Courts

A Thurso man who made a menacing phone call has been given an opportunity to demonstrate he can behave.

A learner driver who failed to display "L" plates was fined £200 at Wick Sheriff Court on Monday.

A woman who police found "heavily intoxicated" with drink and drugs and unable to properly care for her infant has been given a chance by a sheriff.

A Wick offender popped out for a smoke during his unpaid community work – but his rolled cigarette was found to contain cannabis, a court heard.

A 31-year-old Caithness man appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court on four charges including possession of a knife.

A driver who caused a three-vehicle accident by risking an overtaking manoeuvre that went wrong has been fined £400 and banned for a year.

A Wick woman accused of a £40,000 fraud has now secured legal representation. Local solicitor Sylvia Maclennan is now acting for Fiona Taylor (63).

A Wick man who stole a bottle of spirits from a local store was given a chance to demonstrate he can behave.

A sheriff has ordered a Reay man who drove after his licence was revoked to appear personally before him.

Supporters of a satellite launching facility on the north coast say the countdown can begin after a court decided not to block planning consent.

Gary Robertson didn't approve of his former partner's new boyfriend and decided to warn her about it, Wick Sheriff Court heard.

Collection rates of fines imposed in Scotland are recovering towards pre-pandemic levels, according to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.

A Scotscalder man who threw a cup of water at a police officer has been given a chance to prove he can behave himself.

A Watten man has been fined £200 for having an unlicensed airgun.

A 17-year-old father has been locked up after brutally stabbing his friend eight times.

A sheriff has ordered a personal appearance by a driver whose speed he described as 'ludicrous'.

A man was caught in the act of trying to steal a safe at a house in Wick, the town's sheriff court heard on Tuesday.

Two Inverness men are to stand trial accused of a Christmas Day assault on a man in a Thurso street.

A repeat offender who assaulted a police officer and hindered paramedics treating a patient has been jailed for eight months.

Two Wick men are facing a charge of serious assault with a weapon.