Courts

A sheriff has called for a background report on a Thurso man who shouted and swore at two of his neighbours.

A Caithness farmer who failed to keep his firearms in a secure place more than six years ago has been fined £360.

A Wick man who drove with excess drugs in his system has had his licence revoked by the DVLA, the town’s sheriff court heard on Wednesday.

Police who visited a house in the county found a baby in a cot and his mother in a drink and drug state.

A Thurso man found in possession of a drug was ordered to carry out 75 hours of unpaid community work.

A Castletown man who drove with more than three times the legal drugs limit was ordered to carry out 65 hours of unpaid community work.

A Caithness woman is alleged to have been unable to look after a baby in her charge because she was heavily under the influence of drink or drugs.

A young man who randomly fired a paintball gun in the Thurso street where he lived was fined £200 at Wick Sheriff Court on Tuesday.

A Thurso man has denied charges related to indecent photos involving children.

A Wick man who drove while disqualified and more than three times the legal alcohol limit has been fined £1500 and banned from driving for three years

A driver attempted to overtake a vehicle and only just managed to return to his own side of the road, Wick Sheriff Court heard last week.

A jury is to try two Wick men on a charge of serious assault to the danger of a teenager's life.

A man caught by police with 167g of cannabis was given a chance by a sympathetic sheriff this week.

A driver from Plymouth who was caught five-times the drink-drive limit in Wick last year has been jailed for six months.

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.