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Weekly Court Roundup: Racially-aggravated assault, knife in supermarket and thug with nail-embedded plank

Weekly Court Roundup: Racially-aggravated assault, knife in supermarket and thug with nail-embedded plank

Weekly Court Roundup: Racially-aggravated assault, knife in supermarket and thug with nail-embedded plank

25 May 2025

It was another busy week for Inverness Sheriff Court.


Cannabis grown in loft ‘to self medicate’

Cannabis grown in loft ‘to self medicate’

Cannabis grown in loft ‘to self medicate’

24 May 2025

Police raided a man's home and discovered a tub of cannabis and a plant being grown in the loft by the occupant.


Fine for man who picked up knife in supermarket car park

Fine for man who picked up knife in supermarket car park

Fine for man who picked up knife in supermarket car park

24 May 2025

Doing a favour for a friend landed a man in trouble with the law when he was seen retrieving a knife from a supermarket car park.


12 motorbikes, e-bikes and a mountain bike worth tens of thousands of pounds stolen from 5 properties

12 motorbikes, e-bikes and a mountain bike worth tens of thousands of pounds stolen from 5 properties

12 motorbikes, e-bikes and a mountain bike worth tens of thousands of pounds stolen from 5 properties

23 May 2025

Detectives are investigating a spate of break-ins and thefts of bicycles and motorbikes in Inverness, the Black Isle and nearby areas of Ross-shire.


Detectives hunt fire-raiser after dog found dead in Inverness flat

Detectives hunt fire-raiser after dog found dead in Inverness flat

Detectives hunt fire-raiser after dog found dead in Inverness flat

23 May 2025

Detectives in Inverness are investigating a suspicious fire within a flat that may have killed a dog.


Driver caught on A9 near Moy tested positive for cocaine after seriously injuring charity cyclist

Driver caught on A9 near Moy tested positive for cocaine after seriously injuring charity cyclist

Driver caught on A9 near Moy tested positive for cocaine after seriously injuring charity cyclist

22 May 2025

Jailed accused said he took two lines of drug after accident by Dalwhinnie to ‘calm down’.


Racist graffiti at city park ‘an absolute disgrace’

Racist graffiti at city park ‘an absolute disgrace’

Racist graffiti at city park ‘an absolute disgrace’

22 May 2025

The run-down state of an Inverness park which has also been blighted by swastikas and other racist graffiti has been branded an “absolute disgrace”.


Pair to stand trial for attempted murder in Inverness

Pair to stand trial for attempted murder in Inverness

Pair to stand trial for attempted murder in Inverness

22 May 2025

Two suspects are to stand trial accused of trying to kill and rob a man in Inverness.


Dangerous lorry loads stopped during police crackdown

Dangerous lorry loads stopped during police crackdown

Dangerous lorry loads stopped during police crackdown

22 May 2025

Dangerous and insecure loads were detected when police carried out a series of spot checks on lorries in Inverness recently.


Inverness woman locked up after being arrested in Dagenham

Inverness woman locked up after being arrested in Dagenham

Inverness woman locked up after being arrested in Dagenham

22 May 2025

An Inverness woman has been locked up after failing to turn up for a background report that will determine her sentencing.


Two ‘young boys’ being sought by police after deliberate shed fire

Two ‘young boys’ being sought by police after deliberate shed fire

Two ‘young boys’ being sought by police after deliberate shed fire

19 May 2025

Police have appealed for help tracing two young boys after a shed and fence were deliberately set on fire in an Inverness neighbourhood.


Motorcyclist’s condition ‘critical’ after serious crash near Beauly

Motorcyclist’s condition ‘critical’ after serious crash near Beauly

Motorcyclist’s condition ‘critical’ after serious crash near Beauly

18 May 2025

A motorcyclist has been left in critical condition after a crash near Beauly yesterday, with a 47-year-old car driver arrested after the incident.


INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT ROUND-UP: The latest cases in the Highlands

INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT ROUND-UP: The latest cases in the Highlands

INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT ROUND-UP: The latest cases in the Highlands

18 May 2025

Offenders involved with abusing bouncers, drug driving and setting fire to a house and a caravan.


Trial begins of man accused of murdering Moray woman

Trial begins of man accused of murdering Moray woman

Trial begins of man accused of murdering Moray woman

16 May 2025

Accused pleads not guilty to killing Elgin mum-of-two.


‘Disgusting’ act slammed by sheriff

‘Disgusting’ act slammed by sheriff

‘Disgusting’ act slammed by sheriff

15 May 2025

A man who assaulted his partner and spat at her mother has been jailed.


Shoplifting arrests after police recover stolen goods ‘worth a three-figure sum’

Shoplifting arrests after police recover stolen goods ‘worth a three-figure sum’

Shoplifting arrests after police recover stolen goods ‘worth a three-figure sum’

15 May 2025

Two woman have been arrested and charged in connection with shoplifting in Inverness city centre.


2nd man charged with attempted murder over nightspot attack

2nd man charged with attempted murder over nightspot attack

2nd man charged with attempted murder over nightspot attack

15 May 2025

A second person has appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court charged with the attempted murder of a man in an Inverness nightspot last month.


Justice secretary pledges talks with Highland MSP on 2020 double killing of two young Inverness men

Justice secretary pledges talks with Highland MSP on 2020 double killing of two young Inverness men

Justice secretary pledges talks with Highland MSP on 2020 double killing of two young Inverness men

15 May 2025

A Highland MSP is set for fresh talks with the Scottish justice secretary as he investigates the 2020 killings of two young men in Inverness.


PODCAST: Inverness cops show incredible ‘restraint’ as they were ‘spat at and verbally abused’

PODCAST: Inverness cops show incredible ‘restraint’ as they were ‘spat at and verbally abused’

PODCAST: Inverness cops show incredible ‘restraint’ as they were ‘spat at and verbally abused’

13 May 2025

Beyond the Briefing hears from MSP Edward Mountain after he shadowed Police Scotland on Friday.


Abuse of Inverness police officers leads MSP to call for more prison space

Abuse of Inverness police officers leads MSP to call for more prison space

Abuse of Inverness police officers leads MSP to call for more prison space

13 May 2025

Edward Mountain argues the current prison should remain open even after £209m HMP Highland is finished.


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