Crime

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.

Officers are trying to identify three male youths seen in the area around the time of the incident.

A BUCKIE councillor and public service specialist strategy advisor has raised serious concerns about new Hate Crime law now in force in Scotland.

A 20-year-old and a 23-year-old have been charged with assault after an incident at Elgin Bus Station yesterday.

A 16-year-old youth has been arrested following a serious assault in Buckie.

Police are appealing for witnesses following the theft of a black Carrera Vengeance men's mountain bike in Fraserburgh.

Longside Allotment, Delgatie Castle, Strichen Community Park and Waulkmill Menagerie have all seen work done as part of the scheme.

A CANNABIS-growing operation worth up to £210,000 was discovered in Banff yesterday, when police raided the town’s vacant M&Co shop.

POLICE in Buckie are appealing for information following an attempted theft of a vehicle in Buckie.

A “VERY dangerous” rapist who led a decade-long campaign of domestic abuse has been jailed for 12 years.

Jody Bruce is already serving a prison sentence for domestic abuse.

A man has been arrested and charged in relation to a theft and break-in which occurred at Greens of Inverurie.