Crime

A Fraserburgh man who abused boys aged between 7 and 11 was today jailed for four and a half years.

Crime prevention advice on how farmers and the rural community in Scotland can make their businesses and properties more secure will be given by officers from Police Scotland attending the Royal Highland Show, at Ingliston Showground, next week (21-24 June).

A cyber-crime hub in the North East of Scotland will be used to tackle an increase in crimes related to social media and the internet.

Police Scotland has revealed that significant reductions in acquisitive and violent crimes are being recorded in the North East thanks to ongoing efforts to ensure the region remains one of the safest places in Scotland.

Three people have been charged following the recovery of heroin, crack cocaine, diazepam and cannabis with an estimated street value of £2,800 in the Fraserburgh and Ellon areas.

Fraserburgh-born serial killer Dennis Nilsen has died in jail aged 72.

A 22-year-old Vietnamese man has been charged following the recovery of a large scale cannabis cultivation worth in the region of £380,000.

Police Scotland is warning of the hidden dangers of shopping online after consumers’ details were used to set up websites selling counterfeit products.

These are the people most wanted by police forces in the UK in relation to alleged sexual offences.

Five people are expected to appear at Peterhead Sheriff Court following a drugs recovery in Fraserburgh.

Trading Standards are warning local residents to beware of calls purporting to be from HM Revenue and Customs.

Police can confirm that a family reported missing from the Fraserburgh area last Wednesday, Apri 4l, have officially been traced safe and well in Portugal.

Police in Fraserburgh are investigating a fire at St Andrews Primary School.

Police in Fraserburgh can confirm they are investigating a fire at St Andrews Primary School.

Enquiries to trace a family reported missing from Fraserburgh are continuing this morning.