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Inverness to Wick bus passenger attacked by man just out of jail

07 February 2025
Inverness to Wick bus passenger attacked by man just out of jail

Inverness to Wick bus passenger attacked by man just out of jail

07 February 2025

A man travelling on the Inverness-Wick bus service was subjected to an unprovoked attack by a drunken fellow passenger – just out of prison.


Young Bower man admits sex chat with 13-year-old girl

06 February 2025
Young Bower man admits sex chat with 13-year-old girl

Young Bower man admits sex chat with 13-year-old girl

06 February 2025

A young Bower man has admitted having sent a 13-year-old girl a series of sexual messages online.


No plea at Wick over series of offences including one under Firearms Act

05 February 2025
No plea at Wick over series of offences including one under Firearms Act

No plea at Wick over series of offences including one under Firearms Act

05 February 2025

A Wick man is facing charges of dangerous driving, failing to stop and attempting to defeat the ends of justice.


Thurso driver picked up ‘fare’ outside nightclub – without taxi licence

05 February 2025
Thurso driver picked up ‘fare’ outside nightclub – without taxi licence

Thurso driver picked up ‘fare’ outside nightclub – without taxi licence

05 February 2025

Thomas Swan picked up a “fare” in Thurso and drove him seven miles to Halkirk.


County show night assault leads to fine for Thurso man

29 January 2025
County show night assault leads to fine for Thurso man

County show night assault leads to fine for Thurso man

29 January 2025

A Thurso man who admitted an assault in the town on county show night has been fined £200.


Drink-driver near Spittal found with knuckle-duster

29 January 2025
Drink-driver near Spittal found with knuckle-duster

Drink-driver near Spittal found with knuckle-duster

29 January 2025

A Nairn man has admitted drink-driving and being in possession of a knuckle duster.


Thurso man denies threatening to set woman on fire in park

28 January 2025
Thurso man denies threatening to set woman on fire in park

Thurso man denies threatening to set woman on fire in park

28 January 2025

A Thurso man is alleged to have viciously attacked and robbed a woman in a park while partially masked.


Caithness man appears in court after Thurso drugs raid

28 January 2025
Caithness man appears in court after Thurso drugs raid

Caithness man appears in court after Thurso drugs raid

28 January 2025

A 33-year-old Caithness man appeared from custody via a Wick Sheriff Court video link to Inverness Sheriff Court on drugs charges.


Driver in Wick was seven times limit after taking cocaine

28 January 2025
Driver in Wick was seven times limit after taking cocaine

Driver in Wick was seven times limit after taking cocaine

28 January 2025

Police stopped Steven Anderson after receiving a tip-off and tests revealed he was more than seven times the legal drug limit.


Former Wick man assaulted two girlfriends nearly four years apart

27 January 2025
Former Wick man assaulted two girlfriends nearly four years apart

Former Wick man assaulted two girlfriends nearly four years apart

27 January 2025

A man assaulted two of his ex partners nearly four years apart during disagreements, the sheriff at Wick heard last week.


Drunk Wick man weed in police cell after abusing Tesco worker

27 January 2025
Drunk Wick man weed in police cell after abusing Tesco worker

Drunk Wick man weed in police cell after abusing Tesco worker

27 January 2025

Drunken Wick man Kyle Miller abused a Tesco assistant and piddled in a police cell after being arrested, the town’s sheriff court heard on Thursday.


Car was found in ditch at John O’Groats – but where was the driver?

26 January 2025
Car was found in ditch at John O’Groats – but where was the driver?

Car was found in ditch at John O’Groats – but where was the driver?

26 January 2025

Police were quickly on the trail of a road accident after the vehicle beamed the location to them from its black box after the airbag was activated.


Jail for Thurso man who breached curfew and resisted arrest

26 January 2025
Jail for Thurso man who breached curfew and resisted arrest

Jail for Thurso man who breached curfew and resisted arrest

26 January 2025

A Thurso man who breached a restriction of limit order has been jailed for six months.


Cannabis user was three times drug limit driving in Castletown

26 January 2025
Cannabis user was three times drug limit driving in Castletown

Cannabis user was three times drug limit driving in Castletown

26 January 2025

A three-times-the-limit drug driver was fined £400 and banned from driving for a year at Wick Sheriff Court on Wednesday.


Jail for Lybster man over metal spike assault and axe threat

25 January 2025
Jail for Lybster man over metal spike assault and axe threat

Jail for Lybster man over metal spike assault and axe threat

25 January 2025

A Lybster man has been jailed for eight months for an attack on a neighbour.


Bailed Reay offender hid under baby’s cot in bid to avoid cops

25 January 2025
Bailed Reay offender hid under baby’s cot in bid to avoid cops

Bailed Reay offender hid under baby’s cot in bid to avoid cops

25 January 2025

A Reay man banned from seeing his partner hid under a baby’s cot when police called at her house, Wick Sheriff Court heard on Wednesday.


Driver in Scrabster was twice drink-drive limit

24 January 2025
Driver in Scrabster was twice drink-drive limit

Driver in Scrabster was twice drink-drive limit

24 January 2025

A tip-off prompted police to locate and stop Pamela Miller, who failed a roadside breath test.


Watten man placed on sex offenders register

24 January 2025
Watten man placed on sex offenders register

Watten man placed on sex offenders register

24 January 2025

A Watten man has admitted sending a woman sexual images of himself on WhatsApp.


Faroese fisherman fails to show up at Wick court to face charges

22 January 2025
Faroese fisherman fails to show up at Wick court to face charges

Faroese fisherman fails to show up at Wick court to face charges

22 January 2025

A sheriff has ordered the arrest of a Faroese man who failed to turn up in court to face charges of assault and threatening or abusive behaviour.


Wick sheriff issues arrest warrant after man accused of domestic abuse and killing cat fails to show up at court

22 January 2025
Wick sheriff issues arrest warrant after man accused of domestic abuse and killing cat fails to show up at court

Wick sheriff issues arrest warrant after man accused of domestic abuse and killing cat fails to show up at court

22 January 2025

A sheriff has ordered the arrest of an Aberdeen man who is alleged to have killed a cat with an airgun as part of abuse towards his partner.


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