Crime

"Disappointed" police have hit out at a minority of commercial and agricultural vehicle motorists who flout drivers' hours rules and loading limits.

Lewis Forbes has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual and violent offences in the Inverness and Ross-Shire areas.

Police have urged residents in the north to sign up to a rural version of Neighbourhood Watch - to fight crime and stay alerted to emergency messages.

A Ross-shire businessman is looking for action to make local streets safer after a disturbing arson attack on his premises.

Ross-shire man admits threats and and abuse towards police who feared he had taken overdose and were trying to help him.

A 56-year-old Ross-shire chef who admitted her second drink-drive conviction in little over a year has been banned from the roads for three years.

The sheriff who imposed the fine was told the fisherman was acting on outdated information.

The incident took place in the area of Baron Taylor Street and Lombard Street yesterday.

A sheriff had to leave the bench and compose herself before sentencing a Ross-shire paedophile for offences that "plumbed the depths of depravity."

A 47-year-old man has been jailed for abusive and sexual offences Sutherland between April 2019 and December 2021, police have confirmed.

Four dirt bike motorcycles and a mountain bike were stolen from a home in the Muir of Ord area early this morning.

A 49-year-old man has appeared in court in connection with an incident involving a van that drove on the wrong side of the A9 at the Kessock Bridge.

Dashcam footage is being sought by police investigating dangerous driving on the Kessock Bridge last night.

Police have appealed for information after vandals smashed a window in Tain on Wednesday morning.

A man in Alness has been charged with drugs offences after heroin and cocaine worth more than £32,000 were recovered from a property in Milnafua.

One woman has died following a serious crash on the A9, near Tore roundabout.

Officers have been carrying out patrols throughout the region and made a number of detections on Monday, 29 April, 2024.

Police are investigating a break-in which occurred in Dingwall.

Aggressive scammers are targeting Highland residents, police have reported after a spate of incidents.

It follows an incident on January 20 when a drum was stolen from two youths in Dingwall.