Courts

A Thurso man who verbally abused his partner for almost a year has been given a chance to address his problem behaviour.

A driver was breathalysed positive “the morning after the night before”, Wick Sheriff Court heard on Tuesday.

A man who kicked up a disturbance in a police station had "drunk himself into oblivion", Wick Sheriff Court heard on Tuesday.

A young drink-driving suspect who failed to provide police with a urine sample without a reasonable excuse has been fined £450 at Wick Sheriff Court.

A Brora man who breached a court order banning him from contacting a woman has avoided a prison sentence because he is in full employment.

A driver who was caught at nearly double the 30 mph limit in Thurso has been fined £200.

A man who brutally stabbed his mum as she sat watching TV has been sentenced to 19 months in prison.

An 83-year-old driver’s trouble-free road record ended when he was involved in an accident.

A Thurso man caught red-handed with a white powder which proved to be cocaine has avoided a jail term.

Police attention was drawn to Brendon Stevens' car which wasn't showing headlights and appeared to be travelling at an excessive speed.

Witnesses to a road accident feared that the driver of the vehicle – which crashed through a fence and rolled over in a field – had died.

A repeat offender who committed a 'miserable' theft was said by a sheriff to have avoided a prison sentence "by the skin of his teeth".

Some of the evidence in a serious assault trial may come from a witness who subsequently died, Wick Sheriff Court heard on Tuesday.

A Forss woman who was found to be almost six times the alcohol limit while in charge of her car has been fined £300.

A Thurso man who verbally abused his partner for almost a year may be given a chance to address his problem behaviour.

A Wick woman who appeared reluctant to come to court to face £40,000 fraud charges has health problems, Wick Sheriff Court was told last week.

Roosting bats in the roof of Henry McPhee’s council house were driving him, well... batty!

A driver stopped by police and told he should be wearing his glasses was given an eye test – and passed it!

A woman who assaulted police officers and behaved in a disorderly manner has been fined £250.

Mark Mackay was said to have adopted a "caveman attitude" with regard to his obligations to his partner after they split up, Wick Sheriff Court heard.