Crime

Highland Council trading standards are warning people of the emergence of a new council tax scam.

A fresh appeal has been put out to anyone who has information on the death of Kevin McLeod which occurred in Wick 23 years ago this weekend.

A Culduthel man whose family home was devastated by burglars has started a fundraiser to help pay for costs.

POLICE patrols are to be stepped up in Inverness after a spate of house break-ins in which cash and high-value jewellery were stolen.

Police are asking Inverness residents to be aware of bogus workmen and report any suspicious activity.

Police are looking to recruit special constables across the Highlands

Inverness Prison has been asked to review facilities for disabled prisoners

Highland motorists have been reported to the courts for drug driving offences, say police. Drivers urged to know the law before driving.

Police have issued an appeal after a woman had her handbag stolen while walking near the RNI Community Hospital on Sunday.

City residents are being advised to be vigilant after two distraction thefts took place at separate Inverness addresses.

POLICE in Inverness have renewed an appeal for information into a burglary in the city, after issuing descriptions of two suspects.

Prisoners in Inverness are cleaning and repairing equipment for NHS Highland patients in a pioneering project.

A pensioner has been left shaken and upset after a quantity of jewellery was stolen from their Inverness home.

A POLICE officer who has made the Highlands and Islands a safer place to live was made an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours list.

POLICE have reminded householders in the Inverness area to be conscious of security over the festive period following recent opportunist thefts.

An Inverness police officer, who lives in Culloden, is named on the New Year Honours List as a Member of the British Empire.

A SUSPICIOUS fire which caused 'significant damage' at an Inshes Retail Park property has sparked a police appeal for information.

POLICE have reminded householders in the Inverness area to be conscious of security following a series of recent thefts.

Police are raising awareness among Christmas bargain hunters not to buy stolen goods.

A FISHERMAN who assaulted three police officers after spending a night drinking has been released on bail.