Crime

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

A RESIDENT in a homeless hostel barricaded himself into his room before smashing a fire alarm.

YOUTHS who were dealing in drugs from a house in Inverness were warned they know what they could expect when they are sentenced later this month.

A DRUG dealer found in possession of cocaine with a potential street value worth more than £13,000 in Inverness has been jailed for 14 months.

A SPATE of distraction thefts has sparked a warning from police for people to be on their guard.

A TEEN needed hospital treatment for a head injury after he was assaulted on the Black Isle.

DISTRACTION thefts in Nairn's town centre have sparked a police warning.

A TEENAGER was warned he could be sent to detention after he admitted robbing a 70-year-old woman.

DETECTIVES investigating the murders of Renee and Andrew MacRae have confirmed they will carry out a forensic search of Leanach Quarry near Inverness.

POLICE are to carry out fresh searches in the search to solve the 42-year-old disappearance of toddler Andrew Macrae and his mother Renee.

DOZENS of motorists were stopped by police for road offences in a single day – after a crackdown on inappropriate driving on the A96.

WILDLIFE fans are being warned not to disturb marine species in the Moray Firth – following a number of incidents in recent years.

CHILD welfare advocates have slammed a "dangerous and predatory abuser" after he was jailed for rape and sex assaults in Inverness.

A REGISTERED sex offender who raped a 15-year-old girl and who also abused a young woman with learning difficulties has been sent to prison.

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.