Crime

New technology is being used at a north-east home which had been subjected to repeated visits by rogue doorstep tradesmen.

Scottish Water is asking Donside communities to be vigilant to tanker pollution risks after incidents affecting several local treatment plants.

From Wednesday, May 22 there will no longer be a staffed public counter at Turriff’s police station as dozens of staff take voluntary redundancy.

A 32-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with the discoveries made over a series of days at locations in the north-east.

A polytunnel at Market Street in the village was targeted by vandals.

THE Buckie man pled guilty to being in possession of illegal drugs, after police entered his home and noticed a strong smell of cannabis.

Police appeal for witnesses

Officers are appealing for information following a report of vandalism at a property in Portgordon.

The team investigate two fatal cases with dark consequences, immersing the Major Investigations Team in the Granite City’s criminal underworld.

Two men drove through a fence in a bid to escape before dumping the vehicle on a nearby public footpath where it was recovered by police.

AN ELGIN child abuser has been jailed for three years for crimes against two girls.

The team investigate two fatal cases with dark consequences, immersing the Major Investigations Team in the Granite City’s criminal underworld.

The number of online hate reports received by Police Scotland has dropped almost 75 per cent in the second week since the introduction of the new laws

MORAY MP Douglas Ross has urged local MSPs to back Scottish Conservative calls to scrap the “dangerous” Hate Crime Act.

THE public is being urged to look out for signs of their personal information being misused as identity theft scams rise.

Officers believe the sheep, which died of its injuries, was attacked on the morning of Wednesday, April 10 at a farm in Rothiemay.

Police have stepped up patrols in the Westhill area to tackle concerns around anti-social behaviour.

NEW figures lay bare the true cost of crime to the high-street in the face of an alarming rise in theft and violence.

In her latest column, MSP Gillian Martin updates on the action taken by police to halt anti-social behaviour in Ellon.

Vandals have smashed up the toilets at The Haughs in Turriff after they were just recently reopened.