Aberdeenshire mechanic in court just days after his wedding to face Class A drug stash charge
A newly-wed caught with a stash of Class A drugs bought for festival season has been fined.
Aberdeen Sheriff Court
Man charged after cannabis resin with £29,000 street value recovered from Aberdeen property
A 31-year-old man has been charged in connection with alleged drug offences following the recovery of cannabis resin from an Aberdeen property.
Aberdeen man jailed after stealing £1,300 of candles and perfume
A shoplifter has been sentenced to six months in prison after staging three raids on an Aberdeen chemist.
Man jailed after ‘slamming’ six-foot metal chain into bench to scare drinking buddy
A man has been jailed for threatening his “drinking buddy” with a six-foot metal chain in Aberdeen city centre.
Man appears in court for second time to face murder charge
A man has appeared in court for a second time facing a charge of murder. Norman Duncan, 40, appeared in private at Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday in connection with the death of Margaret Robertson. He made no plea and was fully committed. Duncan will appear in court again at a later date.
Man fined after crash with cyclist on Aberdeen roundabout
A motorist has been fined more than £500 after he collided with a cyclist on an Aberdeen roundabout.
Aberdeen man jailed after hiding ‘very large’ kitchen knife under clothing and threatening neighbour
An Aberdeen man has been jailed after brandishing a large kitchen knife at a neighbour following an evening of drinking over the festive period.
Drug user jailed after setting fire to an Aberdeen flat because his guitar was ‘talking to him’
A man who caused £400,000 worth of damage after setting a fire in his flat has been jailed for more than three years.
Aberdeen man avoids prison after sending explicit images to online paedophile hunter
An Aberdeen man has been spared jail after being caught by an online paedophile hunter.
Man told his supportive mum saved him from jail after Mintlaw assault
A jealous lover who broke his friend's jaw has told he would have been given a lengthy jail term - if it had not been for his supportive mum.
‘Catastrophic mistake’ leads to ban for Aberdeen man who drove while four times the legal limit
An Aberdeen man has been banned from the road for two years after driving while nearly four times the legal alcohol limit.
Man, 26, in court facing string of theft charges
An Aberdeen man has appeared in court in connection with a string of alleged thefts.
Man, 40, appears in court accused of murdering Aberdeen woman
An Aberdeen man has appeared in court accused of murdering a woman in the city.
Student, 20, broke man’s jaw with single punch
A 20-year-old fractured a man's jaw with a single punch while out celebrating the New Year.
Aberdeen woman, 68, claimed more than £4,000 in pension payments she wasn’t entitled to
An Aberdeen woman who claimed more than £4,000 in pension payments she wasn’t entitled to has been ordered to carry out unpaid work.
Trial date set for Aberdeen prosecutor accused of sending ‘racially aggravated’ and ‘offensive’ messages online
The trial of a prosecutor accused of sending “racially aggravated” and “offensive” messages is to take place later this month.
Aberdeen man avoids jail time after driving stolen lorry while over limit
A man stole a lorry then told police it "obviously" wasn't him - despite being caught on camera behind the wheel.
Man sent back to prison after assaulting cousin in Peterhead over ex’s surgery bills
A spurned north-east man has been jailed after assaulting his cousin and love rival in a dispute over plastic surgery bills.
Dangerous driver avoids jail after seriously injuring man in A90 crash
A motorist who seriously injured a man by overtaking dangerously on a major north-east road has been spared jail.
Woman who transported £50,000 Class A stash along A96 jailed
A drugs mule has been jailed for two years for transporting heroin and cocaine worth almost £50,000.
Man’s leg broken as drug driver lost control of car in Aberdeen street, court told
A motorist has admitted pinning a pedestrian against a wall after crashing while high on drugs.
Aberdeen man told police there was ‘no excuse’ for vile stash of indecent videos of children on his computer
An Aberdeen man has been put on the sex offenders register after being caught with hours of indecent video footage of children.
Man leapt from moving car during police chase through Aberdeenshire village
A man jumped from his moving car after causing £1,000 of damage in an Aberdeenshire village.
Man faces trial accused of abducting and sexually assaulting woman in north-east
A 31-year-old man is to go on trial next year accused of abducting and sexually assaulting a woman in the north-east.
North-east man brandished blowtorch during argument with partner, court hears
An Aberdeenshire man brandished a blowtorch in the midst of an argument with a “cowering” woman, a court has heard.
Aberdeen man crashed vehicle in car park while nearly six times the drink-drive limit
An Aberdeen man has been banned from the road for two years after crashing in a car park while nearly six times the drink-drive limit.
Three charged after vehicle allegedly fails to stop for police in Aberdeen
Two men, aged 22 and 23, and a 21-year-old woman have been charged after a vehicle allegedly failed to stop for police officers in Aberdeen on Sunday.
Aberdeen man stripped of licence after third drink-driving conviction
An Aberdeen man has been banned from the road after being caught drink-driving for a third time.
‘No justice’ in Aberdeen man who sexually assaulted five teenagers dodging jail, families say
The mothers of two girls sexually assaulted in Aberdeen have said “there is no justice” after their attacker was spared jail.
Fraserburgh fisherman-turned-drug dealer caught when bag of cocaine ‘fell from his mouth’ is sentenced in court
A former fisherman who turned to dealing cocaine after his Fraserburgh creel vessel was written-off has been told to prove he can stay drug-free or face a lengthy prison sentence.
Aberdeen building firm fined after employee fell to his death from perilous scaffold
An Aberdeen firm has been fined £53,000 for safety failings which led to a man falling to his death.
Ex-prisoner avoids jail return after stuffing ‘razor blade, spork and shoelace’ shiv down trousers
An ex-prisoner caught behind bars with a weapon fashioned from cutlery, razor blades and a shoelace has avoided being sent back to jail.