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Mental health supervision offered by sheriff as bomb hoaxer awaits sentence

01 April 2021
Mental health supervision offered by sheriff as bomb hoaxer awaits sentence

Mental health supervision offered by sheriff as bomb hoaxer awaits sentence

01 April 2021

A sheriff has called for a psychiatric report on a Thurso man who gave a false bomb alert at two business premises in Inverness.


Man breached order by letting teenage girls drink at his Wick home

01 April 2021
Man breached order by letting teenage girls drink at his Wick home

Man breached order by letting teenage girls drink at his Wick home

01 April 2021

A WICK man breached a court order banning him from having any contact with children under the age of 16.


Van owner fined after lockdown holiday trip to Caithness

27 March 2021
Van owner fined after lockdown holiday trip to Caithness

Van owner fined after lockdown holiday trip to Caithness

27 March 2021

Two men’s long-distance holiday trip to John O’Groats ran into trouble after police checked their van’s documents at Berriedale.


Abuser avoids jail term after threats to ex partner

26 March 2021
Abuser avoids jail term after threats to ex partner

Abuser avoids jail term after threats to ex partner

26 March 2021

A man who threatened his former partner a few months after he tried to frighten a potential witness has avoided prison “by the thinnest of margins”.


Parking incident in Thurso led to racial road rage charge

25 March 2021
Parking incident in Thurso led to racial road rage charge

Parking incident in Thurso led to racial road rage charge

25 March 2021

A minor motor accident escalated into a road rage episode, Wick Sheriff Court heard on Wednesday.


Contempt warning after sheriff accuses Wick man of 'smirking' in court

24 March 2021
Contempt warning after sheriff accuses Wick man of 'smirking' in court

Contempt warning after sheriff accuses Wick man of 'smirking' in court

24 March 2021

A young Wick man jailed for seven months for his ‘outrageous’ behaviour at a Thurso supermarket almost had an extra year added to his sentence.


'I hope you catch Covid' – man's sick comment after spitting at police officer

12 March 2021
'I hope you catch Covid' – man's sick comment after spitting at police officer

'I hope you catch Covid' – man's sick comment after spitting at police officer

12 March 2021

A young man who was resisting arrest spat on a police officer before telling him he hoped he would catch Covid-19.


Officers subjected to tirade of abuse after late-night knock at door

11 March 2021
Officers subjected to tirade of abuse after late-night knock at door

Officers subjected to tirade of abuse after late-night knock at door

11 March 2021

Police investigating a report of a late-night incident at a Wick house were confronted by a bare-chested man who was anything but co-operative.


Wick man accused of washing trainers to destroy evidence

10 March 2021
Wick man accused of washing trainers to destroy evidence

Wick man accused of washing trainers to destroy evidence

10 March 2021

A WICK man is alleged to have cleaned potential evidence after committing a serious assault.


'Stop feeling sorry for yourself' sheriff warns Wick man

04 March 2021
'Stop feeling sorry for yourself' sheriff warns Wick man

'Stop feeling sorry for yourself' sheriff warns Wick man

04 March 2021

A repeat offender whose life was said to have been “on a downward spiral” for the past two years has been urged to man-up.


Thurso man sparked bomb scare at two Inverness premises

03 March 2021
Thurso man sparked bomb scare at two Inverness premises

Thurso man sparked bomb scare at two Inverness premises

03 March 2021

A Thurso man has admitted having deliberately sparked a bomb scare he knew to be false, at two commercial premises in Inverness.


Thurso man apologies to sheriff over tirade of abuse in Wick courtroom

26 February 2021
Thurso man apologies to sheriff over tirade of abuse in Wick courtroom

Thurso man apologies to sheriff over tirade of abuse in Wick courtroom

26 February 2021

A young man apologised to a sheriff for subjecting him to a tirade of abuse at a previous hearing.


Thurso man broke into brother's house

24 February 2021
Thurso man broke into brother's house

Thurso man broke into brother's house

24 February 2021

Wick Sheriff Court heard about a man who broke into his brother's house with intent to steal.


Thurso thief with 'shocking' record jailed

24 February 2021
Thurso thief with 'shocking' record jailed

Thurso thief with 'shocking' record jailed

24 February 2021

A Thurso man with a record a sheriff described as 'shocking' has been jailed for eight months.


Jail warning after man dragged partner by hair

11 February 2021
Jail warning after man dragged partner by hair

Jail warning after man dragged partner by hair

11 February 2021

Wick Sheriff Court also heard that Brendon Stevens threw a brick at the woman's car during an argument that "got out of hand".


Prison warning for man who threatened ex partner

09 February 2021
Prison warning for man who threatened ex partner

Prison warning for man who threatened ex partner

09 February 2021

A MAN who threatened his former partner and tried to frighten a witness has claimed she was partly to blame for his actions.


Former Thurso funeral parlour worker refused to drop hammer when police called

02 February 2021
Former Thurso funeral parlour worker refused to drop hammer when police called

Former Thurso funeral parlour worker refused to drop hammer when police called

02 February 2021

A former Thurso funeral parlour employee picked up a hammer when he received a late-night knock at the door, Inverness Sheriff Court heard today.


Wick sheriff subjected to tirade of abuse by man who insisted 'jail me now'

28 January 2021
Wick sheriff subjected to tirade of abuse by man who insisted 'jail me now'

Wick sheriff subjected to tirade of abuse by man who insisted 'jail me now'

28 January 2021

A Caithness man unleashed a tirade of abuse at Sheriff Andrew Berry, who described the outburst in court as “outrageous and disgraceful”.


Sex offender who struggled with police sent back to jail

25 January 2021
Sex offender who struggled with police sent back to jail

Sex offender who struggled with police sent back to jail

25 January 2021

A convicted sex offender wanted to buy a train ticket home – but all he got was a ticket back to prison.


Drug treatment order for woman who threatened to set herself alight

15 January 2021
Drug treatment order for woman who threatened to set herself alight

Drug treatment order for woman who threatened to set herself alight

15 January 2021

A WICK woman who tried to set herself alight in the backyard of the local police station has been made subject to a drug treatment testing order.


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