Crime

A 44-year-old man has been arrested after a serious sexual assault on a young woman in Inverness.

A 46-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Animal inspectors have detailed the “overwhelming evidence of neglect” found at the home of a man convicted of failing to care for a host of pets.

An upsetting remark towards a teenager walking across an Inverness city centre bridge with an adult companion prompted a violent response.

The £33 million video camera rollout to Highland police officers will allow cops to “have more confidence in how they act”.

A tourist in Inverness has been arrested following reports of shoplifting, as officers recover over £400 of stolen goods.

Today (June 17), Police Scotland has rolled out body worn cameras to around 400 officers across the region.

A man was called back to court after failing to comply with sex offender notification requirements linked to a credit card.

Online safety will be one of the main topics for discussion at a major child protection conference in Inverness next week.

A drug addict stole charity tins in a late night break-in at a city supermarket.

A woman who went on a seven-week-long toy store shoplifting spree has been given a community payback order.

Sentencing has been deferred on a 45-year-old who admitted spitting on a man and then behaving in an abusive manner towards police.

Police are to carry out intermittent closures of the Inverness-Beauly road while investigating a fatal crash which claimed the life of an Avoch man.

An uninsured and unlicensed driver who was caught by police driving a van has been banned from driving for five months and fined £580.

A Sheriff has taken pity on a motor mechanic after hearing his tales of woe following his arrest last May.

The man tried to get the day off but was refused, and he got behind the wheel, only for police to be informed that he was suspected of drink driving.

A content creator held his hands around the neck of his ex-girlfriend and pushed her across the kitchen a court had been told.

Road Policing officers are appealing for information following a serious crash on the A82, three miles south of Inverness.

A 19-year-old has been brought to her senses by the “clang of the prison gates”, a court has heard.

It was a very busy week for courts in Inverness. Here is our weekly roundup of the most prominent cases.