The sheriff imposed a fine after hearing details of the case at Inverness Sheriff Court.
An Alness man adopted an aggressive stance and 'puffed out his chest' when confronted by police during an incident in the Highland capital.
Pawel Grenda (30) appeared after police found £24,000 worth of drugs during searches of three Dingwall properties earlier this week.
The sheriff told him: 'I won't impose a non-harassment order because your wife doesn't want it. But she needs some protection from you.'
A 33-year-old man with connections to Ross-shire, Inverness, Nairn and Dornoch has appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court.
For the 2023/24 permit season, Highland Council is keeping the price at £47.75 per permit for the opt-in brown bin service.
Immigration enforcement officers arrested a man at a Highland takeaway.
The 32-year-old had a reasonable excuse for having the weapon.
The pair made no plea, were committed for further examination and remanded in custody.
An 82-year-old woman's home was damaged when an intoxicated intruder set fire to her garden shed and it spread to the property's roof.
A Dingwall man has been warned he could go to jail after 'deplorable' behaviour in a Highland court building.
A ROSS-SHIRE man who was a member of a drugs gang has been ordered to hand more than £7000 over to prosecutors under proceeds of crime legislation.
Timbers forming the support mechanisms of the steeple are in a 'precarious and worrying condition'.
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"This is a grave charge and a custodial sentence of a considerable length is a very real possibility."
The court heard details of a crime spree which involved several premises across the Highlands and revealed some common themes.
An Easter Ross man spat at a police officer and racially abused another shortly after being released from a two-year prison sentence.
A Ross-shire dealer who had been supplying drugs for over six years has been jailed for 18 months at Inverness Sheriff Court.
He saw a vehicle being driven erratically with two burst tyres.
Owura Edwards was shown the red card by a sheriff for taking his mum's car without permission and driving the wrong way on a one-way street.
