Category: Crime Watch

A 36-year-old man was treated in hospital after an incident in Inverness’ Academy Street at about 03:00. Police want to trace a man who spoke with a Liverpool accent and may have links to the Elgin area.

A 27-year-old man was assaulted by two men in a car park in Tain’s Argyle Court at about 04:30. He suffered a number of injuries to his face and was treated by paramedics. One of his attackers was described as being white, in his mid to late 20s, about 6ft tall, of a slim build with short dark hair. He was wearing a blue jacket and blue jeans.

The other man was described as white, in his mid to late 20s, about 5ft 10in tall, of a slim build with short dark hair and was wearing a black jacket with black tracksuit bottoms. The man police want to trace following the Inverness assault was described as being white, about 5ft 9ins tall, in his early 20s, of slim build, with short brown hair. He was wearing black Vans trainers, light coloured trousers and a dark long sleeved jumper with a zip half way down the front. He was believed to have been accompanied by a second man. Culled from the British Broadcasting Corporation.

Police in Moray are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision on the A96 near Forres. The incident happened around 7.25pm on Tuesday, 5 November just to the west of Findhorn Bridge at the junction for Kintessack. The crash involved a black Toyota GT86 and a red Citroen DS3. The female driver of the Citroen was taken to Dr Grays Hospital in Elgin for treatment. Her injuries are non-life threatening. The male driver of the Toyota was uninjured. The road was closed until around 10.45pm to allow for recovery of the vehicles.

Police Constable Hector Bryden of Forres Police Station said: “We are carrying out inquiries to establish the full circumstances which led to this crash. We would urge anyone who has information and has not yet spoken to police to come forward. “In particular we are keen to speak to the the driver of a lorry and a white Audi which were both travelling eastbound around the time just before the incident happened.

Support the police, support your community, anyone who can help with the inquiries is urged to call 101, quoting incident 3754 of 5 November.

A woman from Lossiemouth has admitted to supplying cocaine, heroin and the sedative called Etizolam. The mother of two said she got involved in the illegal trade because her children were threatened by a criminal gang and unless she cooperate by using her house as a “safe house” , her children would be harmed. Police raided her house after receiving a tip off, they found cocaine worth over £260,000, Etizolam worth at least £60,000 and heroin worth £30,000. The 29 year old Sasha Peel will be sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh on 5th December.

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Police in Buckie are appealing for information following vandalism to several cars within the town centre overnight on Thursday, 31 October to Friday, 1 November, 2019.

The incidents happened in Banff Street, Milton Drive, Cluny Place car park, High Street, South Pringle Street and West Church Street.

In total twelve cars were reported to have been damaged to police with an estimated cost of damage of around £15,000 to £20,000.

Sergeant Dave Cooper of the Buckie Policing team said: “It is disappointing to hear of the mindless acts of vandalism to a number of vehicles in Buckie. The inconvenience and financial burden that this has placed on the owners of these vehicles is considerate.

“There are a minority in our communities who feel this sort of behaviour is acceptable, but I want to be clear that, it is not.

“We are following all lines of enquiry to make sure that those responsible are found. I would urge anyone with information or who may have seen anything to come forward.”

Those with information should contact police on 101 quoting incident number 0865 of Friday, 1 November, 2019 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”

Road Policing Officers in the North East of Scotland have carried out a series of coordinated patrols and road checks in Elgin last weekend, which saw nearly 40 separate offences detected and 23 motorists being charged or warned.

The operation on Friday 1 November was conducted in response to local complaints about an increase in antisocial driving in the area.

A significant number of drivers were stopped in relation to a range of offences, including lighting defects, driving without insurance, using a mobile phone and speeding. Two vehicles were seized and a further one was prohibited from being used on the road.

Sergeant Andy Meikleham, from the Elgin Road Policing Unit, said: “This operation was all about challenging and educating road users, to improve safety and reduce the number of injuries on our roads.

“While the vast majority of drivers gave us no cause for concern, it was disappointing to see so many offences being detected in a short period of time. I was particularly concerned that some of the vehicle defects we discovered could have contributed to future collisions.”

“This is the latest in a number of targeted operations that we have carried out in the North East and we have even more planned in the next few weeks and months.”

Police were called to Birkenhill Woods near New Elgin on Monday after three people were attacked by a man believed to Ben in his mid 30s. A Aberlour Parish Church of Scotland minister and his wife suffered head injuries. The 83 year old deceased has been named as Frank Kinnis. The two other people have now been named as Reverend Morris and Mrs Janette Smith.

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A 28 year old man from Elgin, was caught after he left his mobile phone on to charge and a woman looked at the content and found illicit picture of a 2 year old girl. The suspect has admitted to raping a two-year-old and distributing or showing indecent photos. The presiding judge said the accused had committed “acts of breathtaking wickedness and depravity”.

The prosecution counsel told the High Court in Edinburgh: “The accused raped the child when she was two years old. The accused took indecent photographs of her and distributed these to an unknown person.”
Defence counsel said that when she consulted with the accused, he told her he wanted to plead guilty.
Judge Michael O’Grady QC said: “Only a very significant sentence in custody can begin to reflect the gravity of these crimes.”
He deferred sentence on the first offender for the preparation of a background report and risk assessment and remanded him in prison.
The accused has been put on the sex offenders’ register and was referred to Scottish ministers in terms of protection of vulnerable groups’ legislation.

Police are still appealing for witnesses to a robbery at Burger King in Elgin which occurred on Sunday 13th October 2019 where two men, covering their faces with clothing, demanded money from staff at the fast food restaurant on Ashgrove Road at about 11:50pm. Det Sgt John Lumsden, of Police Scotland, said: “Fortunately no-one was injured but this was a frightening experience for the staff”.

He added: “I would like to appeal to members of the public who may have been passing through the area around that time of night who saw anything, or who may have dashcam footage from their vehicle to contact police immediately.” If you have any info please call 101 quoting incident number 4329 of Sunday 13th October 2019.

A mother’s pain takes every ounce of energy in her, she will do almost anything for her child, such is the reality check on actress Felicity Huffman who was sentenced Friday 13th September to 14 days in prison for her role in the college-admissions cheating scheme, she was found guilty for bribing a college to take in her daughter.

How the mighty fall, the judge ignored her high and wealthy status by adding also a one year of supervised release, 250 hours of community service and a $30,000 fine, the judge is quoted as saying that despite all her advantages, “You took the step of obtaining one more advantage to put your child ahead of others.”

According to STV, a man has been arrested for sexually assaulting two 17 year old girls at a restaurant in Ayr Glasgow. Police Scotland released a statement saying that at around 10:35pm on Saturday when the police were called to report a disturbance in the restaurant. When the police arrived, a 49 year old man was arrested.