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Daughter who worked with Beauly mum on £35k con scheme is warned she faces jail

18 September 2024
Daughter who worked with Beauly mum on £35k con scheme is warned she faces jail

Daughter who worked with Beauly mum on £35k con scheme is warned she faces jail

18 September 2024

A woman who conned her family in a fake Hollywood actress scam faces jail after she failed to repay the cash.


Inverness man has ‘no recollection’ of assault on former partner

17 September 2024
Inverness man has ‘no recollection’ of assault on former partner

Inverness man has ‘no recollection’ of assault on former partner

17 September 2024

A man who couldn't remember attacking his partner in his home has been ordered to take part in a programme for male domestic abusers.


Police chase after suspect gave false name

17 September 2024
Police chase after suspect gave false name

Police chase after suspect gave false name

17 September 2024

A man was involved in a car chase through city streets after giving an officer a false name and address.


Abusive behaviour caused ‘real and lasting harm court is told

17 September 2024
Abusive behaviour caused ‘real and lasting harm court is told

Abusive behaviour caused ‘real and lasting harm court is told

17 September 2024

A man who subjected three partners to a campaign of domestic abuse over almost a decade was jailed for 34 months at Inverness Sheriff Court.


Joiner snatched phone from ex as she tried to call police

16 September 2024
Joiner snatched phone from ex as she tried to call police

Joiner snatched phone from ex as she tried to call police

16 September 2024

Inverness Sheriff Court heard he barged his way into her house and refused to leave.


Son punches dad in face repeatedly in Hogmanay assault after being told off for letting dog escape

16 September 2024
Son punches dad in face repeatedly in Hogmanay assault after being told off for letting dog escape

Son punches dad in face repeatedly in Hogmanay assault after being told off for letting dog escape

16 September 2024

He also kicked a hole in a wall at the property in North Kessock.


'I will shoot you all' - man jailed after threatening Aldi workers

15 September 2024
'I will shoot you all' - man jailed after threatening Aldi workers

'I will shoot you all' - man jailed after threatening Aldi workers

15 September 2024

"He had been challenged about taking some alcohol from the shop and he panicked,” hears Inverness Sheriff Court.


COURT ROUND-UP: Youth coach jailed for rape, an armed siege, and abuse among week’s Inverness court business

15 September 2024
COURT ROUND-UP: Youth coach jailed for rape, an armed siege, and abuse among week’s Inverness court business

COURT ROUND-UP: Youth coach jailed for rape, an armed siege, and abuse among week’s Inverness court business

15 September 2024

Lee Murray was jailed for raping a 15-year-old while a man with a history of abusive behaviour bit his estranged wife’s finger.


Knife-wielding man jailed after late-night street commotion

15 September 2024
Knife-wielding man jailed after late-night street commotion

Knife-wielding man jailed after late-night street commotion

15 September 2024

The 40-year-old was also aggressively shouting and swearing in Polish, hears Inverness Sheriff Court.


Birthday party turns nasty when man smashes council house windows and door

14 September 2024
Birthday party turns nasty when man smashes council house windows and door

Birthday party turns nasty when man smashes council house windows and door

14 September 2024

Defence solicitors tells court: "He had been badly affected by alcohol.”


Multiple offender admits string of further motoring offences

13 September 2024
Multiple offender admits string of further motoring offences

Multiple offender admits string of further motoring offences

13 September 2024

A man with three drink driving convictions and one for dangerous driving has been jailed after admitting more motoring offences.


Sex offender had hundreds of indecent images of children

12 September 2024
Sex offender had hundreds of indecent images of children

Sex offender had hundreds of indecent images of children

12 September 2024

Police discovered his sordid collection on four devices.


Fraudster jailed after ‘web of lies’ cons £73k out of victims - including to pay for fake cancer ‘treatment’

12 September 2024
Fraudster jailed after ‘web of lies’ cons £73k out of victims - including to pay for fake cancer ‘treatment’

Fraudster jailed after ‘web of lies’ cons £73k out of victims - including to pay for fake cancer ‘treatment’

12 September 2024

He also conned friends to ‘invest’ in a fantasy diamond mine in South Africa - including pensioner friend of his mother.


Secondary school teacher found not guilty of assaulting two disruptive pupils

12 September 2024
Secondary school teacher found not guilty of assaulting two disruptive pupils

Secondary school teacher found not guilty of assaulting two disruptive pupils

12 September 2024

"I imagine this has been weighing on you for many months,” sheriff says to accused at Inverness Sheriff Court.


Abuse of 3-year-old child featured in man’s collection of 260 indecent videos and over 1000 still images

11 September 2024
Abuse of 3-year-old child featured in man’s collection of 260 indecent videos and over 1000 still images

Abuse of 3-year-old child featured in man’s collection of 260 indecent videos and over 1000 still images

11 September 2024

The 59-year-old Inverness man downloaded the footage over an eight-year period.


Inverness pensioner sent sexual messages to paedophile hunters posing as children

11 September 2024
Inverness pensioner sent sexual messages to paedophile hunters posing as children

Inverness pensioner sent sexual messages to paedophile hunters posing as children

11 September 2024

When people from the groups confronted him, he asked them to move as he talked to them so the neighbours wouldn't hear.


Flirty and sexual messages sent to girl by sex offender banned from contacting children

11 September 2024
Flirty and sexual messages sent to girl by sex offender banned from contacting children

Flirty and sexual messages sent to girl by sex offender banned from contacting children

11 September 2024

The 20-year-old also had a phone that police didn’t know he had.


‘She is terrified of you’ - man jailed after unprovoked assault on estranged wife

11 September 2024
‘She is terrified of you’ - man jailed after unprovoked assault on estranged wife

‘She is terrified of you’ - man jailed after unprovoked assault on estranged wife

11 September 2024

Woman was bitten during incident in Lauders Bar.


‘Completely unacceptable’ driving near retail park sees duo sentenced

10 September 2024
‘Completely unacceptable’ driving near retail park sees duo sentenced

‘Completely unacceptable’ driving near retail park sees duo sentenced

10 September 2024

Pair of Highlanders caught speeding near Inverness Shopping Park.


Jail for drug user who threatened to stab armed police with large kitchen knife in 6-hour siege

10 September 2024
Jail for drug user who threatened to stab armed police with large kitchen knife in 6-hour siege

Jail for drug user who threatened to stab armed police with large kitchen knife in 6-hour siege

10 September 2024

Crack cocaine user armed himself with array of weapons including a baseball bat, darts, a crowbar, a golf club and a hammer.


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