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Tain man demanded £100 from victim with knife to their throat

Tain man demanded £100 from victim with knife to their throat

Tain man demanded £100 from victim with knife to their throat

16 April 2025

A man sat frozen in fear as a woman held a knife to his throat and her companion forced their victim to transfer £100 to his bank account.


Police appeal for information after Brora home vandalised twice in five days

Police appeal for information after Brora home vandalised twice in five days

Police appeal for information after Brora home vandalised twice in five days

14 April 2025

Windows and a car windscreen were smashed at the Victoria Drive property.


UPDATE: Police ‘inquiries continuing’ into potential new evidence in the hunt for the bodies of Andrew and Renee MacRae

UPDATE: Police ‘inquiries continuing’ into potential new evidence in the hunt for the bodies of Andrew and Renee MacRae

UPDATE: Police ‘inquiries continuing’ into potential new evidence in the hunt for the bodies of Andrew and Renee MacRae

11 April 2025

Potential new evidence linked to the Renee and Andrew MacRae murder case is still being evaluated, police say.


Caithness author reveals his incredible story of creating costumes for rock and movie stars from The Beatles and Slade to Peaky Blinders and Captain America

Caithness author reveals his incredible story of creating costumes for rock and movie stars from The Beatles and Slade to Peaky Blinders and Captain America

Caithness author reveals his incredible story of creating costumes for rock and movie stars from The Beatles and Slade to Peaky Blinders and Captain America

06 April 2025

From being penniless and arriving in London with £5, a Caithness man went on to create costumes for rock and movie stars - a true rags to riches story


WATCH: Lollipop man prank at Helmsdale causes outrage but YouTubers claim they were saving sheep

WATCH: Lollipop man prank at Helmsdale causes outrage but YouTubers claim they were saving sheep

WATCH: Lollipop man prank at Helmsdale causes outrage but YouTubers claim they were saving sheep

01 April 2025

A YouTuber caused uproar after holding up traffic on the A9 at Helmsdale while dressed as a lollipop man.


Brora window broken by catapult fire sparks police appeal

Brora window broken by catapult fire sparks police appeal

Brora window broken by catapult fire sparks police appeal

28 March 2025

Police have launched an appeal for information after a house suffered damage in a residential area in Brora.


Tain fence damage triggers police appeal to public

Tain fence damage triggers police appeal to public

Tain fence damage triggers police appeal to public

27 March 2025

Local police are hoping someone with relevant information will come forward.


Body cams set to be rolled out to police in the Highlands in summer

Body cams set to be rolled out to police in the Highlands in summer

Body cams set to be rolled out to police in the Highlands in summer

26 March 2025

Police Scotland’s national rollout of body-worn video equipment is set to be introduced in the Highlands this summer.


Teenager (19) arrested after speeding at 106mph on Highland road

Teenager (19) arrested after speeding at 106mph on Highland road

Teenager (19) arrested after speeding at 106mph on Highland road

25 March 2025

A total of 56 drivers were charged with speeding offences last week in the North Highland region.


Paw patrol: Hondo’s long arm of the paw to join Highland policing team?

Paw patrol: Hondo’s long arm of the paw to join Highland policing team?

Paw patrol: Hondo’s long arm of the paw to join Highland policing team?

14 March 2025

The police look set to add a furry cute new addition to their Highland force - their first ever Giant Schnauzer pup!


Tain man forced two girls to watch pornography

Tain man forced two girls to watch pornography

Tain man forced two girls to watch pornography

11 March 2025

A Tain man who forced two girls to watch pornography has been made subject of severe restrictions regarding his contact with females under 18.


Masked firestarter rammed car into building and started huge blaze, police confirm

Masked firestarter rammed car into building and started huge blaze, police confirm

Masked firestarter rammed car into building and started huge blaze, police confirm

10 March 2025

After ramming the building in Fairways Business Park, the suspect torched the car and building and fled the scene, say police


Police hunting thieves who stole border collie Skye

Police hunting thieves who stole border collie Skye

Police hunting thieves who stole border collie Skye

09 March 2025

Dog thieves are being hunted by police after a young border collie was stolen in Berriedale.


Post Offices scammed out of hundreds of pounds in spate of Highland incidents

Post Offices scammed out of hundreds of pounds in spate of Highland incidents

Post Offices scammed out of hundreds of pounds in spate of Highland incidents

07 March 2025

Scammers are targeting small businesses and cashiers in the Highlands, police have warned after incidents in post offices costing hundreds of pounds.


Metal thieves hunted after incidents in north-west Sutherland

Metal thieves hunted after incidents in north-west Sutherland

Metal thieves hunted after incidents in north-west Sutherland

06 March 2025

Thieves who broke into an industrial site and stole steal are being hunted by police.


Rapist Kim Avis has two months added to 15 year sentence after prison offence

Rapist Kim Avis has two months added to 15 year sentence after prison offence

Rapist Kim Avis has two months added to 15 year sentence after prison offence

04 March 2025

An Inverness rapist who faked his own death to avoid justice and was later jailed for 15 years has had two months added to his sentence.


Appeal for information follows shooting of Cairngorms kite

Appeal for information follows shooting of Cairngorms kite

Appeal for information follows shooting of Cairngorms kite

03 March 2025

Authority condemns violation and police appeal for information with investigation under way


First anniversary of missing man’s disappearance sparks fresh police appeal

First anniversary of missing man’s disappearance sparks fresh police appeal

First anniversary of missing man’s disappearance sparks fresh police appeal

03 March 2025

John McGrath, who was 52 at the time he went missing, has not been seen since a sighting in the John O’Groats area on Saturday, March 2 last year.


Drink-driving charge for motorist who crashed car and abandoned it ‘in middle of road’

Drink-driving charge for motorist who crashed car and abandoned it ‘in middle of road’

Drink-driving charge for motorist who crashed car and abandoned it ‘in middle of road’

03 March 2025

The incident occurred on the A835 during a police crackdown on the NC500. In other checks elsewhere a driver failed a drug test at Bonar Bridge.


‘Significant quantity’ of illicit tobacco seized from Highland retailer

‘Significant quantity’ of illicit tobacco seized from Highland retailer

‘Significant quantity’ of illicit tobacco seized from Highland retailer

26 February 2025

Trading standards have seized a significant quantity of illicit tobacco products from a retailer in the Highlands, the local authority has announced.


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