Crime

Twice-convicted murderer Nat Fraser did not attend his mother’s funeral, it is understood, despite reports he would released from jail for the event.

A 56-year-old man who sexually assaulted a teenage girl in a car has been jailed for 18 months.

Police and the National Farmers Union Scotland have warned about a rise in quad bike and vehicle thefts from rural areas.

Police in Aberdeenshire are appealing for information following the theft of a motorcycle.

A man who seized an unknown 19-year-old woman’s buttocks on a night out has been placed on the sex offenders register.

A man facing 18 fraud charges linked to his football training business has been given a new trial date after a court appearance yesterday.

A Keith abuser controlled and assaulted three partners - one who was heavily pregnant - over 13 years and left his victims "petrified and terrified”.

A drink driver who was six times the legal limit was found out after he fell over at the dentist.

Police recovered a piece of a Buckie man's nose from his garden after it was bitten off in a fight.

A “self-destructive” driver hit three parked vehicles with a friend’s car, threatened to break two police officers’ jaws and refused a breath test.

Domino’s Pizza staff locked a man outside after he punched a customer in the nose - but an “erratic” teen was then locked inside the takeaway.

A “threat to safety” at Moray schools has been “swiftly resolved”, according to the council.

Police have arrested a man after malicious emails - understood to be a firearms threat - were sent to multiple Moray schools.

Police will step up patrols in response to complaints over off-road bikes at Kingston and Garmouth.

Last week it was revealed that there has been a sharp increase in instances of anti-social behaviour at Elgin Bus Station.

A spate of thefts involving caravans has sparked a police plea to owners to take extra care to avoid becoming a victim by following security tips.

Police are urging all bicycle owners in Aberdeenshire to consider their security after a recent increase in shed burglaries - with bikes a key target.

Police officers seized £40,000 worth of cannabis in Moray earlier this week, with two individuals arrested.

Ecstasy, cocaine and ketamine seized by police.

That’s the fear after Police Scotland’s chief warned the force will need to review officer recruitment to meet rising National Insurance costs.