Crime

AS hybrid working continues and is bigger than ever in 2023, a warning has been issued to those connecting to public wi-fi networks.

A 41-year-old man has been arrested after parts of Port Elphinstone were cordoned off for nearly six hours on Wednesday afternoon.

A number of horses were released from their stables in what may have been an attempted theft of farm equipment from an Aberdeenshire property.

Properties were targeted in Foudoun, Stonehaven, Newtonhill and Newmachar over the course of one afternoon.

Four men have been arrested as officers continue investigations into an alleged cannabis farming site was discovered within a disused hotel in Aboyne.

Damage estimated at in the region of £12,000 was caused to cars and businesses in the town centre.

Bronze pipes valued at about £40,000 each with weights of up to one tonne each were taken from a site in Peterhead.

POLICE are asking to public to help them crack a Moray cooking oil theft case.

Independent councillor for Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford, Robbie Withey has denied a charge of assault and will face trial later this year.

Officers in Ellon are appealing for information in relation to an incident involving dogs and seals at Newburgh.

The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has suspended an Aberdeenshire veterinary surgeon from the Register for six months following a hearing in December.

MSP Douglas Lumsden is concerned about the return of knives, alcohol and syringes seized in courts.

POLICE Scotland has a new tool at its disposal to assist in investigating bike thefts and returning lost and stolen cycles to their rightful owners.

Fuel was taken from a tank located within the grounds of a rural church in the Drumlithie area in the Mearns between December 12 and 24.

Fuel has been taken from a tank located within the garden of a rural property near Turriff, the third incident of this kind in recent weeks.

A 41-year-old Buckie drug driver has been banned from driving for 18 months.

Fuel has been taken from a tank located within the garden of a rural property near Alford.

Gordon MP Richard Thomson has highlighted support for those experiencing domestic abuse as Police Scotland launches a new campaign.

Police Scotland are asking residents in the Turriff are to be vigilant following a ‘sneak in’ theft on Sunday.

Homeowners in Scotland are being urged to think twice about where they store their Christmas gifts this year.