Crime

High-value tools and equipment have been stolen from a property near Thurso, according to police.

ScotRail is cracking down on customers who dodge buying a ticket because of the reduction in front-line staff on trains due to Covid.

The huge increase of illegal dumping has led to a call on the Scottish Government to review the existing penalty for fly-tipping.

Police are appealing for information about two acts of vandalism that took place in Wick over the course of a weekend.

Police are appealing for information after a traffic accident on the A882 Wick/Thurso road in which a driver failed to stop.

Police in Thurso have warned bike riders that they could face prosecution for using their vehicles on private land.

Police in Wick are appealing for information from the public after two incidents of car vandalism in the town.

Police are appealing for information after a black Volvo parked in Wick was damaged.

Police in Wick are appealing for information after a driver failed to stop at the scene of a road traffic collision.

A black Audi SUV crashed into a low wall outside a Wick supermarket at around 1pm today.

In the current Covid climate, dogs are at a premium and there has been a major rise in dog theft.

POLICE have appealed for information after thieves broke into a house in Caithness.

A Highland Council blue recycling bin was set on fire at Hill Avenue in Wick this morning in what police believe was a deliberate action.

Police in Wick are appealing for information after a car was damaged in a suspected vandalism attack in the town.

Caithness residents are warned to be aware of a Council Tax scam currently operating in which criminals steal bank details over the phone.

A former Thurso funeral parlour employee picked up a hammer when he received a late-night knock at the door, Inverness Sheriff Court heard today.

People across Caithness are reminded to be vigilant over fraudulent messages claiming to be related to the Covid-19 vaccine programme.

A Caithness man unleashed a tirade of abuse at Sheriff Andrew Berry, who described the outburst in court as “outrageous and disgraceful”.

A Thurso man who grew suspicious of a suspected scammer who said he was locked down with his family in Dounreay.

After sitting in a lay-by near Keiss for around six months, an abandoned car was finally removed last weekend after it had been set ablaze.