Crime

COCAINE, cannabis and MDMA with a street value of £140,000 were seized by police near Inverness last night.

POLICE have appealed for information after a man was assaulted on a canal tow path and his bag was stolen.

POLICE have appealed for information after a thief broke into a car in Culloden Moor.

TWO thugs used a vacuum cleaner to try and kill a friend in a brutal murder bid.

POLICE in Inverness have appealed for information after a van was stolen from a city retail park in broad daylight.

SCAMMERS are targetting Highland residents with a council tax fraud.

PLANS for tougher action against irresponsible litter-bug motorists have been welcomed by a local MSP.

FED-UP bosses at Ross County and Inverness Caledonian Thistle have warned fans that “enough is enough” after incidents where seats were ripped up.

AN Inverness man found in possession of more than £12,000 worth of cocaine has narrowly avoided a jail sentence at the city’s sheriff court.

A PRISONER at Porterfield in Inverness has been handed a five-month jail sentence after he trashed two cells while high on drugs.

HIGHLANDERS are burying their heads in the sand over children suffering sex exploitation in the region, a new report has found.

A BOOKKEEPER who embezzled more than £200,000 while working in Inverness has blamed gambling and drinking problems.

A PLANNED car cruise at an Inverness retail park is likely to cause some traffic congestion this weekend, police have warned.

A KNIFE attacker who only narrowly missed a victim’s artery has been jailed for five years over the stabbing.

POLICE in Inverness have urged residents to be vigilant following a number of thefts from vehicles.

A FORMER policeman has been jailed for 14 years for a catalogue of rape and sex abuse against three women in the Inverness area.