A 62 year old man who failed to provide veterinary and farrier treatment for two horses has been given a £3,300 fine and a five-year ban on keeping equines following a Scottish SPCA investigation.
Police in Ellon are appealing for information following the theft of tools and gardening equipment worth thousands of pounds from a property in the Udny area. The incident occurred between 3pm on Monday, August 6 and 6.45am the following day.
Alarming new figures reveal more than a quarter of teenagers confess to behaving in a way that could endanger their life on the railway – and one in admitted to walking along the railway line.
Officers in the North East are again urging members of the public to be vigilant after two recent reports of telephone scams where the victims have collectively lost in the region of £35,000.
Officers are appealing for witnesses following the theft of two tractor navigation systems both valued at a mid four-figure sum of money from the Insch area.
Pedestrian, cyclists and motorcyclists are being encouraged to take extra care on the roads, as Police Scotland launches a week-long national vulnerable road users campaign on Monday, June 18.
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).
Police charged 14 people over the weekend as part of an ongoing operation to tackle violence and anti-social behaviour across the south of Aberdeenshire.
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.
Officers are urging businesses in the North East to be wary of suspicious activity and individuals following a number of distraction-type thefts known as 'Ringing the Changes' at the weekend.
