Crime

An Aberdeenshire victim was conned out of a four-figure sum in a fraud which utilised the AnyDesk app.

A 59-year-old man in Aberdeenshire had his online finances targeted resulting in a six-figure sum of money being stolen.

Police are looking for help in tracing a grey Mercedes flat bed, registration number KR14LGL, was taken without the owners consent.

POLICE have no suspects for the murder of Elgin mum Kiesha Donaghy, they have confirmed, and said the 32-year-old suffered a "violent attack".

White faces generated by artificial intelligence (AI) now appear more real than human faces, according to new research.

Questions raised in Holyrood have left no clear answers over the future of a response trial carried out by police in the north-east.

A 28-year-old woman has been arrested and charged in connection with drug offences in Buckie.

A man has been arrested after cocaine with an estimated potential value of £1million was recovered during the search of a property.

Four men and a woman have been arrested and charged following the recovery of class A drugs in Fraserburgh.

Police are appealing for information following the theft of a caravan from commercial premises near Insch.

THE 54-year-old man was stopped in Fochabers "due to the manner of driving" on Sunday.

Police Scotland is asking restaurants, hotels and takeaway food outlets across the north-east to be vigilant following the theft of used cooking oil.

Aberdeenshire's Trading Standards team have shared the recent case of a 'safe account' fraud in an effort to better warn local residents of the scam.

A 21-year-old man has been arrested and charged after a lit pyrotechnic device was thrown onto the pitch at a football match in Peterhead.

A hybrid fraud combining elements of romance and investment has seen both male and female victims in the north-east lose between £5000 and £25,000.

Nearly 100 full time equivalent roles have been lost from A division new figures have revealed.

A poignant memorial which marks part of the Remembrance Day display in Ellon has been removed after it was discovered to have been damaged.

Police were called to a property in Maiden Street to assist Scottish Fire and Rescue Service at an incident which is being treated as wilful.

A self-employed farmer who admitted causing a head-on crash was fined £1570 at Inverness Sheriff Court and picked up a mandatory 12 month driving ban.

A new initiative aimed at improving engagement between Scottish businesses, police and other key partners has been launched.