Courts

Police spoke out after a taxi driver was jailed for six years for the rape of a woman in Inverness

A woman was driven to Culloden by a taxi driver who raped her but afterwards tried to argue she had consented.

The High Court in Aberdeen has heard how a taxi driver raped a woman after she jumped into his cab in Inverness city centre.

Police are looking to recruit special constables across the Highlands

A burglar was given a community sentence after Inverness Sheriff Court heard about his difficult background.

A 20-year-old motorist has admitted causing the death of a teenager by dangerous driving in connection with an incident near Garve in February 2018.

A gambling addict was “in a dark place” when he was caught acting as a drugs courier in Inverness he told police.

A father described as loving and caring has been ordered to undergo treatment for alcohol abuse after causing a disturbance at his Nairn home.

A man who carried a bag containing used hypodermic needles has been placed on a drug treatment testing order.

Inverness Sheriff Court heard a thief stole money from a flat after realising he was in the wrong place.

Inverness Sheriff Court hears a man wanted into his partner's house after learning she had been using his phone to withdraw cash.

A man who stole a vehicle then crashed it was nearly seven times over the legal drink-drive limit at the time Inverness Sheriff Court has heard.

A man's single punch knocked his victim unconscious and left him needing surgery Inverness Sheriff Court heard.

A 62-year-old woman has admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine.

Parts of Inverness Castle are to be opened to the public for the first time since the building's transfer to Highland Council.

A man tried to drive away from police in Inverness but the car was in neutral and he was arrested.

An 18-year-old tried to pass off a counterfeit note as genuine in Nairn, having already been found guilty of the same offence elsewhere.

A TEENAGER who caused a disturbance as he threatened self harm later spat on a police officer at Raigmore Hospital.

A former Catholic monk has appeared in court on seven charges of sexual abuse.

Officers were called to a charity shop in Inverness in April last year when a man was found unresponsive in a toilet.