Online puppy scams have sparked police appeals for buyers to be vigilant.
Police are appealing for information following a report of unauthorised metal detecting in the grounds of Banff Castle.
Firearms officers were on the scene as a search warrant was executed at a home.
A resident lost £4500 to scammers at the weekend in what is commonly known as an Authorised Push Payment Fraud.
Thieves have stolen a number of cars after drivers left them unattended to defrost amid the ongoing cold snap, police have warned.
A 16-year-old male has been arrested and charged in connection with the attempted murder of a teenager in Elgin on Saturday.
Two Glaswegians involved in a fight outside a Buckie pub will be sentenced on Hogmanay after pleading guilty.
The teenager who killed bus driver Keith Rollinson in a “frenzied attack” has been jailed for four years and four months.
Jon Craig has his jail sentence increased.
A police search has seen £15,000 of drugs recovered from a house on a town street.