toilet

01 December 2023
Off-shore worker found guilty of ‘serious assault’ in Thurso pub toilet

Off-shore worker found guilty of ‘serious assault’ in Thurso pub toilet

01 December 2023

A Thurso man has been convicted of an attack in a local pub which put a fellow customer off work for six weeks.


Payback offer over £14k fraud – but Wick woman will face Christmas behind bars if deal broken

30 November 2023
Payback offer over £14k fraud – but Wick woman will face Christmas behind bars if deal broken

Payback offer over £14k fraud – but Wick woman will face Christmas behind bars if deal broken

30 November 2023

Fraudster Fiona Taylor has undertaken to repay the £14,000 she stole from an 88-year-old man.


Thurso man remanded over alleged sexual offences

30 November 2023
Thurso man remanded over alleged sexual offences

Thurso man remanded over alleged sexual offences

30 November 2023

A Thurso man has been accused of two sexual offences.


Drug driver caught on A99 near Wick banned for 3 years

29 November 2023
Drug driver caught on A99 near Wick banned for 3 years

Drug driver caught on A99 near Wick banned for 3 years

29 November 2023

A teenage drug driver has been put off the road for three years.


Disqualified Keiss driver had no insurance

29 November 2023
Disqualified Keiss driver had no insurance

Disqualified Keiss driver had no insurance

29 November 2023

A Keiss man who drove while disqualified will be sentenced early next year.


Former John O'Groats businesswoman jailed after stealing from her dying mother's estate

29 November 2023
Former John O'Groats businesswoman jailed after stealing from her dying mother's estate

Former John O'Groats businesswoman jailed after stealing from her dying mother's estate

29 November 2023

A woman who embezzled £50,000 from her mother's estate while acting as her Power of Attorney has been jailed for a year.


Wick man avoids jail over 'foul videos' of children

22 November 2023
Wick man avoids jail over 'foul videos' of children

Wick man avoids jail over 'foul videos' of children

22 November 2023

A sheriff told a Caithness man she found it "unfathomable" how anyone could derive pleasure from watching young children being sexually abused.


Apology from dock for drunken abuse outside Thurso nightclub

21 November 2023
Apology from dock for drunken abuse outside Thurso nightclub

Apology from dock for drunken abuse outside Thurso nightclub

21 November 2023

Drunken Graham Smith's strange behaviour outside Thurso's nightclub attracted the attention of police officers at midnight.


Farmer blocked road after ongoing problem with boy racers at Castletown

20 November 2023
Farmer blocked road after ongoing problem with boy racers at Castletown

Farmer blocked road after ongoing problem with boy racers at Castletown

20 November 2023

Noisy boy racers regularly using a country road were driving farmer Graeme Younger around the bend.


Thurso woman threw food at police officer

20 November 2023
Thurso woman threw food at police officer

Thurso woman threw food at police officer

20 November 2023

A Thurso woman threw items of food at a police sergeant at Wick Police Station.


Wick man who brandished hammer was 'breaking rocks for his ferret'

16 November 2023
Wick man who brandished hammer was 'breaking rocks for his ferret'

Wick man who brandished hammer was 'breaking rocks for his ferret'

16 November 2023

A Wick man resented being taken to task by a train driver for being near the railway line, the town's sheriff court heard.


Selfless grandmother saved toddler grandson from careless driver in Wick

16 November 2023
Selfless grandmother saved toddler grandson from careless driver in Wick

Selfless grandmother saved toddler grandson from careless driver in Wick

16 November 2023

A quick-thinking grandmother pushed her grandson out of the path of an approaching car at a pedestrian crossing and took the brunt of the impact.


Repeat offender from Thurso may be headed behind bars

16 November 2023
Repeat offender from Thurso may be headed behind bars

Repeat offender from Thurso may be headed behind bars

16 November 2023

A young Thurso woman who has received repeated jail warnings may at last find herself imprisoned.


Police officer cleared of 'Mad Friday' Thurso assault

15 November 2023
Police officer cleared of 'Mad Friday' Thurso assault

Police officer cleared of 'Mad Friday' Thurso assault

15 November 2023

A police officer has admitted punching a man during festive celebrations in Thurso, but was cleared on a charge of assault.


Sheriff's warning to 'lock up' Thurso woman who missed social work appointment

07 November 2023
Sheriff's warning to 'lock up' Thurso woman who missed social work appointment

Sheriff's warning to 'lock up' Thurso woman who missed social work appointment

07 November 2023

A Thurso woman will find herself behind bars if she doesn't co-operate with social workers preparing her background report.


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