Crime

Motorists in the Highlands are facing the possibility of roadside drug tests as Scotland gets tougher on drug-driving.

POLICE are investigating after three vehicles were destroyed by fire in Inverness.

A detective leading the war on drugs in the Highlands has lifted the lid on the worrying tactics being used by ruthless drugs gangs.

NSPCC Scotland said the killing was "truly shocking" after Tomas Haining was sentenced to eight years imprisonment today.

Sentencing him to eight years a judge told Thomas Haining no term he could impose would repair the damage he had done.

Thomas Haining, who admitted shaking his 23-day-old baby girl to death, has been sentenced to eight years at the High Court in Edinburgh.

Thomas Haining is set to be sentenced after admitting at the High Court in Edinburgh to killing his daughter, Mikayla.

SEIZURES of weapons and class A drugs have soared at Inverness Prison, according to figures received by the Highland News.

AN 18-year-old man has been charged after a skate and bike park was damaged by fire in the early hours of Saturday, police have confirmed.

SIX members of a gang who planned to flood Inverness with drugs were today jailed for a total of 25 years – thanks partly to tip-offs to the police.

A GANG who planned to flood Inverness with more than £600,000 of heroin, cocaine and Etizolam has been sentenced to 25 years collectively in prison.

A DRIVER killed a friend in a horror smash having earlier gone at speeds of 125mph.

Police are urging people to be on guard while using cash machines after a distraction theft in Inverness city centre.

A PROJECT to help reduce crime in Inverness has secured funding.

More than 70 taxis and private hire cars have been stopped and checked during a joint operation by Police Scotland and trading standards.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a mountain bike was stolen in Inverness city centre.

DOMESTIC abuse survivor Elizabeth Hughes was sitting in a police cell when the idea she is now developing to help others came to her.

POLICE and trading standards officers have urged Highlanders to take care not to fall foul of rogue traders – after an incident in Inverness.

POLICE have appealed for information after a car was stolen in Inverness at the weekend.

A MAN threatened to kill a woman and dispose of her body by feeding it to pigs, Inverness Sheriff Court has heard.