COURTS

Constables forced to put spit hood on veteran who waded into river after assaults

AN inebriated veteran who had be fished out of the Kyle of Sutherland after assaulting two people, then went on to attack two police officers.

A NC500 campervan driver overtook on a sharp bend near Bettyhill, forcing the driver of an oncoming vehicle to take evasive action, a court heard.

A drink driver, whose vehicle ended up on its roof after hitting a wall in Golspie, was found by a passing police officer, a court was told.

A 49-year-old Sutherland plant operator who abused two women when they were young girls will be sentenced on March 9.

$Punch fractures jaw and ends friendship$

A night out ended in violence after a man punched his life-long friend so hard on the face that he broke his jaw in two places.

A drink-driver came to police attention because of the erratic path his vehicle was taking on the A9 in the early hours.

AN Alness man attacked his partner after seeing "detrimental" messages about him on her mobile phone.

A chef took the "foolish" decision to drive after drinking cider at a marquee dance in a Sutherland village, a court heard.

Greenpeace protestors were able to board an oil rig in the Cromarty Firth for the second time in a week because of a “communication failure”.

A Porsche driver has been convicted of causing serious injury to two German motorcyclists on NC500.

A horror road smash involving two German motorcyclists and the driver of a high-powered sports car in Sutherland was recalled in court this week.

A gang ripped off small businesses in the north Highlands to the tune of hundreds of pounds in a forged cheque scam, a court heard.

Ten drivers are being reported in connection with alleged drink driving offences in the Highlands and Islands during the last week

A drink-driver’s attempt to negotiate a pothole on a rural Sutherland road, proved to be his downfall.

A care worker at a north care home was caught drink driving as she was on her way to start a night shift.

Jail has had no effect on a phone pest who persists in making nuisance calls to the emergency services, a court was told.