Crime

The alarm was raised by a councillor concerned mourners could be taken in by fraud.

A Ross-shire man was branded a ‘beast’ by observers who heard sordid details of his attempts to get indecent images of a child.

Officers are seeking information on the theft which took place last Thursday.

The incident took place yesterday afternoon.

A Swiss Health and Safety Inspector drove his camper van dangerously on the wrong side of a Ross-shire road and caused "life-altering" injuries.

Vandalism in broad daylight to public toilets in a Ross-shire village has triggered a report to police and a community appeal for information.

Two crooked hotel executives who conspired to defraud the owner of thousands of pounds by paying a fake employee have avoided prison.

Patients and staff were alarmed by his behaviour and police were called back to the scene.

A Ross-shire crofter was so concerned about his three working dogs which escaped after a car crash that he ignored a police instruction.

Police Scotland’s first national campaign of the year is about to commence with the focus on speed limits.

An epileptic who failed to surrender his driving licence killed a woman due to careless driving on a stretch of road in Ross-shire.

A Ross-shire engineer who downloaded over almost 1500 stills and videos onto mobile phones and a laptop will be sentenced next month.

A Dingwall man has been released on bail after a court appearance following the alleged recovery of a six-figure sum of drugs in Dingwall.

Two brothers who were high on drink and drugs attacked a pedestrian in Inverness city centre in an apparently motiveless assault.

Cocaine and cannabis with a street value of almost £220,000 were seized when police raided a property in Dingwall.

A-37-year old man with 'a bad record for driving' got behind the wheel of a car while banned and drove it in Dingwall under the influence of drugs.

A neighbour dispute erupted when a Conon man tore a piece of wood from a fence and threw it at two people who had come to see what he was doing.

NHS Highland has advised people to beware after learning that fraudsters have been targetting patients who use the region's Telecare service.

Unmarked police patrol vehicles caught the offenders in the first week of an ongoing crackdown on mobile use while driving.

A woman was assaulted by her partner several times despite him being banned from approaching or contacting her by a court order.