COURT ROUND UP: Tourist’s drunken spree of stealing mobile phones, jail for savage attack on partner and man remanded in custody in connection with shop break-in
It has been another busy week for coverage of cases at Inverness Sheriff Court.
A Spanish national with a drink problem carried out "a drunken mini crime spree" over three days while visiting Inverness.
Sheriff Gary Aitken was told that 49-year-old Juan Collar was staying in a city centre guest house in Union Street when he stole two mobile phones and a handbag from three other premises.
Inverness Sheriff Court heard that Collar would distract members of staff in the Columba Hotel, Johnny Foxes and the Lucky Bowl restaurant on December 11 and 13 before stealing the items.
READ MORE: Spanish tourist's drunken crime spree of stealing mobile phones
A 51-year-old Inverness man has been remanded in custody in connection with a break-in at a shop in Greig Street in the city last weekend.
Jason Ryan made no plea to a charge of theft by housebreaking, and was committed for further examination.
READ MORE: Inverness man remanded in custody after break-in at shop
A 42-year-old Croy man was ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid community work and banned from contacting his partner or ex partner for 18 months.
Tristan Stiles, of Cantray Square, was found guilty after trial at Inverness Sheriff Court last month of assaulting his former partner on August 15 at a house in Balloch.
READ MORE:Highland man gets unpaid community work for assaulting his ex
A 25-year-old Inverness man who savagely attacked his partner and tried to throttle her last summer was jailed for 37 months to run alongside his current prison term for assaulting the same woman.
William MacFarlane, of Mackay Road, had been jailed last month at Inverness Sheriff Court for 40 months for beating up the same woman on February 11 this year and it was backdated to his remand date a few days later.
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