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Wick lorry driver who took and shared indecent images of kids after gaining trust of mums is jailed

09 December 2024
Wick lorry driver who took and shared indecent images of kids after gaining trust of mums is jailed

Wick lorry driver who took and shared indecent images of kids after gaining trust of mums is jailed

09 December 2024

A lorry driver from Wick who targeted single mothers on dating apps to gain access to their children has been jailed.


Glasgow pair deny chasing teenager with knife and crowbar in Thurso

02 December 2024
Glasgow pair deny chasing teenager with knife and crowbar in Thurso

Glasgow pair deny chasing teenager with knife and crowbar in Thurso

02 December 2024

Two Glasgow men intend to fight allegations that they chased a teenager along Thurso Esplanade and beach while armed with a crowbar and a knife.


Thurso man breached bail ‘to hand himself in’

01 December 2024
Thurso man breached bail ‘to hand himself in’

Thurso man breached bail ‘to hand himself in’

01 December 2024

Hugh McPhee was “fed up” with a curfew condition and decided to breach it, Sheriff Neil Wilson was told at Wick.


Thurso repeat drug-driver warned ‘all options open’ to sheriff

30 November 2024
Thurso repeat drug-driver warned ‘all options open’ to sheriff

Thurso repeat drug-driver warned ‘all options open’ to sheriff

30 November 2024

A Thurso woman who notched up her second drug-driving offence was warned by a sheriff that "all sentencing options" would be open to him.


Halkirk driver over the limit despite ‘stopping drinking’

27 November 2024
Halkirk driver over the limit despite ‘stopping drinking’

Halkirk driver over the limit despite ‘stopping drinking’

27 November 2024

A Halkirk woman stopped drinking during a night out thinking she would be okay to drive home in the early hours.


Drink-driver stopped in Thurso made ‘stupid decision’ to get behind wheel

17 November 2024
Drink-driver stopped in Thurso made ‘stupid decision’ to get behind wheel

Drink-driver stopped in Thurso made ‘stupid decision’ to get behind wheel

17 November 2024

Engineer Ryan Cowie was said to have made a “pretty stupid decision to drive and was now facing the consequences”.


Scrabster man banned over vehicle drug charge

16 November 2024
Scrabster man banned over vehicle drug charge

Scrabster man banned over vehicle drug charge

16 November 2024

A Scrabster man was found to be in charge of his car while over the drug limit.


Castletown woman ‘terrified’ on doorstep

14 November 2024
Castletown woman ‘terrified’ on doorstep

Castletown woman ‘terrified’ on doorstep

14 November 2024

A Castletown woman told a court that she was “terrified” after a local man paid her an unwelcome visit.


Lybster man threatened staff at Caithness hospital

12 November 2024
Lybster man threatened staff at Caithness hospital

Lybster man threatened staff at Caithness hospital

12 November 2024

A sheriff has called for a background report on a Lybster man who admitted a disturbance at Caithness General Hospital and after he was arrested.


Wick driver was 13 times drug limit after taking cocaine

29 October 2024
Wick driver was 13 times drug limit after taking cocaine

Wick driver was 13 times drug limit after taking cocaine

29 October 2024

A Wick woman has admitted driving while more than 13 times the legal drug limit – after taking cocaine.


Thurso driver four times drink limit was on her way to work in care home

20 October 2024
Thurso driver four times drink limit was on her way to work in care home

Thurso driver four times drink limit was on her way to work in care home

20 October 2024

A Thurso driver who crashed on her way to work while almost four times over the drink-driving limit was described by a sheriff as “a danger”.


Castletown man ‘needs help’ after smashing couple’s living room window

20 October 2024
Castletown man ‘needs help’ after smashing couple’s living room window

Castletown man ‘needs help’ after smashing couple’s living room window

20 October 2024

A Castletown man who smashed the living room window of a house belonging to a couple concerned about his dog was said to be in need of help.


Cannabis at Thurso home was worth £1100

18 October 2024
Cannabis at Thurso home was worth £1100

Cannabis at Thurso home was worth £1100

18 October 2024

Police who raided James Snowdon's home in Thurso found a stash of cannabis with a street value of £1100, Wick Sheriff Court heard.


Fight outside Wick bar could have led to prison

17 October 2024
Fight outside Wick bar could have led to prison

Fight outside Wick bar could have led to prison

17 October 2024

A Wick man who committed a serous assault outside a local pub has avoided the custodial sentence a sheriff said would have been “perfectly justified”.


Masked man barged into Wick home and threatened woman with knife

17 October 2024
Masked man barged into Wick home and threatened woman with knife

Masked man barged into Wick home and threatened woman with knife

17 October 2024

A masked man who barged his way into a house in Wick and demanded drugs before assaulting a woman has been jailed for 16 months.


Thurso driver three times limit crashed due to ‘low sun’

16 October 2024
Thurso driver three times limit crashed due to ‘low sun’

Thurso driver three times limit crashed due to ‘low sun’

16 October 2024

A Thurso driver was said to have been blinded by a low sun when he crashed into a stationary car, the sheriff at Wick was told on Tuesday.


Thurso nightclub assault: Halkirk man avoids jail

16 October 2024
Thurso nightclub assault: Halkirk man avoids jail

Thurso nightclub assault: Halkirk man avoids jail

16 October 2024

A Halkirk man who attacked a nightclub dancer avoided a prison term when he appeared at Wick Sheriff Court on Tuesday.


Wick man ‘didn’t care if he goes to prison’ after abusing Good Samaritans in street

15 October 2024
Wick man ‘didn’t care if he goes to prison’ after abusing Good Samaritans in street

Wick man ‘didn’t care if he goes to prison’ after abusing Good Samaritans in street

15 October 2024

A Wick man who shunned the help offered to him after he fell in a street was jailed for five months at the town’s sheriff court on Tuesday.


Caithness businessman jailed over rapes in Thurso and Nethybridge

11 October 2024
Caithness businessman jailed over rapes in Thurso and Nethybridge

Caithness businessman jailed over rapes in Thurso and Nethybridge

11 October 2024

A Caithness businessman has been jailed at the High Court in Aberdeen after being found guilty of rape.


Man denies Hogmanay indecent behaviour charge at village hall

09 October 2024
Man denies Hogmanay indecent behaviour charge at village hall

Man denies Hogmanay indecent behaviour charge at village hall

09 October 2024

A Reay man intends to fight allegations of indecent behaviour towards a woman in the village hall.


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