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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.


Wick sheriff hangs up wig after 15 years at Caithness court

18 January 2022
Wick sheriff hangs up wig after 15 years at Caithness court

Wick sheriff hangs up wig after 15 years at Caithness court

18 January 2022

Wick's sheriff left the bench for the last time following tributes from the legal profession – and even a couple from people he had sentenced!


Fine for drug driver at Forss

18 January 2022
Fine for drug driver at Forss

Fine for drug driver at Forss

18 January 2022

A teenage driver who was found to be more than four times over the drug-driving limit was fined £265 at Wick Sheriff Court last week.


Delivery driver stamped on gull to 'put it out of its misery'

17 January 2022
Delivery driver stamped on gull to 'put it out of its misery'

Delivery driver stamped on gull to 'put it out of its misery'

17 January 2022

A delivery driver who threw a stick at a bird then stamped on its head to "put it out of its misery" has been ordered to appear at court.


Driver (15) collided with car at junction in Caithness village

17 January 2022
Driver (15) collided with car at junction in Caithness village

Driver (15) collided with car at junction in Caithness village

17 January 2022

A 15-year-old was at the wheel of a car which was driven at an excessive speed in a Caithness village, Wick Sheriff Court heard on Wednesday.


Thurso driver was nearly five times drink-drive limit

16 January 2022
Thurso driver was nearly five times drink-drive limit

Thurso driver was nearly five times drink-drive limit

16 January 2022

A driver who was found to be almost five times over the drink-driving limit was banned for a year at Wick Sheriff Court on Wednesday.


Wick man 'reacted badly' to police presence

15 January 2022
Wick man 'reacted badly' to police presence

Wick man 'reacted badly' to police presence

15 January 2022

Police officers called to a house in Wick found Tyler Campbell sitting on the doorstep in Wellington Street, the town's sheriff court heard.


Crown to return £3000 seized in Caithness drugs raid

14 January 2022
Crown to return £3000 seized in Caithness drugs raid

Crown to return £3000 seized in Caithness drugs raid

14 January 2022

The Crown Office has pulled the plug in a protracted legal action to retain £3000 of alleged drugs money seized in a raid on a rural Caithness cottage


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