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Sheep worrying could lead to jail for dog owner

16 December 2022
Sheep worrying could lead to jail for dog owner

Sheep worrying could lead to jail for dog owner

16 December 2022

A man whose dogs worried livestock in Caithness could face a jail term.


Fine for woman who refused to leave pub

15 December 2022
Fine for woman who refused to leave pub

Fine for woman who refused to leave pub

15 December 2022

A drunk woman was arrested after she refused to leave a Wick pub.


Man who swore at police officer 'had problem with authority'

15 December 2022
Man who swore at police officer 'had problem with authority'

Man who swore at police officer 'had problem with authority'

15 December 2022

The man admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner and was fined.


No plea on police assault charges in Thurso

13 December 2022
No plea on police assault charges in Thurso

No plea on police assault charges in Thurso

13 December 2022

A Thurso man has been accused of police assault.


Trespasser pointed rifle out of car window on Lord Thurso's land

12 December 2022
Trespasser pointed rifle out of car window on Lord Thurso's land

Trespasser pointed rifle out of car window on Lord Thurso's land

12 December 2022

An estate stalker told a court how he encountered a car with a gun equipped with a telescopic sight protruding from one of its windows.


Lucky escape after stone smashed through car windscreen

07 December 2022
Lucky escape after stone smashed through car windscreen

Lucky escape after stone smashed through car windscreen

07 December 2022

A distillery worker told a court about her lucky escape when a stone crashed through the windscreen of her car as she drove home from work.


Caithness scaffolding firm boss avoids driving ban

06 December 2022
Caithness scaffolding firm boss avoids driving ban

Caithness scaffolding firm boss avoids driving ban

06 December 2022

The boss of a scaffolding firm was fined £1200 after he admitted having been in charge of a van while unfit through drink or drugs.


Man threw brick and smashed window of car in Thurso

05 December 2022
Man threw brick and smashed window of car in Thurso

Man threw brick and smashed window of car in Thurso

05 December 2022

A young Thurso man threw a brick through a car window when he saw a number of vehicles cruising around the town, the sheriff at Wick heard.


Thief could not remember taking items from Tesco

05 December 2022
Thief could not remember taking items from Tesco

Thief could not remember taking items from Tesco

05 December 2022

An unemployed Thurso man who left the local Tesco store with items he hadn’t paid for was said to have had no recollection of the incident.


Driver avoids ban for being unfit through prescribed drug

05 December 2022
Driver avoids ban for being unfit through prescribed drug

Driver avoids ban for being unfit through prescribed drug

05 December 2022

Police who found a Wick woman behind the wheel of a car formed the impression that she would not be in a fit state to drive it.


Man pulled knife on neighbour, Wick court hears

03 December 2022
Man pulled knife on neighbour, Wick court hears

Man pulled knife on neighbour, Wick court hears

03 December 2022

Pressure on parking in a Wick street drove Alex Rosie to take desperate measures.


£40k fraud accused is fit to stand trial, court told

02 December 2022
£40k fraud accused is fit to stand trial, court told

£40k fraud accused is fit to stand trial, court told

02 December 2022

A woman accused of defrauding a pensioner of £40,000 has been declared fit to stand trial.


Thurso man given chance to behave after row over phone messages

07 November 2022
Thurso man given chance to behave after row over phone messages

Thurso man given chance to behave after row over phone messages

07 November 2022

Steven Cordiner's partner was suspicious about who he was contacting on his mobile phone and it led to an argument.


Drink-driver given three-year ban for 'stupid mistake' reversing into vehicle

04 November 2022
Drink-driver given three-year ban for 'stupid mistake' reversing into vehicle

Drink-driver given three-year ban for 'stupid mistake' reversing into vehicle

04 November 2022

Lucinda Campbell wasn't happy with the way she had parked her car on September 11, so came out of her house to shift it.


Sentence on 'fragile' Thurso man who fell from cliff deferred for psychiatric report

04 November 2022
Sentence on 'fragile' Thurso man who fell from cliff deferred for psychiatric report

Sentence on 'fragile' Thurso man who fell from cliff deferred for psychiatric report

04 November 2022

A sheriff has called for a psychiatric report on a young Thurso man who survived a cliff fall which claimed the life of his companion.


Threats were sign of frustration, Wick Sheriff Court told

03 November 2022
Threats were sign of frustration, Wick Sheriff Court told

Threats were sign of frustration, Wick Sheriff Court told

03 November 2022

Fisherman Neil Giles resented the fact that his relationship with his wife had ended and that her new partner had moved in with her.


Thurso teenager denies making bogus calls to police

03 November 2022
Thurso teenager denies making bogus calls to police

Thurso teenager denies making bogus calls to police

03 November 2022

A Thurso teenager is alleged to have threatened to throw herself in front of a train in a dramatic phone call to the local police station.


WICK SHERIFF COURT: No plea over assault charge

02 November 2022
WICK SHERIFF COURT: No plea over assault charge

WICK SHERIFF COURT: No plea over assault charge

02 November 2022

A Halkirk man has been charged in connection with an assault in Thurso.


Compensation order for man who damaged ex's Thurso home

02 November 2022
Compensation order for man who damaged ex's Thurso home

Compensation order for man who damaged ex's Thurso home

02 November 2022

A Sutherland man has been ordered to pay his former partner compensation of £500 for causing damage to her home in Thurso after she split up with him.


Pair admit causing suffering to thousands of hens at Caithness eggs enterprise

01 November 2022
Pair admit causing suffering to thousands of hens at Caithness eggs enterprise

Pair admit causing suffering to thousands of hens at Caithness eggs enterprise

01 November 2022

Two thousand hens died from a lack of food and water and others were devoured by pigs at a free range eggs enterprise in Caithness, a court heard.


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