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Constables forced to put spit hood on veteran who waded into river after assaults

02 March 2020
Constables forced to put spit hood on veteran who waded into river after assaults

Constables forced to put spit hood on veteran who waded into river after assaults

02 March 2020

AN inebriated veteran who had be fished out of the Kyle of Sutherland after assaulting two people, then went on to attack two police officers.


Dornoch man escapes jail

14 February 2020
Dornoch man escapes jail

Dornoch man escapes jail

14 February 2020

A 21-year-old pig farm worker has escaped jail after admitting producing cannabis with intent to supply at Pitgrudy near Dornoch.


NC500 campervan driver fined £1k and given nine penalty points after unsafe overtake

12 February 2020
NC500 campervan driver fined £1k and given nine penalty points after unsafe overtake

NC500 campervan driver fined £1k and given nine penalty points after unsafe overtake

12 February 2020

A NC500 campervan driver overtook on a sharp bend near Bettyhill, forcing the driver of an oncoming vehicle to take evasive action, a court heard.


Drink driver's car flipped over

10 February 2020
Drink driver's car flipped over

Drink driver's car flipped over

10 February 2020

A drink driver, whose vehicle ended up on its roof after hitting a wall in Golspie, was found by a passing police officer, a court was told.


Skerray man found guilty of indecent assault

17 January 2020
Skerray man found guilty of indecent assault

Skerray man found guilty of indecent assault

17 January 2020

A 49-year-old Sutherland plant operator who abused two women when they were young girls will be sentenced on March 9.


Sheriff steps down from bench at Inverness court

30 September 2019
Sheriff steps down from bench at Inverness court

Sheriff steps down from bench at Inverness court

30 September 2019

AN Inverness Sheriff has presided over his last official day at work on the bench at Inverness Sheriff Court


Unpaid work for Greenpeace rig protestors

23 September 2019
Unpaid work for Greenpeace rig protestors

Unpaid work for Greenpeace rig protestors

23 September 2019

Five Greenpeace protestors who boarded an oil rig and prevented it from leaving the Cromarty Firth have been ordered to undertake unpaid work.


Punch fractures jaw and ends friendship

02 September 2019
Punch fractures jaw and ends friendship

Punch fractures jaw and ends friendship

02 September 2019

A night out ended in violence after a man punched his life-long friend so hard on the face that he broke his jaw in two places.


Police alerted by 'erratic' driving

19 August 2019
Police alerted by 'erratic' driving

Police alerted by 'erratic' driving

19 August 2019

A drink-driver came to police attention because of the erratic path his vehicle was taking on the A9 in the early hours.


Texts trigger assault in car

19 August 2019
Texts trigger assault in car

Texts trigger assault in car

19 August 2019

AN Alness man attacked his partner after seeing "detrimental" messages about him on her mobile phone.


Drink driver's marquee dance downfall

12 August 2019
Drink driver's marquee dance downfall

Drink driver's marquee dance downfall

12 August 2019

A chef took the "foolish" decision to drive after drinking cider at a marquee dance in a Sutherland village, a court heard.


£140k cost of activists' rig drama

30 July 2019
£140k cost of activists' rig drama

£140k cost of activists' rig drama

30 July 2019

Greenpeace protestors were able to board an oil rig in the Cromarty Firth for the second time in a week because of a “communication failure”.


'Bitter' ex sent abusive texts

23 July 2019
'Bitter' ex sent abusive texts

'Bitter' ex sent abusive texts

23 July 2019

A Dornoch man sent his former partner abusive texts calling her a "whore" after she began a new relationship, a court heard.


Driver found guilty of running down bikers

19 July 2019
Driver found guilty of running down bikers

Driver found guilty of running down bikers

19 July 2019

A Porsche driver has been convicted of causing serious injury to two German motorcyclists on NC500.


Knife man causes terror in north port

15 April 2019
Knife man causes terror in north port

Knife man causes terror in north port

15 April 2019

A knife-wielding man caused terror and alarm in the centre of a Highland port last Friday, a court heard.


Ban and fine for careless driver (80)

10 April 2019
Ban and fine for careless driver (80)

Ban and fine for careless driver (80)

10 April 2019

An elderly driver who caused a road smash on the A9 has been fined and banned from the road.


Driver tried to hide from police

01 April 2019
Driver tried to hide from police

Driver tried to hide from police

01 April 2019

AN uninsured and unlicensed driver, who had been drinking, tried to evade police by hiding behind a bush in his neighbour’s garden.


Man threatened Co-op staff

01 April 2019
Man threatened Co-op staff

Man threatened Co-op staff

01 April 2019

An Alness man, who assaulted a supermarket supervisor and then threatened to kill staff, could be put on a curfew.


Window cleaner convicted of sexual assault

27 March 2019
Window cleaner convicted of sexual assault

Window cleaner convicted of sexual assault

27 March 2019

A North window cleaner sexually assaulted an 87-year-old woman at her Dornoch home over a period of 18 months when she was suffering from dementia.


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