Police re-issue appeal after men left with serious injuries following incidents in Aberdeen
Police in Aberdeen are renewing appeals for information over two incidents which left men with serious injuries in the city earlier this month.
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New taskforce launched to tackle £600 million-a-year criminal waste industry
A new taskforce has been launched to tackle the criminal waste industry which is said to cost the UK economy £600 million a year.
Machete-wielding attacker claimed his life was ‘worth more’ than Pc, court told
A white van driver launched a “savage” machete attack on a police officer then claimed his life was “worth more” than his victim, a court has heard.
Police hunt for thief after 93-year-old man is targeted in Inverness
Police have asked people in Inverness to be on their guard after a 93-year-old man was targeted by a distraction theft.
Search for robber who stole woman’s handbag beside Inverness hospital
Police are searching for a robber who knocked a woman over and stole her handbag beside an Inverness hospital.
Disgust as flowers stolen at Aberdeen war memorial
Sick thieves who have continued to target an Aberdeen war memorial to steal flowers have been described as “completely deplorable”.
83-year-old monk appears in Highland court on child sex abuse charges
An 83-year-old former monk accused of sexually abusing children over 40 years ago has appeared in court in Inverness.
Bungling jewellery thief caught on CCTV jailed
A bungling jewellery robber has been jailed for seven years and four months for snatching £21,000 of gold rings and earrings during a “fiasco” caught on CCTV.
Man, 29, arrested and charged after heroin and crack cocaine recovery in Aberdeen
A 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged after heroin and crack cocaine with an estimated street value of more than £12,000 was recovered in Aberdeen.
Teenager could face prison sentence over persistent use of counterfeit money
A teenager who toured the country passing counterfeit £50 notes shocked a sheriff by his persistent offending.
Sheriff: Scottish courts are ‘fed up’ of people using police officers as ‘punchbags’
A man who threatened to stab a police constable during a tirade of abuse was jailed for eight months yesterday by a sheriff who said that Scottish courts were “fed up” with people using officers as “punchbags”.
‘Unacceptably low’ standard in prosecutors’ handling of disclosure of evidence
Prosecutors are still falling below an “acceptable standard” for how they handle the disclosure of evidence in courts, according to a report.
Dingwall teen offered chance to ‘get back on the straight and narrow’ after series of drunken disturbances
A teenager was given the chance to “get back on the straight and narrow” rather than going to jail after admitting drunken disturbances in Inverness and Invergordon.
Police appeal after man, 25, attacked in Aberdeen
Police are carrying out door-to-door inquiries after a 25-year-old man was assaulted by a number of people in Aberdeen.
North-east sales rep avoids jail term after causing death of Moray dad in A96 crash
A north-east sales rep who killed a Moray dad in a road crash has been spared jail amid angry scenes in court where the sentence was branded “a joke”.
CCTV footage released by detectives hunting killers of Omani student
Detectives investigating the murder of an Omani student have released CCTV footage of two men they want to identify.
Two arrested after dog tied to rock rescued from river
A man and a woman have been arrested after a dog was found drowning in a river tied to a large rock.
Fisherman ordered to pay three police officers compensation after drunken assaults
A fisherman who assaulted police officers after going on drink binges when he got ashore was ordered to pay three constables a total of £350 in compensation.
Five charged as police seize £36,000 worth of drugs from north-east properties
Drugs worth more than £36,000 have been seized by police during three separate raids in the north-east over the weekend.
Teenage terrorist claims he was ‘tipped off’ about police raid
A teenage terrorist facing jail for plotting an attack claimed he was tipped off about a police raid by a member of his neo-Nazi network.
Anti-Semitic graffiti daubed on shop fronts condemned as ‘senseless’
Anti-Semitic graffiti found daubed across several shop fronts and a synagogue in north London has been condemned as “disgraceful” and “senseless”.
London synagogue and shops daubed in anti-Semitic graffiti on Hanukkah
A synagogue and several shops in north London have been daubed with anti-Semitic graffiti during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
Man in court after leaving man ‘bleeding heavily’ in Aberdeen street attack
A man has admitted assaulting a stranger outside a popular Aberdeen karaoke bar in the mistaken belief he was protecting his wife.
Knives and drugs among hundreds of item seizures at Aberdeen court
Hundreds of knives, needles and weapons have been confiscated from people entering Aberdeen Sheriff Court this year, new figures have revealed.
Supermarket worker ordered to pay back £1,500 embezzled from tills
A former north-east supermarket worker has been ordered by a court to repay £1,500 she embezzled from her till.
Man who abused neighbours and made IRA threat was caught when he fell from a tree
A north-east man who abused his neighbours then ran from the police was caught when officers heard rustling – and saw him fall out of a tree.
Vegetable alibi for man who burst into locked bathroom with kitchen knife
A man who held a large knife as he burst in on a frightened woman who had locked herself in a bathroom claimed he only had the blade because he had been chopping vegetables.
Images released of trio sought after police officers attacked
Police have released CCTV images of three men they wish to speak to in connection with an attack on two officers.
Argument outside Nairn nightspot ends with man needing his tongue re-stitched
An argument outside a Nairn nightspot ended with a man biting off part of his tongue and suffering several facial fractures.
Argyll man could face prison term over drug charges
A 29-year-old Argyll man was warned he faced a prison sentence after admitting being concerned in the supply of cocaine and heroin.
Three arrested as police seize cocaine and cannabis bound for Orkney and Shetland at Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
Three people have been arrested and charged after drugs worth an estimated £4,600 were recovered at Aberdeen Ferry Terminal.
Highland police officer’s drunk charge dropped by fiscal
A police officer accused of being drunk in charge of her car in a police headquarters car park has had the case against her dropped.