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Police Scotland is appealing for information after an attempted Alness ‘van break-in’

Police Scotland is appealing for information after an attempted Alness ‘van break-in’

Police Scotland is appealing for information after an attempted Alness ‘van break-in’

15 March 2025

Officers are asking the public saw anything on Firthview Terrace between 18.30 on Thursday and 09.30 on Friday.


Man demanded helicopter ride to London while holding hostage at knifepoint

Man demanded helicopter ride to London while holding hostage at knifepoint

Man demanded helicopter ride to London while holding hostage at knifepoint

14 March 2025

A hostage was held at knifepoint during an hours long siege in Easter Ross which required armed police and specialist officers.


Four year sentence for man who demanded naked images from teenagers

Four year sentence for man who demanded naked images from teenagers

Four year sentence for man who demanded naked images from teenagers

13 March 2025

An Easter Ross man who paid two teenage girls hundreds of pounds a month to satisfy his foot fetish was sentenced to four years in prison.


Paw patrol: Hondo’s long arm of the paw to join Highland policing team?

Paw patrol: Hondo’s long arm of the paw to join Highland policing team?

Paw patrol: Hondo’s long arm of the paw to join Highland policing team?

13 March 2025

The police look set to add a furry cute new addition to their Highland force - their first ever Giant Schnauzer pup!


Heartless thieves leave Dingwall man’s child and adult trauma charity facing £2500 bill at Highland climbing wall venue

Heartless thieves leave Dingwall man’s child and adult trauma charity facing £2500 bill at Highland climbing wall venue

Heartless thieves leave Dingwall man’s child and adult trauma charity facing £2500 bill at Highland climbing wall venue

12 March 2025

Callous thieves have left a groundbreaking Inverness charity climbing centre with a whopping £2500 bill after a break-in.


‘I have got an addiction to pornography that's really bad’

‘I have got an addiction to pornography that's really bad’

‘I have got an addiction to pornography that's really bad’

12 March 2025

Shocked sheriff tells teen: ‘When you return, I suggest you bring a bag ready for custody.’


Tain man forced two girls to watch pornography

Tain man forced two girls to watch pornography

Tain man forced two girls to watch pornography

11 March 2025

A Tain man who forced two girls to watch pornography has been made subject of severe restrictions regarding his contact with females under 18.


Masked firestarter rammed car into building and started huge blaze, police confirm

Masked firestarter rammed car into building and started huge blaze, police confirm

Masked firestarter rammed car into building and started huge blaze, police confirm

09 March 2025

After ramming the building in Fairways Business Park, the suspect torched the car and building and fled the scene, say police


Post Offices scammed out of hundreds of pounds in spate of Highland incidents

Post Offices scammed out of hundreds of pounds in spate of Highland incidents

Post Offices scammed out of hundreds of pounds in spate of Highland incidents

07 March 2025

Scammers are targeting small businesses and cashiers in the Highlands, police have warned after incidents in post offices costing hundreds of pounds.


Teenager caught going the wrong way around A832 roundabout

Teenager caught going the wrong way around A832 roundabout

Teenager caught going the wrong way around A832 roundabout

06 March 2025

Alistair Cameron (18) decided to take a ‘shortcut’ at the roundabout at Achnasheen on the A832 on July 21, 2024.


Dingwall man was ‘easy prey’ for gang after running up drugs debt

Dingwall man was ‘easy prey’ for gang after running up drugs debt

Dingwall man was ‘easy prey’ for gang after running up drugs debt

05 March 2025

A Dingwall man ran up a large drugs debt was recruited by an organised crime gang to sell illegal narcotics in the Highlands.


Conon man climbed onto roof and threw items during police stand-off

Conon man climbed onto roof and threw items during police stand-off

Conon man climbed onto roof and threw items during police stand-off

04 March 2025

Police were involved in a 95-minute stand-off after a man they were seeking climbed onto the roof of a house and began throwing items at officers.


Rapist Kim Avis has two months added to 15 year sentence after prison offence

Rapist Kim Avis has two months added to 15 year sentence after prison offence

Rapist Kim Avis has two months added to 15 year sentence after prison offence

04 March 2025

An Inverness rapist who faked his own death to avoid justice and was later jailed for 15 years has had two months added to his sentence.


Dingwall disturbance sees man arrested in connection with alleged assault as man hospitalised

Dingwall disturbance sees man arrested in connection with alleged assault as man hospitalised

Dingwall disturbance sees man arrested in connection with alleged assault as man hospitalised

03 March 2025

The disturbance was reported at around 4.40pm yesterday (March 2) at a premises on Dingwall’s High Street.


Drink-driving charge for motorist who crashed car and abandoned it ‘in middle of A835’

Drink-driving charge for motorist who crashed car and abandoned it ‘in middle of A835’

Drink-driving charge for motorist who crashed car and abandoned it ‘in middle of A835’

03 March 2025

A driver has been charged with drink-driving and "several other offences" after a car crashed and was abandoned on a Highland trunk road.


‘Firearms’ threat to Highland and Moray schools sparks 19-year-old’s arrest

‘Firearms’ threat to Highland and Moray schools sparks 19-year-old’s arrest

‘Firearms’ threat to Highland and Moray schools sparks 19-year-old’s arrest

28 February 2025

Police have arrested a man after malicious emails - understood to be a firearms threat - were sent to multiple Highland and Moray schools.


‘Significant quantity’ of illicit tobacco seized from Highland retailer

‘Significant quantity’ of illicit tobacco seized from Highland retailer

‘Significant quantity’ of illicit tobacco seized from Highland retailer

26 February 2025

Trading standards have seized a significant quantity of illicit tobacco products from a retailer in the Highlands, the local authority has announced.


Conon Bridge mum (27) ripped apart cell mattress and spat on police

Conon Bridge mum (27) ripped apart cell mattress and spat on police

Conon Bridge mum (27) ripped apart cell mattress and spat on police

25 February 2025

A 27-year-old Ross-shire mother of two spat on several police officers after she was arrested at her home in Conon Bridge.


‘Large’ police presence as Inverness street cordoned off

‘Large’ police presence as Inverness street cordoned off

‘Large’ police presence as Inverness street cordoned off

24 February 2025

Police in Inverness have cordoned off a street in Smithton.


Vandalism sparks police appeal

Vandalism sparks police appeal

Vandalism sparks police appeal

24 February 2025

Witnesses are being sought by police investigating vandalism outside a property in Alness’s Corkscrew Road.


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