Crime

POLICE in Ross-shire have appealed for witnesses after a thief broke into a property in Tain.

VANDALS are being hunted by police after damage at a property in Kyle of Lochalsh.

A former busker is to stand trial on 25 charges.

A 43-year-old woman appeared in private from custody charged with the attempted murder of three men following a car crash in the the Highland capital.

Highland Council Trading Standards warns that cold callers claims victims are entitled to a refund because their property has been re-banded.

The 43-year-old is due to appear in Inverness Sheriff Court on Wednesday February 3.

MINDLESS vandals have forced the closure of public toilets in a Black Isle village after they “systematically trashed” them.

Members of the public are being asked for their views on the potential use of worn video cameras by armed police in Scotland.

Police have issued an appeal for information following the reported theft of trees from an area of Ross-shire woodland.

The theft of a Land Rover and mountain bikes worth over £50,000 from Highland communities has sparked an appeal from police today.

A Ross-Shire roads police officer has issued a stark warning on drug-driving after three people were caught .

The body of a woman has been found on a beach near to Fortrose and Rosemarkie Golf Club this morning.

A man who had regular rows with his neighbours in a Highland community has been fined.

The jailing of a Ross-shire man caught with indecent images of children smashes the myth that the internet provides a "hiding place" for abusers.

NHS Highland reminded people that all vaccinations are free under the NHS, and it will never ask for money.

A FORMER Ross-shire motorist who drove on three occasions after taking cocaine was ordered to carry out 180 hours of unpaid community work.

VANDALS have repeatedly targeted a car in Evanton, and police have appealed for help catching the culprits.

A THIEF who broke into a vehicle and stole 'several items' from within it is being hunted by police in Ross-shire.

A convicted sex offender wanted to buy a train ticket home but instead found his way back to prison.

A Ross-shire hotel worker who assaulted two sisters has been told to pay them £100 each in compensation and carry out a work order.