Crime

That’s the fear after Police Scotland’s chief warned the force will need to review officer recruitment to meet rising National Insurance costs.

Cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine has been recovered from three locations across Moray.

A 39-year-old woman was walking on the Riverside footpath in Nairn when she was sexually assaulted and robbed.

Six Elgin streets have been hit by a series of number plates thefts, according to a police appeal for information.

Elgin Bus Station has seen a significant spike in anti-social behaviour compared to pre-pandemic levels.

A north MSP has called for tough action to be taken to combat rural crime.

The police are asking for help in tracing a white truck following an incident on the A98.

Children as young as 13 were caught carrying drugs on Moray streets by police stop-and-search teams, new figures have revealed.

Our reporters have been in court over the last week covering a wide range of local cases.

Police have warned they have seen a sharp increase in the theft of quad bikes and all-terrain vehicles since the start of January.

The Scottish SPCA is appealing to the public for information after a cat was found in a trap and had to be euthanised.

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a house fire and car theft in New Elgin.

The theft of a motorcycle has seen police launch an appeal for information.

Fake banknotes are being used to buy vehicles from Facebook Marketplace in the north east, according to the police.

The teenager was unanimously found guilty by a jury who took less than an hour to reach their verdict.

A 27-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with drugs offences following the discovery of a cannabis cultivation in Macduff.

An unconscious man was repeatedly kicked and stamped on his head after spending an evening drinking with his attacker.

Police have warned north-east people to be vigilant of broadband supplier scams.

A man has been charged after cannabis was recovered by police from a property in a town.

A man has been arrested after a woman died in hospital after a car crash near Buckie.