Crime

A cottage near the Norseman Hotel in Wick was attended to by fire crews at 9pm last night after smoke was seen at the site.

A new BBC Scotland documentary about the murder of Renee MacRae and her son will air next week on their channels.

Caithness motorists are warned over fake texts and emails sent from fraudsters claiming to be from the DVLA.

At least one vehicle has been written off after an accident on a Thurso street on Thursday, August 3.

A Wick man has admitted having been concerned in the supply of illegal drugs in the town.

A drunken man who appeared to be trying to pick a fight with patrons at a Wick nightclub and later fell out with police officers has been fined £400.

In its 2023 Rural Crime Report rural insurer NFU Mutual reveals that rural crime cost Scotland £1.4m last year.

A 52-year-old man was arrested after an incident occurred at a shop in Wick's High Street on Saturday afternoon.

Police are appealing for any witnesses with regard to two housebreaking incidents in Wick.

A MAN who marched into the home of his ex-partner uninvited and argued with her in her bedroom has been ordered to carry out 90 hours of unpaid work.

THE theft of a spare part from a damaged vehicle in a field was committed by a retired police officer, Wick Sheriff Court heard.

THE skipper is charged with dredging for scallops in protected waters off Noss Head.

A SHERIFF ordered the arrest of a woman who claimed that the reason she couldn't appear in court was that her grandfather had died.

Police Scotland's area inspector for Caithness gave an assurance that Highland communities are still among the safest places to live in the country.

Shoppers in the county have been urged to be on their guard against scams as Amazon Prime Day gets underway.

Police in Wick are investigating the circumstances surrounding a break-in at a former shop earmarked to be a new dental surgery on Whitechapel Road.

The woman whose body was recovered after the murder-suicide at Keiss has been named locally as Caroline Copland.

POLICE have appealed for information and witnesses after vandals struck at a former shop in the heart of Wick.

The Keiss 'murder-suicide' on Sunday afternoon has come as a shock to the entire Caithness community, according to the leader of Highland Council.

A 74-year-old man was murdered at Keiss on Sunday afternoon (July 3) and a woman linked to the incident was later found dead nearby.