Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Police Scotland called to deal with ‘monumental pest’ 28 times in recent weeks

Wick court
Wick court

A sheriff has warned “a monumental pest” in the community she faces a prison term if she does not complete an unpaid community work order.

Carol Cowie, 49, of Bayview Terrace, Thurso, admitted breaching a previous order when she appeared at Wick Sheriff Court yesterday.

It was imposed after she admitted disorderly conduct and assaulting police officers on December 19, 2016, in Thurso.

The court heard that police have had more than 28 calls relating to Cowie in recent weeks.

Sheriff Andrew Berry discharged the order yesterday and imposed a fresh one for the same period of 100 hours.

He told Cowie: “There is only so much the general public, the police, social work and others can take in respect of your behaviour.

“It is quite clear that Police Scotland regard you as a monumental pest.

“In recent weeks they have had more than 28 call-outs in relation to you.  Dealing with you means they are not able to deal with other things.”

Sheriff Berry warned her that if she didn’t co-operate with social workers and others trying to help her she would face a prison sentence.

The order, which will remain in place for 18 months, will include an alcohol treatment requirement.  There will be a progress review in four weeks time.