Courts

A Ross-shire crofter was so concerned about his three working dogs which escaped after a car crash that he ignored a police instruction.

An epileptic who failed to surrender his driving licence killed a woman due to careless driving on a stretch of road in Ross-shire.

Alan Munro admitted a breach of the peace.

A Ross-shire engineer who downloaded over almost 1500 stills and videos onto mobile phones and a laptop will be sentenced next month.

A Dingwall man has been released on bail after a court appearance following the alleged recovery of a six-figure sum of drugs in Dingwall.

Two brothers who were high on drink and drugs attacked a pedestrian in Inverness city centre in an apparently motiveless assault.

She had a blood-alcohol reading that was five times the legal limit.

Cocaine and cannabis with a street value of almost £220,000 were seized when police raided a property in Dingwall.

A-37-year old man with 'a bad record for driving' got behind the wheel of a car while banned and drove it in Dingwall under the influence of drugs.

A neighbour dispute erupted when a Conon man tore a piece of wood from a fence and threw it at two people who had come to see what he was doing.

A 27-year-old Dingwall man tried to destroy his phone when it rang as police approached him to question him about another matter.

Police suspected a motorist was under the influence of drugs after they stopped his vehicle.

A woman was assaulted by her partner several times despite him being banned from approaching or contacting her by a court order.

A motorist found slumped in his car holding a syringe of methodone was fined for being in charge of a vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs.

A Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) will begin next month into the death of a nursery teacher struck by a lorry in Drumnadrochit.

A tree surgeon was "obsessed" with growing the perfect cannabis after one of his two customers praised him for the quality.

A New Year's Day drink-driver who was four times the legal limit and disqualified was put off the road for five years at Wick Sheriff Court.

An Easter Ross man with several convictions for stalking ex-partners and domestic abuse was told he is 'on the knife-edge' of a prison sentence.

She made clear: "Given your previous conviction and the disgraceful background to these offences, only a custodial sentence is appropriate."

Money was paid into the account of a fictitious employee and the cash then split between the pair, Highland court told.