19+ hour, 4+ min ago   (303+ words) Our reporters have been in court again this week covering a wide range of cases. Read on for some of the most notable. Serial sex offender said he would abuse children in order to create disturbing material to distribute A…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (314+ words) A rapist who attacked a sleeping woman is facing a lengthy jail term. Graeme Gate (34) preyed on the woman after meeting her the same evening at a house in Inverness on August 23 last year. The woman and a friend had…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (246+ words) An Inverness man who was carrying a knife in public has been jailed. Lee Douglas (30) was spotted by a member of the public shifting the knife from his pocket into his sleeve on August 27 last year. Inverness Sheriff Court heard…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (154+ words) It has been another busy week at Inverness Sheriff Court. This week’s headlines are: Man who had sexually explicit conversations with teenagers on Snapchat avoids jail A 28-year-old man who referred to himself as a “paedo” while having a sexually…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (244+ words) Inverness BID has offered an unreserved apology to a busker who was moved on from the High Street, yesterday. Local musician Joshua Sole had been performing at the bottom of Market Brae Steps, a regular spot for musicians, when he…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (500+ words) A 28-year-old man who referred to himself as a “paedo” while having a sexually explicit conversation with a 14-year-old girl has been given unpaid work. Owen Bell spoke to a number of 14-year-old girls over different periods in 2023 via Snapchat,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (204+ words) More than 4000 visiting drivers to the Highlands and Islands have received advice from police this summer in a bid to reduce serious and fatal collisions. Between April and August, road policing officers spoke to tourists and drivers operating hire cars,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (158+ words) A man who stole a quantity of jewellery from a house in Nairn has been spared jail. Thomas Hannah (47) admitted stealing the jewellery, along with a purse containing bank cards from Elizabeth Street, Nairn on March 30, last year. He also…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (424+ words) It has been another busy week at Inverness Sheriff Court. Below are some of the headlines. A 48-year-old man told someone that he would “kill them” and threatened his own brother with a knife on separate occasions. Inverness Sheriff Court…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (537+ words) Abduction, chasing a man with a knife, assault and robbery, and possession of a hammer have landed a repeat offender almost two-and-a-half years in prison. Daniel Krogulec (22), described as a prisoner in Inverness, was jailed for a total of 28 months…...