Crime

Police in Thurso are hunting a man who carried out an assault watched by a companion with three dogs.

Crimestoppers Scotland is spotlighting how the charity can empower people to speak out against domestic violence.

A sheriff showed a 90-year-old first offender sympathy by not banning him from driving.

A 50-year-old man was arrested due to outstanding warrants at an address in Castletown yesterday afternoon.

An Orkney woman who cheated an elderly man out of £14,000 has been fined £2500.

A Wick man has been jailed for 20 months for a vicious attack on a drinking buddy which a sheriff described as "dreadful and unprovoked".

A man locked his pregnant partner out of their home in near freezing conditions when she was wearing only her nightdress Wick Sheriff Court has heard.

A man who made sexual overtures to a 12-year-old girl has avoided a jail sentence.

A road safety operation carried out along the NC500 over the course of the weekend saw over 60 road users stopped.

Highland is among the country’s worst areas for drink and drug driving, “troubling” new figures have revealed.

A Highland rapist who subjected young women to violent and sexual offences will now “face the consequences of his actions”, according to police.

Earlier this week, a man was sentenced to seven years in jail after being convicted of six offences — now one of his victims has shared her story.

John Andrew Smith (42) appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court on July 1.

Caithness shoppers are being urged to stay alert ahead of Amazon Prime Day as fraudsters use AI to craft increasingly convincing scams.

High-visibility police patrols have spoken to hundreds of motorists at major Highland tourist hot-spots in a bid to cut serious crashes in the region.

A Wick woman was dumbfounded when she prepared to take a drive, finding three tyres flat to the ground in an apparent act of vandalism.

Temporary average speed cameras that detected zero offences during a trial period last year have detected a number of speeders so far this year.

Two councillors say the ‘Scottish Government must show greater support for the police service’.

The £33 million video camera rollout to Highland police officers will allow cops to “have more confidence in how they act”.

Today (June 17), Police Scotland has rolled out body worn cameras to around 400 officers across the region.