Fire crews extinguish garage blaze as 12 evacuated
Firefighters have extinguished a blaze in a domestic garage which led to 12 people being evacuated.
Aberdeen Sheriff Court
Man appears in court charged with using counterfeit money in Aberdeen
A man has appeared in court facing ten charges of using counterfeit money in shops in Aberdeen.
North-east rugby player placed on sex offenders’ register for sexual messages to 13-year-old
A teenage north-east rugby player has been placed on the sex offenders’ register after he admitted sending sexual messages to a schoolgirl on Facebook.
North-east teen banned from roads after multiple offences
A teenage driver has been banned from the road after colliding with a lamppost - then getting behind the wheel while drunk a few weeks later.
North-east man who drove at five times drink driving limit to pick up girlfriend banned from roads
A north-east man who drove to pick up his girlfriend while more than five times the legal alcohol limit has been banned from the roads.
North-east man took spanner to co-worker he believed had cost him his job
A north-east man yesterday claimed he threatened a co-worker with a spanner after believing that he had cost him his job at Halfords.
Man accused of approaching nine-year-old girl in Tillydrone acquitted
A man accused of approaching a nine-year-old girl in Aberdeen with a large piece of wood and making offensive comments has been remanded in the Royal Cornhill Hospital.
Man loses licence for driving dangerously at 111mph on north-east road
A delivery driver banned from the roads after hitting 111mph claimed he’d been advised by his garage to accelerate to sort problems with his “turbo”.
North-east bakery boss jailed and put on sex offender register after being found with thousands of indecent images of children
The reputation of the boss of Aberdeen’s most iconic bakery is in tatters after he was jailed for 18 months yesterday for amassing a sickening cache of child abuse images.
Aberdeen men who acted ‘like 1920s gangsters’ by abducting man to reclaim debts spared jail
Three north-east men, who acted like “1920s gangsters”, by abducting a man in Aberdeen in a bid to reclaim money owed to them have been spared jail.
Celebrity bodyguard jailed for £419,000 tax swindle
A celebrity bodyguard was jailed for four years yesterday after being convicted of swindling the taxman of £419,000.
Aberdeen pair admit dealing heroin after police seize £5,000 stash
Two Aberdeen men have admitted dealing heroin after being caught with more than £5,000 worth of the class A drug at a flat in the city.
Teenager admits having cocaine, heroin and taser in Aberdeen
A teenager has admitted dealing cocaine and heroin in Aberdeen, as well as being illegally in possession of a taser.
Oil boss working in Malaysia spends return trip home to Aberdeen in cells for sending abusive messages
An oil boss now working in Malaysia ruined his trip home to Aberdeen after being arrested for sending messages to his ex-wife threatening to beat up her new partner.
Man jailed for ‘serious’ sexual assault on woman in Aberdeen
A man has been jailed for nine months after carrying out a “degrading” sexual assault against a woman at a property in Aberdeen.
Spanish workers arrested for drink driving after Aberdeen night out
A pair of Spanish workers were caught drink-driving by police within moments of one another after getting behind the wheel following a night out in Aberdeen.
Drugs mule struck by police car after leading high speed chase through Aberdeen
A drugs mule who led police officers on a terrifying high speed chase through the streets of Aberdeen has been jailed for six months.
Paedophile lured into trap by vigilante group in Aberdeen is jailed
A paedophile snared by a vigilante group in Aberdeen has been jailed for 16 months.
Cocaine worth around £5,500 removed from Aberdeen communities
Two men, aged 39 and 20, are expected to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court today following the recovery of crack cocaine valued at around £1,600.
Aberdeen woman drove at six times the legal limit to buy cigarettes and told police her husband had been driving
A north-east woman got behind the wheel of a car to buy cigarettes when six times over the drink driving limit and told police it was her husband who had been driving.
North-east woman who committed ‘despicable and mean’ crime of stealing from 87-year-old with dementia spared jail
A serial offender who carried out the “despicable and mean” act of befriending a pensioner with dementia so she could steal from his pension has been spared jail.
New scheme to reduce re-offending tested at Aberdeen Sheriff Court
Academics have tested out an “innovative” method of lowering re-offending rates at Aberdeen Sheriff Court, by getting criminals to examine the reasons why they break the law.
Man appears in court after nearly £10,000 of drugs found in Aberdeen
A man has appeared in court after police recovered about £10,000 of drugs in Aberdeen.
Judge denies insurance appeal, ruling fire at Aberdeenshire garage was set deliberately
A motor firm’s battle for a £580,000 payout after a fire destroyed its garage has been rejected by judges who agreed that the blaze was started deliberately.
Aberdeen dealer jailed after £60,000 drugs raid
A man caught running a “sophisticated” drugs operation from an Aberdeen flat has been jailed.
‘Wasted’ north-east drug dealer who forgot he posted himself cannabis from Amsterdam sentenced
Police discovered £9,000 of drugs in a north-east man’s home after he forgot he had sent himself cannabis.
Victim’s family hit out after north-east death crash driver dodges jail sentence
The family of a pensioner killed in a horrific smash last night claimed they had been let down by the justice system after the teenage driver responsible avoided detention.
North-east cadet in court on charges of training camp sex assaults
A north-east man has gone on trial accused of sexually assaulting two women at a cadets training camp.
North-east petrol shop raider avoids jail sentence
A north-east man has been given 300 hours of unpaid work and a year-long curfew after carrying out raids on two petrol stations.
Aberdeen man who shared child porn and ‘vile’ stories online avoids jail term
An Aberdeen man who traded indecent images of children and “vile” stories with others online narrowly avoided jail yesterday.
‘Wild West’ weapon wielders jailed
Two men who behaved like they were “in the Wild West” have been jailed for a total of 26 months.
Banff man with ‘1960s classroom’ in his house sentenced on child porn charges
A Banff man who has a room in his house decorated like a 1960s classroom has been sentenced for child pornography charges.