Inverness man admits carrying out sex act on himself near sleeping child
A 34-year-old man who carried out a sex act on himself in the presence of a sleeping child has been remanded in custody.
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Inverness man brandished meat cleaver at teenagers
A 20-year-old Inverness man who frightened two teenagers by brandishing a meat cleaver at them was ordered to carry out 225 hours of unpaid community work.
Jury trial for Highland man accused of molesting youngsters
A 56-year-old man has gone on trial in Inverness Sheriff Court accused of indecent practices and behaviour with two young girls and a young boy.
Fine for Highland man who resisted arrest
A 55-year-old former self-employed joiner who took exception to police trying to arrest him in his home was fined £270 yesterday.
Homeless woman who snatched two bags in Inverness is now six months pregnant
A 20-year-old homeless woman who admitted snatching two handbags in Inverness last February was sentenced to 130 hours of unpaid community work.
Sentence deferred in ‘sexual gesture’ case due to legal wrangle
A man who admitted making a sexual gesture to a councillor in court has had his case deferred to establish a suitable sentence.
Inverness charity box thief has sentence deferred
An Inverness thief and drug addict had his sentence deferred until next month for a final assessment for an addiction treatment order.
Man breaches court order by contacting ex-partner
An Easter Ross man who had been under a court order not to approach or contact his ex-partner defied the ban and frightened her, a court heard yesterday.
Window cleaner accused of sexually assaulting 87-year-old dementia sufferer
A window cleaner has gone on trial accused of sexually assaulting an 87-year-old dementia sufferer - after offering her a sensual massage.
Man banned and fined £780 for careless driving on A82
A Paisley man has been found guilty of careless driving on the A82.
Unpaid work for Inverness woman guilty of ‘heavily intoxicated’ assault
A woman who was involved in a volatile relationship with another man reacted angrily when she saw him in Inverness city centre, a court has heard.
Sentence deferred on man who caused disturbance at city hospital
A 29-year-old Inverness man who caused a disturbance in the Accident and Emergency Unit of the city's Raigmore Hospital was remanded in custody yesterday for a background report.
Sentence deferred on assault teenager
An Easter Ross teenager who assaulted another teen had sentence deferred until March 28 for a background report because he is currently on a community payback order.
Fine for reckless conduct at car dealership
A 50-year-old man driving a motability car acted recklessly when he drove it at a car dealership employee, a court has heard.
Invergordon teenager remanded after committing a string of offences within hours of each other
An Easter Ross teenager will spend another month on remand waiting for a background report after he admitted a series of offences committed within hours of each other.
Highland man appears in private on danger of life charge
A 28-year-old Inverness man appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court yesterday on a charge of assault to severe injury, permanent disfigurement and danger of life.
Ton-up speeder banned for four months
A deputy store manager from Aviemore who drove at 105mph on the A9 as he travelled to work was banned from driving for four months yesterday.
Sentence deferred on city handbag snatcher
A 76-year-old woman had her handbag snatched in an Inverness store shortly before another woman suffered the same fate elsewhere in the city.
Unpaid work order for kicking police officer
A 39-year-old Drumnadrochit woman trying to stop a drug habit kicked a police officer during an arrest.
Policeman who was punched in the face awarded compensation after city attack
An Inverness policeman will receive £300 in compensation after being punched in the face by a drunk Edinburgh woman.
Man accused of assault to severe injury
A man has appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court in connection with an incident involving a taxi in the Balloan Road area of the city at the weekend.
Man admits possessing cocaine with intent to supply in city
A 36-year-old Inverness delivery driver who developed a cocaine habit will be sentenced next month for possessing the drug with intent to supply.
Violent struggle with police costs joiner £500
A 25-year-old joiner was fined after a violent struggle with police officers on a night out in Inverness city centre.
Highland scaffolder must pay £2,000 to man he injured
A scaffolder who injured a man when horseplay went wrong has been ordered to pay his victim £2,000.
Unpaid work order for Inverness housebreaker
A sharp-eyed neighbour contacted police when she saw two men trying to break into a house in Rosehaugh Road in Inverness, the city's sheriff court heard yesterday.
Unpaid work for man involved in Golspie fight
A fight in a Golspie house led to one man being treated in hospital for a knife wound to his leg and another sustaining a cut hand, a court was told yesterday.
Inverness heroin supplier remanded for sentence
A 38-year-old Inverness woman who allowed a drug dealer to stay with her was also concerned in the supply of heroin in the city, a court has heard.
Gas sniffer abused shopping centre staff
A habitual gas sniffer was abusive to security staff at the Eastgate Centre in Inverness when he was asked to leave the building, a court has heard
Kinloch Lodge fire-raising accused in court
A 25-year-old Oban man has appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court in connection with a fire at the Kinloch Lodge Hotel at Sleat on the Isle of Skye.
Assault accused remanded in custody
A 24-year-old Wester Ross man appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court yesterday on a charge of assault to severe injury. Callum Brown, of Ullapool, made no plea, was committed for further examination and remanded in custody.
Inverness waiter found lurking around a property escapes jail sentence
A 43-year-old Inverness waiter who was found lurking around a property when it could be inferred he was there to commit theft escaped a jail sentence yesterday.
Scaffolder ordered to do unpaid work for assault
Inverness scaffolder Reece Taylor was ordered to carry out 180 hours of unpaid work after admitting assaulting his partner.