Crime

Concern has been voiced over the potential for an increase in fly tipping and littering at beauty spots as lockdown measures are eased.

One of eight men across the Highland and Islands arrested for alleged drug driving at the weekend was stopped in Dingwall.

POLICE have arrested and charged a man in relation to three housebreakings which occurred in the Muir of Ord, Elgin and Wick areas.

PATROLS on a protected stretch of Easter Ross water are aiming to ensure compliance with regulations over salmon fishing.

AN Alness man turned to drink after he was assaulted.

Police investigating three care home burglaries in Highland capital are investigating whether the crimes are connected to previous break-ins.

Wildlife crime officers in the Highlands have been carrying out joint patrols with water bailiffs to deter poaching on the region's river systems.

Police in Ross-shire are appealing for information following the theft of tools from the Castlecraig area of Nigg.

AN man who assaulted another man with a broom handle in the car park of Tesco in Eastfield Way, Inverness has been fined £320.

PATROLS of rivers draining into the Cromarty Firth have been continuing this week following reports from the public of poaching.

A MAN has been charged in connection with the deaths of two men in Inverness.

TWO men have been charged in connection with an alleged theft and vandalism following reports of antisocial behaviour on the Black Isle.

Two men are dead following an incident in Inverness last night.

ONE man was killed and several other people were injured when a knifeman burst into an Inverness flat and ran amok.

VANDALISM at a Black Isle beauty spot has been slammed by the local MSP and prompted appeals for anyone with information to contact the police.

SHEEP worrying in the Lochcarron and Strome area has sparked a police plea for dog owners to act more responsibly.

CRIME in the Highlands has fallen more than five per cent and the region is one of the "safest places in Scotland", according to new police figures.

Road police in the Highlands have expresseddisappointment after 12 people were detected drug-driving over the weekend – two in Easter Ross.

POLICE have appealed for information after a hotel window was damaged over the weekend.

ROAD police in the Highlands are urging people to drive safely and reminding the public that government lockdown restrictions remain in place.