Crime

MORAY MP Douglas Ross has urged local MSPs to back Scottish Conservative calls to scrap the “dangerous” Hate Crime Act.

THE public is being urged to look out for signs of their personal information being misused as identity theft scams rise.

NEW figures lay bare the true cost of crime to the high-street in the face of an alarming rise in theft and violence.

Forres police have published the monthly crime report for the area.

A 20-year-old and a 23-year-old have been charged with assault after an incident at Elgin Bus Station yesterday.

THE incident happened on Stuart Street at around 12.30am on Tuesday.

A NEW image has been released by police to help solve a robbery and attempted robbery which happened on the same day.

Police Scotland have issued their local, monthly report to Forres Community Council.

New stirring up of hatred offences for protected characteristics will include age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, and trans-identity.

The businessman has reported the issue on numerous occasions but has yet to see anything being done about it.

Forres Heritage Trust spent months restoring Bobbies' Bow only for it to be crudely spray painted.

ONE neighbour described a "big boom" and then part of the car "exploding on the street and pavement".

TRADESPEOPLE are being urged to step up cyber security measures.

Drink driving, theft and fraud are also detailed in the monthly report for Forres Community Council.

THE family of Moray bus driver Keith Rollinson said their "world has been shattered" by the husband and father's death.

THE family of Moray bus driver Keith Rollinson said their "world has been shattered" by the husband and father's death.

James Shewan (41) told the child that if she ever smoked or drank alcohol he would "chop her hands off."

A 15-year-old has appeared at Elgin Sheriff Court charged with the murder of bus driver Keith Rollinson.

FOLLOWING the "appalling" death of Keith Rollinson after an alleged bus station attack, a union has demanded better protection for bus drivers.

TRIBUTE paid to Stagecoach bus driver Keith Rollinson.