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.