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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.


Wick woman’s fraud victim won’t see compensation

23 August 2024
Wick woman’s fraud victim won’t see compensation

Wick woman’s fraud victim won’t see compensation

23 August 2024

An elderly man cheated out of thousands of pounds by a businesswoman he trusted will never receive compensation ordered by a court.


Bower accused told Wick court he could not provide breath specimens

16 August 2024
Bower accused told Wick court he could not provide breath specimens

Bower accused told Wick court he could not provide breath specimens

16 August 2024

A Bower man claimed he could not provide police officers with samples of his breath because of a medical condition.


Teenager given ‘locking up’ warning after repeated assault in Wick

11 August 2024
Teenager given ‘locking up’ warning after repeated assault in Wick

Teenager given ‘locking up’ warning after repeated assault in Wick

11 August 2024

A teenager who repeatedly assaulted a man has avoided a custodial sentence.


Thurso suspect banned despite claim that drink-drive tests ‘would have been negative’

10 August 2024
Thurso suspect banned despite claim that drink-drive tests ‘would have been negative’

Thurso suspect banned despite claim that drink-drive tests ‘would have been negative’

10 August 2024

A suspected drink-driver who refused breath tests claimed they would have proved negative in any case.


Halkirk man cleared as domestic abuse trial collapses

09 August 2024
Halkirk man cleared as domestic abuse trial collapses

Halkirk man cleared as domestic abuse trial collapses

09 August 2024

A Halkirk man has been cleared of subjecting his ex-partner to controlling and abusive behaviour.


Warrant out for arrest of Wrexham woman who denies driving offence in Wick

09 August 2024
Warrant out for arrest of Wrexham woman who denies driving offence in Wick

Warrant out for arrest of Wrexham woman who denies driving offence in Wick

09 August 2024

A sheriff has ordered the arrest of a Wrexham woman who failed to turn up for her trial at Wick.


Dunbeath man caught behind wheel two months into year-long drink-driving ban

08 August 2024
Dunbeath man caught behind wheel two months into year-long drink-driving ban

Dunbeath man caught behind wheel two months into year-long drink-driving ban

08 August 2024

A Dunbeath man drove while disqualified less than two months after being banned, Wick Sheriff Court heard on Wednesday.


Insurance offence in Wick led to fine

07 August 2024
Insurance offence in Wick led to fine

Insurance offence in Wick led to fine

07 August 2024

A Wick woman who drove without insurance was fined £200 at Wick Sheriff Court on Wednesday.


Ban and fine for Wick drug-driver

07 August 2024
Ban and fine for Wick drug-driver

Ban and fine for Wick drug-driver

07 August 2024

A Wick man caught drug-driving was fined £400 and banned for a year at the town’s sheriff court on Wednesday.


Former IT boss at Dounreay snared by police after sending sex texts to underage girls

06 August 2024
Former IT boss at Dounreay snared by police after sending sex texts to underage girls

Former IT boss at Dounreay snared by police after sending sex texts to underage girls

06 August 2024

A sheriff heard on Tuesday how the former head of IT at Dounreay was trapped in a sting operation by police who exposed him as a serial sex offender.


Watten teenage driver failed to stop for police

15 July 2024
Watten teenage driver failed to stop for police

Watten teenage driver failed to stop for police

15 July 2024

A teenage driver was said to have panicked when he saw a police car signalling him to stop.


Wick driver sparked major search operation after fleeing accident scene

14 July 2024
Wick driver sparked major search operation after fleeing accident scene

Wick driver sparked major search operation after fleeing accident scene

14 July 2024

A driver sparked a full-scale emergency after he left the scene of an accident, Wick Sheriff Court heard.


Wick woman’s partner put plastic bag over her head

14 July 2024
Wick woman’s partner put plastic bag over her head

Wick woman’s partner put plastic bag over her head

14 July 2024

A Wick woman was shocked when her partner shouted at her and placed a plastic bag over her head, the town's sheriff court was told.


No jail for Thurso woman after glass attack

14 July 2024
No jail for Thurso woman after glass attack

No jail for Thurso woman after glass attack

14 July 2024

A Thurso woman who carried out a glass assault at her home has avoided a jail sentence.


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