Crime

Sean O’Halloran (20) pled guilty to murder and Connor Adams (18) pled guilty to culpable homicide at the High Court in Edinburgh.

Scottish Fire and Rescue and officers from Police Scotland were amongst those attending the North East Rural Crime Event in Portsoy.

Police are appealing for witnesses following the theft of approximately 2000 litres of kerosene heating fuel from a north-east property.

A new campaign, launched by Police Scotland today, calls on men to reflect, take action and stop domestic abuse before it starts.

Five people died in 2018, including Alfredo Ciociola's young son.

Detectives are appealing for information after a delivery driver was the victim of an attempted robbery on Dundonnie Street in Boddam.

Supporting individuals who are dependent on drugs has been a key focus of recent ‘Safer in Service’ Days of Action in Banff and Turriff.

Officers will be deployed to Fraserburgh, Peterhead and Inverurie to work alongside partner agencies as part of a violence prevention strategy

A rescue operation was carried out in Inverurie on Saturday morning when a man got stranded in the River Don during a police pursuit.

The incidents happened between November 2 and December 7 in the Tarland, Garlogie and Aboyne areas.

An MSP has urged the Government to recruit more officers over concerns they are increasingly looking after people in need of hospital care.

Over a three hour period 53 offences were detected by Police Scotland’s North Safety Camera Unit at a site near Huntly.

Farmers are invited to attend a rural crime prevention event which takes place on Monday in Portsoy.

Police officers and staff responded to an intense and demanding period during the second quarter of 2022-23, a new report has underlined.

Last month saw extensive damage and theft to temporary road safety signage, as well as verbal abuse hurled at workers, at works near St Combs.

Chief Superintendent Graeme Mackie has taken on the role.

James Miller (46) pled guilty last week to causing unnecessary suffering by failing to provide veterinary treatment for his dogs, Cyrus and Blue.

Officers were called to the Seatown area of the coastal village at about 11.55pm on Tuesday after there was a report of a single vehicle crash.

A 31-year-old man who was arrested following a disturbance in Stonehaven on Monday has now been charged.

MSP Tess White has called for a Victims Law “to give women the voice they deserve” as figures show sexual crimes have soared across the north-east.