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Driver denies hitting pedestrian on A99 at Groats

25 September 2023
Driver denies hitting pedestrian on A99 at Groats

Driver denies hitting pedestrian on A99 at Groats

25 September 2023

A Cambridgeshire driver has been accused of having hit a pedestrian after losing control of his vehicle at John O'Groats.


Driver who smelled of cannabis on Thurso-Wick road is banned for a year

22 September 2023
Driver who smelled of cannabis on Thurso-Wick road is banned for a year

Driver who smelled of cannabis on Thurso-Wick road is banned for a year

22 September 2023

A pedestrian became concerned when a young Kirkcaldy driver stopped and asked him for directions.


Car driver forced to take action to allow 'careless' overtake on Berriedale Braes

22 September 2023
Car driver forced to take action to allow 'careless' overtake on Berriedale Braes

Car driver forced to take action to allow 'careless' overtake on Berriedale Braes

22 September 2023

A driver was forced to take action to avoid a collision when he was faced with a motorist coming the opposite way on the Berriedale Braes.


Driving ban only option for 105mph speedster at Bilbster

21 September 2023
Driving ban only option for 105mph speedster at Bilbster

Driving ban only option for 105mph speedster at Bilbster

21 September 2023

A driver was clocked by police in Caithness at 105mph – described by a sheriff as "a grossly excessive" speed.


Dog dies after being left alone for three days in Thurso house

21 September 2023
Dog dies after being left alone for three days in Thurso house

Dog dies after being left alone for three days in Thurso house

21 September 2023

A Thurso woman has admitted leaving her dog alone without food and water for three days.


Scrabster woman appeared 'relieved' when £25k fraud discovered

21 September 2023
Scrabster woman appeared 'relieved' when £25k fraud discovered

Scrabster woman appeared 'relieved' when £25k fraud discovered

21 September 2023

A Scrabster woman embezzled more than £25,000 from the local community association she chaired.


No plea over imitation firearm charge at Lybster

19 September 2023
No plea over imitation firearm charge at Lybster

No plea over imitation firearm charge at Lybster

19 September 2023

A young Lybster man has been accused of threatening or abusive behaviour and possession of an imitation firearm.


Thurso-born sheriff takes up permanent seat at Wick court

18 September 2023
Thurso-born sheriff takes up permanent seat at Wick court

Thurso-born sheriff takes up permanent seat at Wick court

18 September 2023

Wick Sheriff Court now has a permanent sheriff after Neil Wilson returned to the court in which he had previously served as a solicitor.


Dunbeath man misses boat for Orkney court appearance

14 September 2023
Dunbeath man misses boat for Orkney court appearance

Dunbeath man misses boat for Orkney court appearance

14 September 2023

A Caithness man was due to face the music at Kirkwall Sheriff Court on Wednesday for a dust-up he caused in St Margaret's Hope in the summer.


Further delay in long-running fraud case at Wick court

08 September 2023
Further delay in long-running fraud case at Wick court

Further delay in long-running fraud case at Wick court

08 September 2023

Fresh doubt about whether a protracted £40,000 fraud trial will proceed surfaced at Wick Sheriff Court this week.


Man denies using walking stick in assault at Brough

07 September 2023
Man denies using walking stick in assault at Brough

Man denies using walking stick in assault at Brough

07 September 2023

An Ayrshire man has been accused of having an offensive weapon – a walking stick – in his possession and using it in an assault.


Wick man walked out of Tesco with £1500 worth of stolen shopping

06 September 2023
Wick man walked out of Tesco with £1500 worth of stolen shopping

Wick man walked out of Tesco with £1500 worth of stolen shopping

06 September 2023

A Wick man who managed to leave the local Tesco branch without paying for two trolley loads of shopping has been ordered to compensate the store.


Seven-times drug limit driver 'still affected' by Caithness crash

05 September 2023
Seven-times drug limit driver 'still affected' by Caithness crash

Seven-times drug limit driver 'still affected' by Caithness crash

05 September 2023

A driver who lost control on a bend in Caithness and crashed into a tree was more than seven times over the drug-driving limit.


Stabbing victim avoids jail over supply of cocaine and cannabis

05 September 2023
Stabbing victim avoids jail over supply of cocaine and cannabis

Stabbing victim avoids jail over supply of cocaine and cannabis

05 September 2023

Police investigating a serious assault at a house in Wick also uncovered a drugs offence.


Abuser who struck in Caithness and Sutherland jailed over 'vile' crimes

28 August 2023
Abuser who struck in Caithness and Sutherland jailed over 'vile' crimes

Abuser who struck in Caithness and Sutherland jailed over 'vile' crimes

28 August 2023

A sheriff who jailed a domestic abuser for two years said the evidence of three victims was "harrowing" and "some of the worst examples I have seen".


Woman denies Wick assaults

28 August 2023
Woman denies Wick assaults

Woman denies Wick assaults

28 August 2023

A Wick woman is alleged to have dug her nails into a police officer at the local police station.


New payment plan keeps Wick man from jail

25 August 2023
New payment plan keeps Wick man from jail

New payment plan keeps Wick man from jail

25 August 2023

A Wick man has avoided prison after coming up with a more realistic pay plan for his outstanding fines.


Thurso man told to pay for damage 'if you have a scrap of decency'

25 August 2023
Thurso man told to pay for damage 'if you have a scrap of decency'

Thurso man told to pay for damage 'if you have a scrap of decency'

25 August 2023

A sheriff took a dim view of Thurso man's failure to make good the damage he caused at his ex-partner's home in the town.


Woman 'forced' to steal tools from Wick shed, court told

25 August 2023
Woman 'forced' to steal tools from Wick shed, court told

Woman 'forced' to steal tools from Wick shed, court told

25 August 2023

A Wick woman claimed that she had been "forced" to steal tools from a shed in the town.


Driver clocked at 48mph in 30 limit in Melvich

24 August 2023
Driver clocked at 48mph in 30 limit in Melvich

Driver clocked at 48mph in 30 limit in Melvich

24 August 2023

An East Kilbride man caught speeding in north Sutherland has been fined £200.


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