Crime

Two crooked hotel executives who conspired to defraud the owner of thousands of pounds by paying a fake employee have avoided prison.

Patients and staff were alarmed by his behaviour and police were called back to the scene.

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

Police Scotland’s first national campaign of the year is about to commence with the focus on speed limits.

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

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.

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.

NHS Highland has advised people to beware after learning that fraudsters have been targetting patients who use the region's Telecare service.

Unmarked police patrol vehicles caught the offenders in the first week of an ongoing crackdown on mobile use while driving.

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.

Police in Alness have appealed for witnesses and information after an attempted break-in at an industrial estate.

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

A police watchdog has highlighted lessons to be learned following an investigation into a firearms incident in the Highland capital.

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.