Crime

MSP Edward Mountain says the figures underline how the north 'desperately' needs delivery of delayed new HMP Highland

AN Invergordon dumper driver who grabbed a girl in a headlock at Inverness Bus Station as they were waiting for a bus has been fined.

A SHERIFF has warned a convicted paedophile he faces going to jail if he offends again or breaches a supervision order.

POLICE have charged two people in connection with passing fake bank notes.

A man who terrorised two women was described in a background report by social workers as a ‘horrible little man’.

POLICE have appealed for information after an attempted house-breaking in a Ross town.

TWO new faces are appearing on the bench at the Inverness Justice Centre.

POLICE appeal for information after damage to vehicle in Dingwall.

A crazed driver was caught on camera mounting a city centre pavement to skip a traffic queue and speed through a red light.

FAKE £50 and £20 notes are circulating in Inverness and Beauly, police have warned following recent incidents.

MOTORISTS caught speeding at more than 120mph were snared by police in Easter Ross and on the Black Isle during an ongoing clampdown.

UK police are launching a nation-wide campaign to protect road users from uninsured drivers.

A hotel worker who assaulted two sisters on a night out in the Wester Ross village has had his sentence deferred for background reports.

A Ross-shire business has flagged a vigilance call over fake £20 notes.

DRUG warrants in Ullapool resulted in 'various quantities' of illegal substances being recovered, police have revealed.

Police Scotland is appealing for witnesses after an armed robbery at a property which was carried out by five unidentified men near Kiltarlity.

A man who breached a bail order hours after being released from a sheriff court has been jailed for 70 days.

A man who assaulted his partner at a house in Conon and was later found in possession of cocaine and steroids has been jailed for three months.

Road users on the A9 are being urged to refresh their speed limit knowledge in advance of the new average speed camera system going live.

POLICE recovered cannabis plants with a potential value of £63,900 from the loft of a house in Inverness.