Crime

People in Aberdeenshire are being urged to help eradicate hate crime by reporting any acts they witness, as National Hate Crime Awareness Week takes place (13-20 October).

A police investigation is under way after cats have been found injured in Aberdeenshire.

A new partnership dedicated to tackling rural crime in the North East and improving safety in remote communities has been launched.

Police are appealing for witnesses following vandalism to a parked vehicle in Ballater.

Another man has been charged in connection with the alleged theft of a number of high-value electric bikes from a shop in Ballater.

A campaign launched in 2017 in Aberdeen to help people who feel uncomfortable or unsafe on dates, in the company of others, or any other social situation, is being widened to the whole of the North East.

The family of a North-east taxi driver murdered 35 years ago have made a renewed appeal for information to help catch the killer.

Two men have been charged in connection with the alleged theft of a number of high-value electric bikes from a shop in Ballater.

Police are appealing for witnesses following vandalism at Morrisons Petrol Station in Banchory.

More people have been charged as part of a continuing crackdown on antisocial behaviour, violence and drugs in south Aberdeenshire.

A police investigation is under way after high-value electric bikes were stolen from a Ballater shop.

Police in the North East are continuing to remind business owners and commercial premises to be mindful of their security following industrial thefts last week.

Police are seeking witnesses after a young woman had her handbag snatched in the Maryculter area.

Police Scotland’s new Chief Constable started his first day in the role by speaking to the force’s newest recruits.

Police are urging residents to lock up their property after a number of cars were reported stolen in the North-east.