Courts

Jail sentence for duo recruited by serious organised crime gang.

A motorcyclist killed in a three-vehicle crash on the A9 at the weekend has been named by police.

The driver of one of the motorcycles, a 63-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Reimund Lorenz is charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

The man admitted threatening behaviour towards the woman and staff.

Ian Appleby was alleged to have behaved in a threatening or abusive manner at a road block at Altnabreac.

A 47-year-old man has been jailed for abusive and sexual offences Sutherland between April 2019 and December 2021, police have confirmed.

Paul Gillcrist has pled not guilty at High Court and will stand trial in January

Nearby residents at a Caithness railway station have appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court on charges related to an alleged incident.

A tree surgeon was "obsessed" with growing the perfect cannabis after one of his two customers praised him for the quality.

Jason Webber spotted the convoy behind him and swerved repeatedly on to the opposite carriageway to prevent them passing him.

Accused said: "I just lost my mind. I just want to pay them back."

The man was fined and banned from driving for one year.

A new trial date has been fixed for a Caithness solicitor accused of embezzling more than £100,000 from his law firm.

Two men have appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court for a second time charged with the murder of a 36-year-old local man.

A sheriff told a Caithness man she found it "unfathomable" how anyone could derive pleasure from watching young children being sexually abused.

Cameron Gray, who lives near Tain, will be sentenced next month after admitting downloading a total of 685 indecent images of children.

Two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of Ross MacGillivray (36) in Inverness just over a week ago.

The chief executive of Rape and Sexual Abuse Service Highland has said the landmark ruling is a welcome development.

Footage from a camera which the cyclist had mounted on his handlebars was shown at Inverness Sheriff Court.