A 61-year-old Highland man avoided a jail sentence after admitting downloading 92 indecent images of children.
Concerned motorists contacted the police when a car being driven across the Kessock Bridge in Inverness was swerving about the road.
A burger van operator had her young daughter in her car when she crashed head-on with another vehicle near Garve.
A Kyle man got into a fight with his brother after returning to the family home in the wake of a relationship break-up.
A man is to take part in a domestic abuse programme after offences involving women.
An HGV driver answered a distress call from his pregnant wife and was rushing home when police stopped him for dangerous driving.
A 47-year-old man appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court on several charges including two of possessing a bladed weapon.
An Easter Ross man has appeared in private in connection with housebreaking charges.
Two Easter Ross men have appeared in court on charges including abduction, assault to injury and permanent disfigurement and robbery.
Police raided the a registered sex offender's home in Dingwall after receiving intelligence an electronic device had accessed websites for child porn.
A 52-year-old man is expected to appear at Inverness Sheriff Court tomorrow in connection with house break-ins in Invergordon.
AN Easter Ross woman returned to her old habit of making nuisance 999 calls after the death of a close family member during the festivities.
A Kirkhill man who shared a cannabis joint with friends has admitted being concerned in the supply of the drug.
A 20-year-old man spent Christmas in a young offender's institution after spitting on a police officer.
A MAN who stole a brand new £40,000 Jaguar from a garage in the Highland capital to get home to Birmingham was jailed for eight months.
A 23-year-old Alness woman who persistently makes nuisance emergency calls will be sentenced next month.
An Easter Ross man who broke into his daughter's house and stole £63 must await his fate.
A woman who was drunk and then abusive towards police trying to help her has been told to do unpaid work.
A MILTON man was so desperate for money to buy drugs that he set himself up as a tradesman and pressured vulnerable residents to employ him.
A POLICE constable had to take evasive action to avoid a head-on collision as he drove to intercept another vehicle.
