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Thurso man found drinking pal dead in house

09 February 2022
Thurso man found drinking pal dead in house

Thurso man found drinking pal dead in house

09 February 2022

John Burns Glover alerted police but spat in direction of sergeant when he was not allowed back into the property, Wick Sheriff Court heard


Jail warning for man who obstructed paramedics in Wick

09 February 2022
Jail warning for man who obstructed paramedics in Wick

Jail warning for man who obstructed paramedics in Wick

09 February 2022

A drunk man who distracted paramedics treating a patient in a Wick street has avoided a jail sentence.


Jailed drug dealer lodges appeal over 'excessive' sentence

08 February 2022
Jailed drug dealer lodges appeal over 'excessive' sentence

Jailed drug dealer lodges appeal over 'excessive' sentence

08 February 2022

An itinerant motor mechanic jailed for supplying drugs in Caithness and other areas has lodged an appeal.


Caithness teen appears in court on assault and knife charges

07 February 2022
Caithness teen appears in court on assault and knife charges

Caithness teen appears in court on assault and knife charges

07 February 2022

A Caithness man appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court on charges of assault to injury and danger of life and unlawful possession of a knife.


Trial set for Wick trio who deny assaulting man in street

02 February 2022
Trial set for Wick trio who deny assaulting man in street

Trial set for Wick trio who deny assaulting man in street

02 February 2022

Three Wick people are alleged to have forced a person to the ground in a local street, repeatedly punched and kicked him and stamped on his head.


Drug dealer stopped in Thurso is jailed

02 February 2022
Drug dealer stopped in Thurso is jailed

Drug dealer stopped in Thurso is jailed

02 February 2022

A Liverpool motor-mechanic turned drug dealer has been jailed for a year by a sheriff who described his defence as "unworthy of belief".


Wick woman admits knife attack – but claims she was provoked

28 January 2022
Wick woman admits knife attack – but claims she was provoked

Wick woman admits knife attack – but claims she was provoked

28 January 2022

A Wick woman who attacked her partner with a knife has claimed she was provoked by him.


Trio admit breach over fight in Wick pub

28 January 2022
Trio admit breach over fight in Wick pub

Trio admit breach over fight in Wick pub

28 January 2022

Three men have admitted engaging in a stand-up fight in a local pub.


Halkirk man had deleted indecent images – but they remained on computer

28 January 2022
Halkirk man had deleted indecent images – but they remained on computer

Halkirk man had deleted indecent images – but they remained on computer

28 January 2022

A man found in possession of indecent images of children on his computer had immediately deleted them, Wick Sheriff Court was told.


Retiring sheriff given warm send-off from Wick court

27 January 2022
Retiring sheriff given warm send-off from Wick court

Retiring sheriff given warm send-off from Wick court

27 January 2022

Court staff and other personnel gather to thank departing sheriff for his 15 years of service to the Caithness community


Teenage driver fined after car overturned in Caithness

27 January 2022
Teenage driver fined after car overturned in Caithness

Teenage driver fined after car overturned in Caithness

27 January 2022

A teenage driver lost control of his vehicle which left the road and overturned.


Ban for Wick driver who was over drugs limit

26 January 2022
Ban for Wick driver who was over drugs limit

Ban for Wick driver who was over drugs limit

26 January 2022

A Wick driver who was found to be over the drug-driving limit was banned from driving for a year at the town's sheriff court on Wednesday.


Sutherland driver fined for speeding in Thurso

26 January 2022
Sutherland driver fined for speeding in Thurso

Sutherland driver fined for speeding in Thurso

26 January 2022

A speeding Sutherland driver was fined £240 at Wick Sheriff Court on Wednesday.


More unpaid work for Wick man whose door was forced by police

26 January 2022
More unpaid work for Wick man whose door was forced by police

More unpaid work for Wick man whose door was forced by police

26 January 2022

Police, acting on information received, forced a door to gain entry to George Innes's house in Wick and arrested him.


Hogmanay spent in cells after Dunbeath man's row with partner

26 January 2022
Hogmanay spent in cells after Dunbeath man's row with partner

Hogmanay spent in cells after Dunbeath man's row with partner

26 January 2022

Police were called in after a couple's late-night argument escalated, Wick Sheriff Court heard on Tuesday.


Scrabster driver was four times drink-drive limit

25 January 2022
Scrabster driver was four times drink-drive limit

Scrabster driver was four times drink-drive limit

25 January 2022

A Scrabster driver gave a positive breath-alcohol reading after being stopped by the police.


Caithness pair face trial after being accused of pulling man from vehicle in series of assaults

24 January 2022
Caithness pair face trial after being accused of pulling man from vehicle in series of assaults

Caithness pair face trial after being accused of pulling man from vehicle in series of assaults

24 January 2022

Two men have been accused of three assaults including one in which they are alleged to have pulled a man from a vehicle.


John O'Groats fisherman given community payback order for domestic abuse

20 January 2022
John O'Groats fisherman given community payback order for domestic abuse

John O'Groats fisherman given community payback order for domestic abuse

20 January 2022

A fisherman who abused his partner and threatened to smash her house up was spared a jail sentence.


Man who punched woman in Wick house given chance to behave

19 January 2022
Man who punched woman in Wick house given chance to behave

Man who punched woman in Wick house given chance to behave

19 January 2022

A north Sutherland man who was said to have acted out of character when he assaulted a woman in a Wick house has been given a chance by a sheriff.


Owner of dog given absolute discharge after it bit walker

19 January 2022
Owner of dog given absolute discharge after it bit walker

Owner of dog given absolute discharge after it bit walker

19 January 2022

A sheriff has shown sympathy for the owner of a boxer dog that bit a woman out for a walk with her spaniel.


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