Crime

NORTH of Scotland referrals to a terrorism prevention programme have nearly halved, new figures show.

The vehicle was stolen from Duncan Crescent, Peterhead, and Police thereafter found it burnt out on a dirt track near to Cruden Bay.

Tougher punishments on those illegally dumping rubbish have been called for.

Police are appealing for information after the theft of two quad bikes and a Mitsubishi L200 pick-up truck from a farm in the Huntly area.

AN English man who broke a court order by travelling to a Moray village has been bailed after spending Christmas and New Year in custody.

A BUCKIE man has admitted drink driving and withholding information from police, but denied failing to provide a urine sample without good reason.

Scotland saw only seven convictions for livestock worrying at a time when 159 offences were logged by Police Scotland.

BIKE owners are urged to register their cycles on a national database to help ensure they can be reunited with them if they are lost or stolen.

SHOPLIFTER remanded in custody.

If you got a new bike at Christmas, registering it on a national database can help ensure it can be reunited with you if it is lost or stolen.

HOUSEHOLDERS are being warned not to let their festive clear outs add to waste crime by inadvertently giving their waste to criminals.

Police Scotland North East has warned people to be vigilant of parcel delivery scams with post-Christmas sales now under way.

POLICE in Buckie are appealing for information following an attempted break-in to a premises in the town.

The Trusts and Succession Bill will prevent killers from acting as an executor on their victim’s estate.

A 32-year-old man has been arrest and charged following an assault which happened at Balmellie Street in the Aberdeenshire town.

Aberdeenshire Council’s Trading Standards has stressed it will not tolerate retailers breaking the law.

A MAN (31) has been arrested and charged following a housebreaking and series of thefts in Buckie.

POLICE in Buckie are appearing for imformation following an instance of vandalism in the town.

A woman has been airlifted to hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning after an assault at a property in Turriff.

The BT Open reach site on Badentoy Avenue, Portlethen was targeted by a gang and a trailer with copper cabling removed.