Courts

Police called to an early morning disturbance at Inverness's Asda store found a knife and an axe in a man's rucksack.

A woman conned her own family in a £35,000 bogus Hollywood actress fraud.

A woman who was found behind the wheel while almost five times the legal alcohol limit has been fined and banned from driving.

A woman threw a glass at a police constable's face as she was being arrested.

A 23-year-old labourer set fire to the shower room within his homeless accommodation because he was in “a bad mood”.

The son of an Inverness businessman who attacked his father in a city centre restaurant has been jailed for a total of 96 days.

A 23-year-old man who found his sister dead four years ago was arrested by police for having three knives on two different occasions.

Two foreign tourists have appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court following two separate crashes on the A9 on Saturday.

A former deputy head teacher was found in possession of more than 2000 pictures of pupils, many topless.

Sentence was deferred on the drugs case for her good behaviour.

"He struggles with impulse control and reacts immediately in the wrong way," heard Inverness Sheriff Court.

"He has had long-term difficulties with drug abuse," heard Inverness Sheriff Court.

"He had too much to drink and overreacted," heard Inverness Sheriff Court.

A senior lawyer wants the government to consider a rehabilitation and educational scheme for drug users, as is afforded to drink-drivers.

He was caught after police raided his home.

Sheriff warned: "If repayment can't be made, it will be jail."

"She had been taking drink, drugs or a combination of both before this," hears Inverness Sheriff Court.

He was thrown off his course due to the incident.

He also admitted threatening or abusive behaviour.

Cocaine was found in a suitcase.