Crime

Soft toys that do not meet UK safety regulations, fake cosmetics and perfumes, and unsafe slime products are among scams to watch out for this year.

Police and trading standards aim to ensure drivers are operating within the terms of taxi licences and that vehicles are roadworthy.

A sexual predator was caught in an online sting while staying at a bed and breakfast in Sutherland.

A 21-YEAR-OLD man will be sentenced next month for threatening behaviour towards police, police assault and resisting arrest.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a hit and run incident in Lairg on Monday morning.

A TAIN glazier who threw a tree stump through the front window of his former partner's home has been fined and ordered to pay compensation.

A man made subject to a non-harassment order breached it and left his ex terrified, Inverness Sheriff Court has heard.

A Black Isle woman who committed fraud, shoplifting and public disorder charges offered to pay a bill for food and drinks in dandelions.

POLICE are on the lookout for more special constables to volunteer in the Highlands.

A Sheriff has jailed a Nairn man who preyed on young girls via social media and placed him on the Sex Offenders' Register for 10 years.

ScamWatch is a free tool that allows consumers to report suspected scams and suspicious activity, including online, telephone and doorstep scams.

A TAXI driver who head-butted a soldier, knocking one of his teeth out, has been ordered to pay £900 compensation to his victim.

POLICE have slammed "blatant disregard" for Covid rules after a Highlander was among those caught at an illegal wedding party in Lancashire.

A MAN who sexually assaulted a postwoman has been placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register and warned about his future conduct.

A MOPED theft in a Ross-shire town has sparked a police appeal for information.

CALLS for urgent action to replace the outdated prison in Inverness have been echoed by leading politicians in the Highlands.

A 24-year-old man appeared at the High Court in Glasgow yesterday accused of murdering two men and attempting to murder a woman in Inverness.

DISGUST over a spate of "brazen" fly-tipping in Ross-shire has piled on public pressure for perpetrators to be named, shamed – and prosecuted.

POLICE in Ullapool are investigating the report of a vehicle taken from the Morefield area and used without the consent of the owner.

POLICE have been carrying out speed and vehicle safety checks across the Highlands – and have urged motorists to be 'winter ready'.