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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


Man pushed police officers at his Wick home

14 January 2022
Man pushed police officers at his Wick home

Man pushed police officers at his Wick home

14 January 2022

Craig MacDougall didn't come quietly when police officers attempted to arrest him, Wick Sheriff Court heard on Wednesday.


'No lame excuses' sheriff warns prisoner who ran amok in Wick town centre

14 January 2022
'No lame excuses' sheriff warns prisoner who ran amok in Wick town centre

'No lame excuses' sheriff warns prisoner who ran amok in Wick town centre

14 January 2022

A man who ran amok in Wick and put a police officer at risk of catching Covid by spitting in his face has avoided a jail sentence.


Cannabis plants were for Halkirk man's own use, court hears

13 January 2022
Cannabis plants were for Halkirk man's own use, court hears

Cannabis plants were for Halkirk man's own use, court hears

13 January 2022

A Halkirk man who admitted cultivating cannabis was fined £325 at Wick Sheriff Court on Wednesday.


Two-week ban for driver who hit 90mph on A9

13 January 2022
Two-week ban for driver who hit 90mph on A9

Two-week ban for driver who hit 90mph on A9

13 January 2022

A man who admitted a reduced charge of careless driving on the A9 in Caithness was disqualified for two weeks at Wick Sheriff Court on Wednesday.


Student was nearly double the legal alcohol limit while driving in Wick

12 January 2022
Student was nearly double the legal alcohol limit while driving in Wick

Student was nearly double the legal alcohol limit while driving in Wick

12 January 2022

A teenage driver attracted the attention of police who stopped him in George Street, Wick, where a breath test proved positive.


Fine for Dunbeath driver who hit car in front

11 January 2022
Fine for Dunbeath driver who hit car in front

Fine for Dunbeath driver who hit car in front

11 January 2022

A driver who failed to maintain sufficient space between her and the car in front and collided with it was fined £270 at Wick Sheriff Court.


Man who had naked pictures of girls is given supervision order

30 December 2021
Man who had naked pictures of girls is given supervision order

Man who had naked pictures of girls is given supervision order

30 December 2021

A 21-year-old Sutherland man who possessed naked images of young girls avoided a jail sentence because of the low number involved.


Curfew and ban after Thurso driver given jail warning for dangerous driving

23 December 2021
Curfew and ban after Thurso driver given jail warning for dangerous driving

Curfew and ban after Thurso driver given jail warning for dangerous driving

23 December 2021

A 26-year-old Thurso man with a poor record of driving offences was told by a sheriff he would "never be closer to going to jail than you are today".


Man (69) found guilty at High Court in connection with serious sexual offences against young children

20 December 2021
Man (69) found guilty at High Court in connection with serious sexual offences against young children

Man (69) found guilty at High Court in connection with serious sexual offences against young children

20 December 2021

A 69-year-old man has been convicted at the High Court in Edinburgh in connection with serious sexual offences against children in the Highlands.


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