Crime

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.

A CONVICTED rapist whose disappearance sparked a police search was traced earlier today, officers have confirmed.

POLICE are continuing to search for a convicted Highland rapist who disappeared while still subject to a court order.

A MAN who swallowed heroin as he was arrested by police has been placed on a drug treatment testing order - as an alternative to prison.

Cocaine and heroin found in raid on house in Inverness.

AN Inverness man has admitted being concerned in the supply of herbal cannabis with a potential street value of nearly £12,000.

A DRINK-driver was collared after he pulled up at the drive-thru to the new McDonald's restaurant in Nairn while nearly five times the legal limit.

A TEEN girl was hurt in a hit-and-run incident outside Raigmore Hospital.

Police say they are investigating a report of a sexual assault on a 23-year-old woman in the Hilton area of Inverness.

A NAIRN man escaped a jail sentence when he was sentenced for possessing almost 300 indecent photos and videos of children as young as eight.

A grieving Inverness mother has of her rage and anger towards the "vile" 21-year-old man who killed their 23-day-old baby daughter.

A £75,000 a year offshore oil worker performed a "wheelie" as he drove his motor bike to Inverness to register the birth of his son.

A POLICE roadshow will be travelling the Highlands this festive season - offering safety tips and advice to avoid scammers.