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Man who abused children at Moray property avoids jail

12 November 2025
Man who abused children at Moray property avoids jail

Man who abused children at Moray property avoids jail

12 November 2025

A 48-year-old man was given unpaid work after abusing boys and girls at properties in Ross-shire and Moray.


Elgin man repeatedly punched and seized Highland women by the neck

07 August 2025
Elgin man repeatedly punched and seized Highland women by the neck

Elgin man repeatedly punched and seized Highland women by the neck

07 August 2025

The 52-year-old, who subjected Highland women to domestic abuse over a five-year period, was jailed for a total of 32 months.


Assaults at Scotland’s bus stations “skyrocketing” just over a year after death of Elgin driver

13 July 2025
Assaults at Scotland’s bus stations “skyrocketing” just over a year after death of Elgin driver

Assaults at Scotland’s bus stations “skyrocketing” just over a year after death of Elgin driver

13 July 2025

Assaults at bus stations are “skyrocketing”, according to the Scottish Conservatives – just over a year after the tragic death of an Elgin driver


Unpaid work for Moray man who scammed women out of thousands of pounds

11 July 2025
Unpaid work for Moray man who scammed women out of thousands of pounds

Unpaid work for Moray man who scammed women out of thousands of pounds

11 July 2025

A man who was “never skilled enough to do the work” scammed two women out of thousands of pounds for incomplete roof repairs.


Man jailed for pushing woman off Nairn pier - almost 40 years ago

25 June 2025
Man jailed for pushing woman off Nairn pier - almost 40 years ago

Man jailed for pushing woman off Nairn pier - almost 40 years ago

25 June 2025

The attack was during a course of violent conduct which took place between May 1975 and August 2022.


Lossiemouth man swindled £7000 from women over unfinished roof repairs

25 June 2025
Lossiemouth man swindled £7000 from women over unfinished roof repairs

Lossiemouth man swindled £7000 from women over unfinished roof repairs

25 June 2025

He defrauded them of thousands after carrying out an estimated £100 worth of shoddy, substandard work, a court heard.


Four tourists jailed for stealing goods worth over £23k and robbing victims of ‘feeling safe in their own property’

19 June 2025
Four tourists jailed for stealing goods worth over £23k and robbing victims of ‘feeling safe in their own property’

Four tourists jailed for stealing goods worth over £23k and robbing victims of ‘feeling safe in their own property’

19 June 2025

“I don't believe for a minute that it was just happenstance for you to come together and then suddenly hatch this plan,” says sheriff.


Mechanic injured police officers when resisting arrest

12 June 2025
Mechanic injured police officers when resisting arrest

Mechanic injured police officers when resisting arrest

12 June 2025

A Sheriff has taken pity on a motor mechanic after hearing his tales of woe following his arrest last May.


Son faces charges of murdering his mother and attempting to murder another man

03 June 2025
Son faces charges of murdering his mother and attempting to murder another man

Son faces charges of murdering his mother and attempting to murder another man

03 June 2025

30-year-old man appeared in court today.


Man finally sentenced for part in drugs dealing operation while a teenager in 2021

06 May 2025
Man finally sentenced for part in drugs dealing operation while a teenager in 2021

Man finally sentenced for part in drugs dealing operation while a teenager in 2021

06 May 2025

Another man in the group is also punished but court hears “he has distanced himself from a negative peer group”.


Drink-driver smashed up Mercedes after hitting 128mph on A96 to evade police

25 March 2025
Drink-driver smashed up Mercedes after hitting 128mph on A96 to evade police

Drink-driver smashed up Mercedes after hitting 128mph on A96 to evade police

25 March 2025

The 32-year-old was found by police in a field after crashing through bushes.


Teen who took knife to shop to ‘protect himself’ is sentenced

24 March 2025
Teen who took knife to shop to ‘protect himself’ is sentenced

Teen who took knife to shop to ‘protect himself’ is sentenced

24 March 2025

A 19-year-old took a knife to a supermarket in Nairn.


Teen who drove at police officers with middle finger up sentenced to detention in secure unit

18 March 2025
Teen who drove at police officers with middle finger up sentenced to detention in secure unit

Teen who drove at police officers with middle finger up sentenced to detention in secure unit

18 March 2025

‘He is remorseful and ashamed,’ hears Inverness Sheriff Court.


‘It was an action of significant violence’ - fight outside hospital leaves man unconscious

06 March 2025
‘It was an action of significant violence’ - fight outside hospital leaves man unconscious

‘It was an action of significant violence’ - fight outside hospital leaves man unconscious

06 March 2025

Victim was kicked in the face after punching attacker.


Woman unlikely to walk again after multi-vehicle crash

05 March 2025
Woman unlikely to walk again after multi-vehicle crash

Woman unlikely to walk again after multi-vehicle crash

05 March 2025

Court hears 80-year-old broke down in tears when he heard the consequences of the crash from police.


Indecent images of children sent to undercover police officer

27 February 2025
Indecent images of children sent to undercover police officer

Indecent images of children sent to undercover police officer

27 February 2025

Obscene material was found after police seized two devices belonging to 57-year-old man.


‘I have to protect myself’ - Teenager’s excuse for knife in shop

24 February 2025
‘I have to protect myself’ - Teenager’s excuse for knife in shop

‘I have to protect myself’ - Teenager’s excuse for knife in shop

24 February 2025

Staff at a Nairn supermarket were alarmed when a knife dropped out of a customer's clothing as he bent down to pick up a plastic bag.


Offshore worker acquitted of causing A96 head-on crash by his careless driving

13 February 2025
Offshore worker acquitted of causing A96 head-on crash by his careless driving

Offshore worker acquitted of causing A96 head-on crash by his careless driving

13 February 2025

He ended up down an embankment and suffered a broken back but managed to drag himself back onto the road to try and check on people in other car.


Elgin arrest for unlicensed 16-year-old who put lives at risk on road

04 February 2025
Elgin arrest for unlicensed 16-year-old who put lives at risk on road

Elgin arrest for unlicensed 16-year-old who put lives at risk on road

04 February 2025

“You are clearly not a fit person to be freed,” sheriff told the teenager.


Sex pest exposed himself to girl on MULTIPLE occasions and sent nude photos to 5 teenage women

04 February 2025
Sex pest exposed himself to girl on MULTIPLE occasions and sent nude photos to 5 teenage women

Sex pest exposed himself to girl on MULTIPLE occasions and sent nude photos to 5 teenage women

04 February 2025

Sheriff Eilidh Macdonald was told that most of the incidents started innocently on social media but then got increasingly sexualised.


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