Two dog walkers had an angry confrontation when their animals became involved at a popular beauty spot in Inverness.
Police were called to a disturbance after receiving a 999 call but could only hear a man shouting and swearing at a woman, telling her to get out.
Inverness Sheriff court heard the man neglected himself as well as his former pet.
A man was knocked unconscious after briefly talking to his assailant who punched him repeatedly before he fell and banged his head on the pavement.
A teenager went on an armed robbery rampage last summer wielding a baseball bat, a hammer and a screwdriver to threaten four of his victims.
Two men who carjacked a well known Inverness businessman in "a disgusting and brutal attack" were sentenced to 54 months each in custody.
A 47-year-old man appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court charged with attempted murder following the alleged stabbing of a 51-year-old man.
A motorcyclist was caught travelling at 104mph on a road with a 60mph limit near Inverness.
An off-duty nurse was struck on the head while helping an injured man lying in Inverness High Street.
A knife-wielding intruder who subjected a family to a terrifying ordeal in their Inverness flat has been jailed for 30 months.
A man who went round to an ex-girlfriend's house and beat up a man he discovered there was fined a total of £1050 at Inverness Sheriff Court.
Inverness Sheriff Court heard the pair no longer communicate with each other.
The 20-year-old apprentice electrician was at more than three times the legal limit for alcohol.
A pensioner caused a collision which led to life-threatening injuries for a motorcyclist near Auldearn.
He ended up down an embankment and suffered a broken back but managed to drag himself back onto the road to try and check on people in other car.
He appeared by video link at Inverness Sheriff Court to admit a total of five charges whereby he sent a 13 and 17-year-old explicit photos.
“Police decided to terminate the pursuit as it was too dangerous," Inverness Sheriff Court heard.
All the material involved girls aged between seven and 13 years old, Inverness Sheriff Court heard.
23-year-old grabbed the worker’s wrists while he was calling police.
24-year-old man admits assaulting woman in Nairn.