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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.


Wick man with indecent images on phone was 'young and stupid'

28 June 2022
Wick man with indecent images on phone was 'young and stupid'

Wick man with indecent images on phone was 'young and stupid'

28 June 2022

Police officers who raided a Wick house discovered a mobile phone with indecent images, Wick Sheriff Court heard last week.


Wick man smashed windscreen with sandbag after scuffle with driver

23 June 2022
Wick man smashed windscreen with sandbag after scuffle with driver

Wick man smashed windscreen with sandbag after scuffle with driver

23 June 2022

Following a brush with a driver, Adrian Stubbings threw a sandbag at the vehicle's windscreen, Wick Sheriff Court heard on Wednesday.


Wick driver lost control of car before A99 collision

23 June 2022
Wick driver lost control of car before A99 collision

Wick driver lost control of car before A99 collision

23 June 2022

A driver who lost control of his car while negotiating a right-hand bend and collided with an oncoming vehicle escaped serious injury, a court heard.


Driver from Thurso had no car insurance

22 June 2022
Driver from Thurso had no car insurance

Driver from Thurso had no car insurance

22 June 2022

A Thurso driver found to have no insurance cover for his car was fined £100 at Wick Sheriff Court on Wednesday.


Fine for driver who used mobile in Castletown

22 June 2022
Fine for driver who used mobile in Castletown

Fine for driver who used mobile in Castletown

22 June 2022

Using his mobile phone while driving cost Scott Leggat a £250 fine.


Lyth man denies string of charges in Fort William

22 June 2022
Lyth man denies string of charges in Fort William

Lyth man denies string of charges in Fort William

22 June 2022

A Caithness man is to stand trail later this year accused of multiple offences.


Axe threat in Castletown is denied at Wick court

21 June 2022
Axe threat in Castletown is denied at Wick court

Axe threat in Castletown is denied at Wick court

21 June 2022

A Castletown man is alleged to have seized an axe at his home in the village and threatened self-harm, in the presence of police officers.


Fine for Wicker who forgot to renew car insurance

18 June 2022
Fine for Wicker who forgot to renew car insurance

Fine for Wicker who forgot to renew car insurance

18 June 2022

Forgetting to renew his insurance policy cost Calum Shields a £300 fine.


Wick man drove car without insurance or test certificate on A99

17 June 2022
Wick man drove car without insurance or test certificate on A99

Wick man drove car without insurance or test certificate on A99

17 June 2022

An unqualified driver was fined £400 this week when he admitted using his car without insurance and a test certificate.


Thurso man with 'odd and vulgar sense of humour' made indecent calls to three women

17 June 2022
Thurso man with 'odd and vulgar sense of humour' made indecent calls to three women

Thurso man with 'odd and vulgar sense of humour' made indecent calls to three women

17 June 2022

A Thurso man who admitted making indecent phone calls to three women was given a chance to demonstrate he can stay out of trouble.


Air pistol 'joke' at Wick Harbour lands student in dock

16 June 2022
Air pistol 'joke' at Wick Harbour lands student in dock

Air pistol 'joke' at Wick Harbour lands student in dock

16 June 2022

A Wick man's practical joke in brandishing an air pistol at the local harbour in the early hours backfired on him.


Fine for Wick fisherman after two years of domestic abuse

16 June 2022
Fine for Wick fisherman after two years of domestic abuse

Fine for Wick fisherman after two years of domestic abuse

16 June 2022

A Wick man who subjected his partner to abuse over the course of two years was fined £1000 at the town's sheriff court on Wednesday.


Fine and ban for drug-driver stopped at Melvich

16 June 2022
Fine and ban for drug-driver stopped at Melvich

Fine and ban for drug-driver stopped at Melvich

16 June 2022

A motorist caught at more than three times the drug-driving limit was fined £400 and banned for 18 months at Wick Sheriff court on Wednesday.


Driver caused £4000 worth of damage in 'moment of madness' after row with ex-partner

13 June 2022
Driver caused £4000 worth of damage in 'moment of madness' after row with ex-partner

Driver caused £4000 worth of damage in 'moment of madness' after row with ex-partner

13 June 2022

A Castletown driver ran amok after falling out with her former partner.


Thurso teenager smashed vodka bottles after getting into closed Co-op shop in Inverness

10 June 2022
Thurso teenager smashed vodka bottles after getting into closed Co-op shop in Inverness

Thurso teenager smashed vodka bottles after getting into closed Co-op shop in Inverness

10 June 2022

A Thurso teenager is to complete unpaid work after barging into a closed shop and threatening a member of staff.


Thurso driver caught over drug limit 'used cannabis to ease pain'

02 June 2022
Thurso driver caught over drug limit 'used cannabis to ease pain'

Thurso driver caught over drug limit 'used cannabis to ease pain'

02 June 2022

A young Thurso man turned to cannabis to ease the pain from a shoulder complaint, it was claimed in court this week.


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