Courts

A Wick man who caused a disturbance at the local police station was ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid community work.

A couple living beside a remote railway station in Caithness are alleged to have repeatedly stood on the rail track in the path of oncoming trains.

Scotland’s national charity supporting people affected by crime is searching for Caithness volunteers to help victims and witnesses.

Defendant’s views described as ‘outdated and patriarchal’

A Thurso resident has been fined for a spurious 999 call she made during a visit to Orkney.

A Caithness man has denied harassing an Orkney woman over the course of a fortnight last year.

A Thurso man who was abusive towards his ex-partner on New Year’s day will be under supervision for 18 months.

A sheriff heard about Kai Temperton’s erratic journey through streets in Wick after he borrowed his mother’s car.

A young driver preparing to fight a defective tyre charge got an early and unexpected verdict.

A Wick couple’s weekend visit to Inverness proved to be more expensive than one of them had expected.

A Thurso man who again drove while disqualified has been ordered to carry out 220 hours of unpaid community work.

A Murkle man failed to stop after he collided with another vehicle in Thurso’s Tesco car park .

A young Halkirk driver was found in possession of cannabis when he was stopped by police.

A woman who cheated an elderly man out of £14,000 will have repaid all of the cash by July this year, Wick Sheriff Court was told this week.

An offshore worker who behaved in a threatening or abusive manner towards his partner was fined £300 at Wick Sheriff Court.

An elderly West Murkle man resented having been issued with a parking ticket and threatened the traffic warden who issued it.

A young Bower man who admitted having sent a 13-year-old girl a series of sexual messages has been ordered to carry out 60 hours of unpaid work.

A former relief support care worker has admitted possessing a cache of indecent photos and videos of children as young as four.

Two men have been convicted of operating a major cannabis farm at a once-ruined mansion in Caithness.

A Thurso man assaulted two police officers outside the town’s Skinandi’s nightclub, Wick Sheriff Court heard this week.