Man charged over pub ‘attack’
A man has been arrested and charged after a 55-year-old was injured near a pub.
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North-east woman admits to role in gang attack after man complained about boy racers
A teenage girl has appeared in court after admitting taking part in a violent gang attack on a man who had complained about boy racers causing a disturbance outside his house.
Army veteran struck down by PTSD faces court appearance over £20,000 drug deal
A former lance corporal described as a "thoroughly respected" soldier has avoided jail despite being caught up in a drugs debacle.
Man admits to vicious assault on former partner
A man pummelled his former partner with a boxing glove, poured boiling water over her arm and choked her during two-days of violence.
Man put in medically-induced coma after former partner beat him with table leg and metal poles
A north-east woman has been jailed after brutally assaulting a former partner with a wooden table leg and metal poles.
Ban for north-east motorist who drove at almost double the 30mph speed limit in Highland village
A sales director who drove at almost twice the 30mph speed limit in Newtonmore was fined £400 and banned from driving for four months.
Court hears single punch broke north man’s jaw in two places
An assault victim invited a Nairn man to hit him when the two confronted each other in the street during a disturbance.
Bungling thief stole jewellery from Aberdeen pensioner – but left beer bottle at the scene
A bungling thief who broke into the flat of a vulnerable pensioner and stole £3,4000 worth of goods was foiled after leaving a discarded beer bottle at the scene of the crime.
Thief found in meat fridge drinking lighter fluid
A thief who raided an Aberdeen supermarkets was found hiding in a meat fridge drinking lighter fluid.
A man once dubbed ‘Scotland’s youngest alcoholic’ has been given another chance after headbutting a woman
A man once diagnosed as Scotland’s youngest alcoholic was given a chance by a sheriff to turn his life around.
Man assaulted woman in city street
A man has been sentenced after assaulting a woman on Market Street in Aberdeen.
Man accused of causing crash that killed north-east pensioner
A lorry driver has been accused of killing a pensioner on a pedestrian crossing near an Aberdeen roundabout.
Aberdeen woman wasted emergency services’ time with repeated calls
A woman who persistently called 999 while drunk has been branded “a risk to the community”.
Man jailed for crashing van into several cars in Aberdeen after taking ecstasy
A man who got behind the wheel while high on ecstasy crashed his van into several parked cars during an hours-long rampage across Aberdeen.
Inverness Sheriff Court: Man fined after terrifying his mother
A man who was upset at losing his job turned to drugs to help him get over it and terrified his mother with an angry reaction to getting up late.
Man in court charged with murdering Big Issue seller
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a Big Issue vendor in Glasgow.
Two teenagers and an adult man in court following disturbance in Inverness
Police have charged two 15-year-old boys and a 21-year-old man in connection with a disturbance in the Hilton area of the city.
Five charged with thefts in Aberdeen
Five people have appeared in court in relation to thefts in Aberdeen.
Lerwick Sheriff Court: Man jailed for knife assault
A man who attempted to strike another man with a kitchen knife in a “vicious and frenzied” attack - cutting holes in his jacket in the process - has been sent to prison for nearly two years.
Man who had indecent images given unpaid work
A north-east man who admitted possessing hours of video footage showing children as young as six being abused has avoided jail.
Inverness Sheriff Court: Man fined over plastic bag row
A Nairn man with a heart condition had a drunken dispute in his local shop when staff asked him to pay for a plastic bag for his shopping.
Paranoid man dragged partner through Aberdeenshire woods while ‘threatening to kill her’
A north-east man has admitted carrying out a string of offences against his former partner, including "pushing" her through woods while uttering threats to kill her.
Aberdeen man assaulted pregnant partner and left her ‘permanently disfigured’
A man who assaulted his pregnant former partner and left her "permanently disfigured" has been ordered to carry out unpaid work.
Dingwall driver fined and banned for crashing wife’s car
An offshore oil worker who drove his wife’s car home and crashed into a neighbour’s truck was fined a total of £750 and banned from driving for 16 months.
Unpaid work for thieves who stole from Aberdeen church volunteer
A callous pair of thieves preyed on a church volunteer’s generosity and raided her bank account of hundreds of pounds.
Armed police seize £22,000 of heroin after stopping car on A90
Two men will appear in court tomorrow after £22,000 of heroin was found in a car bound for the north-east.
Man appears in court charged with murdering Aberdeen woman
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering an Aberdeen woman.
Man jailed after using digger to steal ATM in Torphins
A man has been jailed for more than four years after using a digger to steal a cash machine containing more than £44,000.
Inverness sex offender jailed after travelling abroad without telling police
A 33-year-old Inverness sex offender who travelled abroad on four different occasions this year without informing the police of his plans was jailed for eight months yesterday.
Inverness pair jailed for stealing money from pensioners
Two Inverness men who targeted elderly pensioners to steal money for alcohol were jailed at Inverness Sheriff Court.
Sally Challen at end of ‘long road’ after admitting manslaughter of husband
A woman who killed her coercive and controlling husband has spoken of her “long road” at the end of an almost nine-year landmark legal battle.
Jail warning for Aberdeen man caught with 400 indecent images of children
An Aberdeen man has been told he could be jailed after he was caught with hundreds of indecent images of children.