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Police hunting thieves who stole border collie Skye

Police hunting thieves who stole border collie Skye

Police hunting thieves who stole border collie Skye

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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


Police appeal after thieves target Dornoch restaurant

Police appeal after thieves target Dornoch restaurant

Police appeal after thieves target Dornoch restaurant

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.


Will police be forced to cut Highland officer numbers?

Will police be forced to cut Highland officer numbers?

Will police be forced to cut Highland officer numbers?

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


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