Crime

A Wick nurse was shocked to find a memorial bench dedicated to her late father lying in pieces after an apparent attack by vandals.

Holyrood Notebook by Maree Todd

Police Scotland says that online hate crime reports have dropped significantly in the second week after the introduction of a new law.

A sex offender who was freed by appeal judges a week before he stood trial for rape and extortion was jailed for nine years today (Friday).

The building of a new £209 million Highland prison that will increase custody capacity and attract significant investment has moved a step closer.

Increases in local crimes related to shoplifting and resisting arrest were noted at a meeting of the Royal Burgh of Wick Community Council on Monday.

A woman in Wick was arrested and charged for an alleged theft of items from houses in the town

Police are hunting vandals after a campervan was targeted in Thurso last weekend.

A MOTORIST who took the calming drug Ketamin has been fine £300 and banned from the road for a year.

A provisional driver who used his vehicle without insurance and a qualified driver was fined a total of £400 at Wick Sheriff Court last week.

Police Scotland says it is aware of 'inaccurate media reporting' over training material it has in place for the country's new hate crime laws.

Greater protections for victims and communities against hate crimes are set to come into force next month.

Police Scotland’s first national campaign of the year is about to commence with the focus on speed limits.

A single mum with three teens in the house talked about her financial struggles after thieves siphoned off her heating oil twice in a fortnight.

A final event is being held in Wick at the end of this month as part of an initiative looking at how confidence in policing can be improved.

Police officers were alerted to an incident on the A9 near Berriedale last night (March 5) regarding a male motorist.

NHS Highland has advised people to beware after learning that fraudsters have been targetting patients who use the region's Telecare service.

Unmarked police patrol vehicles caught the offenders in the first week of an ongoing crackdown on mobile use while driving.

Just short of 1000 incidents were reported to police across the Caithness area over a two-month period.

A new campaign has launched aiming to raise awareness of victims’ rights and peoples’ right to access support if they are affected by crime.