Crime

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Cooking oil was stolen from the restaurant. It comes amid a rise in such thefts in the UK as thieves seek to capitalise on increasing prices.

That’s the fear after Police Scotland’s chief warned the force will need to review officer recruitment to meet rising National Insurance costs.

Police are appealing for information after a vehicle collided with a parked car in Brora.

In 1991, Ullapool was rocked to the core when police seized over £100million worth of drugs just north of the Wester Ross fishing village.

Thieves are being hunted after “a number” of static caravans were broken into at a campsite in Dornoch.

The Highlands had the highest number of drug-driving offences recorded in Scotland during the festive period, according to figures shared by police.

The rises of 19 per cent and 28 per cent come after Chief Superintendent Rob Shepherd warned “something has to give”.

Chief Superintendent Robert Shepherd says the numbers are of ‘significant concern’

Key to the approach is working the Merseyside officers to tackle those dealing in the north.