A crowd of on-lookers outside an Inverness takeaway watched as police grappled with a man as they tried to place him in the back of their van.
A beggar was punched on the head and body by a man who claimed he was owed money by him.
A Liverpudlian drug dealer was jailed for six months after admitting being concerned in the supply of cocaine in Inverness.
A holiday in the Highlands turned violent for a couple after a few drinks in an Inverness pub.
A mother was trapped inside her home when her son used power tools to seal external doors to prevent his father getting access.
A Nairn businessman is facing jail after admitting a series of domestic abuse offences against his ex-wife.
A woman who set her flat on fire following a relationship break-up has been jailed for 18 months.
Gerrit Reickmann (30) will face sentencing next year.
The 45-year-old also admitted possession of heroin.
He faced a charge of attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
A motorist who caused a woman to crash her car into another has saved up enough to pay the £1500 repair bill.
She has been given time to show she can stay out of trouble and save for a fine.
A 30-year-old man has appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court in connection with a total of nine offences.
Owen Grant made no plea to the murder charge before being led out under a blanket by three guards.
Here's our recap of some of the cases that made the headlines last month.
A health industry executive from Muir of Ord who hit 115mph on a major Highland route landed a hefty fine and ban.
Police carried out a drugs search at an Inverness property and arrested three people including a young Birmingham father.
The man made the threats as he was arrested by four officers in Inverness.
Four young girls were subjected to sexual remarks and indecent behaviour by an Inverness man almost exactly a year apart.
Two men have appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court for a second time charged with the murder of a 36-year-old local man.
