Crime

He faced two charges of assaulting officers, one to injury and impairment and another of threatening or abusive behaviour.

Between Monday, November 25 and Sunday, December 1, officers across the country identified and safeguarded a number of vulnerable people.

Threats made to a man in a school car park before he was then trailed down the road by a car are being investigated by police.

Andrew Wilson, then aged four, saw his father Alistair lying in a pool of blood after he was shot in Nairn.

Figures show 89 offences recorded in Highlands and Islands during last year's festive period

Here's our recap of some of the cases that made the headlines last week.

A police chief hailed the ‘outstanding bravery’ of officers who followed the killer into a house as shots were fired.

A brutal killer was jailed for life after murdering his brother-in-law during a crime spree that brought carnage to rural communities.

‘He was born with it and from his childhood he has had no practical assistance whatsoever,’ said the defence counsel.

Police suspected a 28-year-old Ross-shire driver was under the influence of drugs after they pulled over his vehicle for a routine check.

"He had a deep-rooted resentment against two men. He began to take steps to prepare for a violent attack”, the prosecutor told a jury.

CCTV filmed a 26-year-old man throwing a tyre wrench towards a car which was parked in a driveway in Strathpeffer.

A murder accused had ‘a focused plan’ to target specific individuals who he believed were the cause of his difficulties, a court heard today.

MacDonald has pleaded not guilty to the charges and lodged a special defence to the murder charge.

He made no plea, was committed for further examination and remanded in custody.

On November 21 a 65-year-old man was walking on Mill Street, Dingwall, when he was assaulted by another man who was riding a bike.

The court heard the 57-year-old had a similar conviction before.

A neighbour dispute boiled over when two Ross-shire sisters tried to ‘put matters right’ by approaching the couple next door.

A neighbour dispute boiled over when two Ross-shire sisters tried to ‘put matters right’ by approaching the couple next door.

The Highlands are grappling with the grim reality of County Lines drug operations exploiting vulnerable individuals and wreaking misery.