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WICK SHERIFF COURT: Driver admonished after girlfriend cancelled his insurance cover

01 August 2022
WICK SHERIFF COURT: Driver admonished after girlfriend cancelled his insurance cover

WICK SHERIFF COURT: Driver admonished after girlfriend cancelled his insurance cover

01 August 2022

A driver who had no insurance cover got off Scot-free at Wick Sheriff Court last week.


WICK SHERIFF COURT: Man denies charge over trailer load after rock hits windscreen

01 August 2022
WICK SHERIFF COURT: Man denies charge over trailer load after rock hits windscreen

WICK SHERIFF COURT: Man denies charge over trailer load after rock hits windscreen

01 August 2022

A Wick man is alleged to have been responsible for an accident that resulted in a rock breaking from the trailer he was towing and hitting a car.


WICK SHERIFF COURT: Cannabis by post was a favour for Scrabster man's old girlfriend

28 July 2022
WICK SHERIFF COURT: Cannabis by post was a favour for Scrabster man's old girlfriend

WICK SHERIFF COURT: Cannabis by post was a favour for Scrabster man's old girlfriend

28 July 2022

A Royal Mail worker was suspicious about a package bound for an address in Austria said to contain an item of clothing.


WICK SHERIFF COURT: Man denies abuse of duty officer at court

27 July 2022
WICK SHERIFF COURT: Man denies abuse of duty officer at court

WICK SHERIFF COURT: Man denies abuse of duty officer at court

27 July 2022

A man is alleged to have unleashed a tirade of drunken abuse at the duty police officer at Wick Sheriff Court.


WICK SHERIFF COURT: Woman denies kicking police officer at Caithness General Hospital

27 July 2022
WICK SHERIFF COURT: Woman denies kicking police officer at Caithness General Hospital

WICK SHERIFF COURT: Woman denies kicking police officer at Caithness General Hospital

27 July 2022

A Wick woman is alleged to have assaulted a police officer at the town's hospital earlier in the summer.


New date for trial of Wick men allegedly armed with baseball bats

26 July 2022
New date for trial of Wick men allegedly armed with baseball bats

New date for trial of Wick men allegedly armed with baseball bats

26 July 2022

A new date has been set at Wick Sheriff Court for the trial of four men who were allegedly armed with baseball bats in a street in the town.


Two 24-year-olds are fined over their role in Thurso melee

26 July 2022
Two 24-year-olds are fined over their role in Thurso melee

Two 24-year-olds are fined over their role in Thurso melee

26 July 2022

Two 24-year-olds who became involved in a late-night melee at a Thurso taxi rank were said to be apologetic and remorseful for their actions.


Caithness farmer fined £470 for being in charge of car with excess alcohol

25 July 2022
Caithness farmer fined £470 for being in charge of car with excess alcohol

Caithness farmer fined £470 for being in charge of car with excess alcohol

25 July 2022

Leslie Robertson was said to have turned to drink to cope with issues he was facing at the time, described in court as "a pressure cooker situation".


Bulgarian takeaway worker was racially abused by Wick man

25 July 2022
Bulgarian takeaway worker was racially abused by Wick man

Bulgarian takeaway worker was racially abused by Wick man

25 July 2022

A takeaway worker from Bulgaria was racially abused during a smoking break by a 51-year-old man, Wick Sheriff Court has been told.


100 mph driver was more than three times legal drug limit

25 July 2022
100 mph driver was more than three times legal drug limit

100 mph driver was more than three times legal drug limit

25 July 2022

A Thurso driver was more than three times the legal drug limit when police recorded him travelling at speeds of up to 100 mph, a sheriff has heard.


Thurso teenager is given last chance to avoid detention

25 July 2022
Thurso teenager is given last chance to avoid detention

Thurso teenager is given last chance to avoid detention

25 July 2022

A teenager who previously admitted breaches of overnight curfews has been given a final chance to avoid a spell in a young offenders' institution.


Four-month tagging order for Wick crack cocaine user who caused disturbance

25 July 2022
Four-month tagging order for Wick crack cocaine user who caused disturbance

Four-month tagging order for Wick crack cocaine user who caused disturbance

25 July 2022

A Wick man fighting a crack cocaine habit has been spared jail for a disturbance he caused at the home of his erstwhile partner.


Sheriff hands out £4800 fine to Caithness man for series of offences

04 July 2022
Sheriff hands out £4800 fine to Caithness man for series of offences

Sheriff hands out £4800 fine to Caithness man for series of offences

04 July 2022

The man admitted a series of offences including possession of drugs, disorderly behaviour and resisting police officers


Cannabis supply was not a 'commercial enterprise', Wick court told

03 July 2022
Cannabis supply was not a 'commercial enterprise', Wick court told

Cannabis supply was not a 'commercial enterprise', Wick court told

03 July 2022

Drug users whose cannabis supplies had run out were given a helping hand by Thomas Nutter, Wick Sheriff Court heard last week.


Drug drive offence after cannabis smoker drove van into Wick

01 July 2022
Drug drive offence after cannabis smoker drove van into Wick

Drug drive offence after cannabis smoker drove van into Wick

01 July 2022

An ill wind didn't blow driver Dean Pawson any good.


Banned Thurso driver who owned up to police put on drug testing order

30 June 2022
Banned Thurso driver who owned up to police put on drug testing order

Banned Thurso driver who owned up to police put on drug testing order

30 June 2022

Driver John Smith didn't beat about the bush when he was pulled over by the police.


Dentures thrown at ambulance worker on Wick call

30 June 2022
Dentures thrown at ambulance worker on Wick call

Dentures thrown at ambulance worker on Wick call

30 June 2022

Ambulance technician Claire Gunn got an unexpected reaction when she turned out to assist a troubled Wick woman.


Axe threat in Castletown stand-off was 'cry for help'

30 June 2022
Axe threat in Castletown stand-off was 'cry for help'

Axe threat in Castletown stand-off was 'cry for help'

30 June 2022

A sheriff heard about a dramatic stand-off at a house in a Caithness village where a young man threatened to cut off some of his fingers with an axe.


Woman faces embezzlement charge at Wick court

29 June 2022
Woman faces embezzlement charge at Wick court

Woman faces embezzlement charge at Wick court

29 June 2022

A John O’Groats woman has been accused of embezzlement.


Drunk spat at police after being confronted by officer

29 June 2022
Drunk spat at police after being confronted by officer

Drunk spat at police after being confronted by officer

29 June 2022

The PC will require to have tests to ensure he has not suffered an infection.


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