Crime

A Ross-shire man with a record for domestic violence narrowly escaped a jail sentence yesterday.

VANDALS have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to the roof of a Ross-shire school.

A police officer suffered a broken wrist and another was bitten on her leg when they tried to arrest a man involved in an Easter Ross disturbance.

VANDALISM in Tain has sparked a police appeal for information.

Two Ullapool men appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court on Monday on a series of charges.

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A former heroin addict who stole a push bike from a car in Dingwall had stayed out of trouble for 13 years.

A 50-year-old man has been charged in connection with a collision that killed a nursery teacher on the A82 near Drumnadrochit.

A DINGWALL woman who spat at a police officer before the coronavirus outbreak has been ordered to carry out 80 hours of unpaid community work.

A 71-year-old drink-driver who crashed into a lorry and a car just before Christmas was banned from driving for a year.

A MAN who "exploded with rage" at his Ross-shire girlfriend when she told him their relationship was over has been jailed for 45 days.

A Muir of Ord woman had sentence deferred for good behaviour for six months afteradmitting causing a disturbance in Inverness.

A FISHERMAN was fined £640 after causing a disturbance at a pre-lockdown party in Inverness.

Several Ross-shire motorists were involved in alleged drink- and drug-driving offences following a weekend police crackdown.

A victim of a sex attacker says she has been contacted by authorities informing her he is due to have his case for release heard by the Parole Board.

A DISTURBANCE and damage to a vehicle have sparked a police appeal in Tain.

POLICE have appealed for information after a Ross-shire Post Office branch was damaged in the dead of night.

Use of tracking security devices on tractors and quad bikes has helped police recover hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of stolen farm machinery.

A ROSS-SHIRE chef exposed two police officers to the risk of Covid-19 by spitting close to them and coughing in the face of another.