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Suspected Dounreay drink-driver failed to co-operate with police

18 May 2024
Suspected Dounreay drink-driver failed to co-operate with police

Suspected Dounreay drink-driver failed to co-operate with police

18 May 2024

A suspected drink-driver who refused to tell police who had been at the wheel of his car was fined £400 at Wick Sheriff Court.


Fine for Thurso woman after assaults at nightclub

18 May 2024
Fine for Thurso woman after assaults at nightclub

Fine for Thurso woman after assaults at nightclub

18 May 2024

A Thurso woman who assaulted two people at a local nightclub has been fined £300.


Man stepped into road and shone torch at ambulance driver in Thurso

17 May 2024
Man stepped into road and shone torch at ambulance driver in Thurso

Man stepped into road and shone torch at ambulance driver in Thurso

17 May 2024

A Thurso man shone a torch in the face of an ambulance driver, forcing him to make an emergency stop, a sheriff heard on Tuesday.


No jail for Wick man guilty of stalking campaign

16 May 2024
No jail for Wick man guilty of stalking campaign

No jail for Wick man guilty of stalking campaign

16 May 2024

A Wick man who subjected a couple to a sustained stalking campaign for almost a year has avoided a jail sentence.


Altnabreac road block abuse case collapses at Wick court

15 May 2024
Altnabreac road block abuse case collapses at Wick court

Altnabreac road block abuse case collapses at Wick court

15 May 2024

Ian Appleby was alleged to have behaved in a threatening or abusive manner at a road block at Altnabreac.


Gun charge ‘not proven’ at Wick court

14 May 2024
Gun charge ‘not proven’ at Wick court

Gun charge ‘not proven’ at Wick court

14 May 2024

A Westerdale man has been cleared of a charge that he left a shotgun outside his gun cabinet at his home.


Castletown man fined for punching sister outside Thurso pub

06 May 2024
Castletown man fined for punching sister outside Thurso pub

Castletown man fined for punching sister outside Thurso pub

06 May 2024

A Castletown man who assaulted his sister outside a Thurso pub was fined £200 at Wick Sheriff Court.


Weydale man tried to send drugs through post

05 May 2024
Weydale man tried to send drugs through post

Weydale man tried to send drugs through post

05 May 2024

A post office worker put a package aside after she got a strong smell of cannabis from it, Wick Sheriff Court heard last week.


Driver with drugs in car asked police in Wick for directions – to nearest KFC!

05 May 2024
Driver with drugs in car asked police in Wick for directions – to nearest KFC!

Driver with drugs in car asked police in Wick for directions – to nearest KFC!

05 May 2024

A Glasgow driver stopped police in Wick to ask for directions to the local Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet.


Wick sheriff warns driver towing ‘unsecured’ engine hoist on A99

04 May 2024
Wick sheriff warns driver towing ‘unsecured’ engine hoist on A99

Wick sheriff warns driver towing ‘unsecured’ engine hoist on A99

04 May 2024

Police officers who spotted a makeshift registration plate on the back of a trailer discovered a dangerous load being towed.


Dog owner jailed after sheep worrying at Hilliclay

03 May 2024
Dog owner jailed after sheep worrying at Hilliclay

Dog owner jailed after sheep worrying at Hilliclay

03 May 2024

A Caithness man whose dogs worried sheep has been jailed for five months.


Halkirk man cleared of fraud charges

02 May 2024
Halkirk man cleared of fraud charges

Halkirk man cleared of fraud charges

02 May 2024

A man has been cleared of fraud related to ink cartridges and securing unauthorised access to a programme while working for North Point Distillery.


Wick man threatened police with meat cleaver and kitchen knife at Castletown property

02 May 2024
Wick man threatened police with meat cleaver and kitchen knife at Castletown property

Wick man threatened police with meat cleaver and kitchen knife at Castletown property

02 May 2024

Two armed response teams were called to a Caithness village amid a stand-off between police and an angry man threatening them with a meat cleaver.


Swerving motorist was nearly 7 times drink-drive limit when followed on A9 out of Thurso

01 May 2024
Swerving motorist was nearly 7 times drink-drive limit when followed on A9 out of Thurso

Swerving motorist was nearly 7 times drink-drive limit when followed on A9 out of Thurso

01 May 2024

A sheriff has called for a background report on a “potentially dangerous” drink-driver who was almost seven times the limit.


Halkirk man given ‘benefit of the doubt’ as he is cleared over crash that flipped car

23 April 2024
Halkirk man given ‘benefit of the doubt’ as he is cleared over crash that flipped car

Halkirk man given ‘benefit of the doubt’ as he is cleared over crash that flipped car

23 April 2024

A Halkirk man has been cleared on a careless driving charge. Sheriff Neil Wilson said it was impossible to establish who was to blame for a collision.


Man who had 5-inch knife in Wick street avoids jail

23 April 2024
Man who had 5-inch knife in Wick street avoids jail

Man who had 5-inch knife in Wick street avoids jail

23 April 2024

Members of the public were concerned when they observed a Wick man holding a knife in a local street and contacted the police.


Thurso first offender fined after ‘verbal exchange’ led to fight

22 April 2024
Thurso first offender fined after ‘verbal exchange’ led to fight

Thurso first offender fined after ‘verbal exchange’ led to fight

22 April 2024

A Thurso resident contacted the police when he saw two men 'grappling' with each other next door.


Joiner six times the drink-drive limit in charge of van

21 April 2024
Joiner six times the drink-drive limit in charge of van

Joiner six times the drink-drive limit in charge of van

21 April 2024

A driver has been convicted of having been in charge of his van while six times the legal drink-drive limit.


No second chance for Wick offender

21 April 2024
No second chance for Wick offender

No second chance for Wick offender

21 April 2024

A Wick woman who failed to engage with social workers has been jailed for six months.


Wick woman spat in police officer’s face

21 April 2024
Wick woman spat in police officer’s face

Wick woman spat in police officer’s face

21 April 2024

A Wick woman who committed the “despicable” act of spitting in a police officer's face was jailed for six months at the town's sheriff court.


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