Crime

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.

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.