Crime

A man has appeared in private at Aberdeen Sheriff Court in connection with an alleged break-in and theft of an ATM in Torphins.

Thirteen people have been sentenced for their part in an organised crime group that stole almost £360,000 from victims.

Police are following several positive lines of inquiry following a raid on a Deeside store.

Police have found a stolen car they wanted to trace in connection with a ram-raid incident at a Torphins shop.

A teenager has been charged following an alleged assault near a Banchory supermarket.

Officers have issued a further warning to retailers and people who may handle cash as part of their work to be on the look out following a number of reports of counterfeit notes being used.

Drugs with a street value of more than £1,000 have been seized from a property in Aboyne.

Detectives investigating the 35-year-old murder of a North-east taxi driver have received more than a hundred contacts from the public since a renewed appeal in September.

Ahead of the weekend and Christmas festivities, Road Policing officers are urging motorists to not to drink and drive.

This week officers from the Divisional Alcohol Violence Reduction Unit (DAVRU) have been supporting local Community Policing Teams across the North East to target violent offenders in the lead-up to Christmas and New Year.

Police Scotland have confirmed that three people have been arrested following an inquiry into concerns raised regarding the care and welfare of residents at Muirhead Care Home, near Alford.