Crime

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.

Police Scotland charge driver with motoring offences.

Here’s our recap of what has been making the headlines in court this week.

A 16-year-old Keith boy carried out a hammer attack on an intoxicated man after they fought at a cash machine in Buckie.

Hundreds of north-east police officers are being assaulted every year while on duty, new figures have revealed.

Drugs and money worth more than £10,000 has been seized from an Elgin property by police.

The family of Nairn’s Alistair Wilson, murdered in 2004, said they were “extremely grateful” to the First Minister after he met with them yesterday.

The First Minister has met the family of Nairn banker Alistair Wilson, whose murder remains unsolved after more than two decades.

‘All I wanted was for Keith to get justice’.