Here's our recap of some of the cases that made the headlines last month.
A teenager who tried to flee a court after receiving a 15 month custodial sentence has had his sentence deferred again as he has another case pending.
A woman called back home from her father's 70th birthday party to help with the children was confronted by her drunk partner who became argumentative.
A drug trafficking rapist who preyed on teenage girls in sex attacks has been jailed for 11 years.
A Nairn man targeted his local Co-op store to steal alcohol several times over a period of months last summer.
A man who had "a terrible attitude towards cars and driving" has been given the chance to "turn the corner."
Two teenagers were assaulted after a man objected to what he thought were derogatory remarks about his girlfriend.
The man admitted admitted several domestic abuse offences.
A man who smashed up his partner's bedroom has had sentence deferred for four months to allow him to prove his behaviour won't be repeated.
A convicted sex offender who pretended to be a teenage boy before blackmailing and raping a young girl has been jailed for eight years.
