Crime

A four-day blitz on dangerous driving on the A9 by Police Scotland has led to 291 offences being detected.

The warning follows from an inquiry which reveals a report of the “horrific” crime was made to the police in relation to the 2022 event.

Two fires inside the grounds of Dornoch Cathedral were started deliberately, police in Sutherland said.

Police Scotland is still looking for information on a traffic incident which happened in Wick a fortnight ago.

A gathering of councillors beckoned the reopening of the Whitechapel toilets in Wick on Monday morning after vandals forced their closure in 2019.

Police are inviting people in the Thurso area to raise their local issues with officers at a special public event next week,

Ten drink drivers and four drug drivers were arrested by officers in various locations including Inverness.

A man was arrested after a car left the road on the A9 near Georgemas yesterday afternoon (June 16).

The remains of at least two deer have been discovered at a lay-by on the Watten-Mybster (B870) road in what appears to be a poaching incident.

Caithness police have been making concerted efforts to deal with antisocial behaviour and youth disorder which have plagued the county.

Police Scotland’s acting area inspector for Caithness who dealt with the recent siege at Wick’s Glamis Road is stepping down from that position.

"Disappointed" police have hit out at a minority of commercial and agricultural vehicle motorists who flout drivers' hours rules and loading limits.

Police Scotland are asking for help after an incident of careless driving which saw a lorry coming off the road to avoid a collision near Melvich.

Police have urged residents in the north to sign up to a rural version of Neighbourhood Watch - to fight crime and stay alerted to emergency messages.

Lidl supermarkets in Wick and Thurso now have all staff wearing body-worn cameras in a bid to ensure the safety of staff and customers.

A Wick driver has been cleared on a charge of careless driving.

A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with an incident which took place in Wick on Sunday.

A huge police presence descended on Glamis Road in Wick today (May 19) as armed officers laid siege to a house that had three people inside.

A 42-year-old man was arrested in connection with two incidents of assault and robbery in Wick earlier today.

Caithness crafters are said to be in uproar after a social media post suggested Trading Standards would be doing heavy-handed spot checks on stalls.