We compared how Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Highland and Moray councils did when it came to targeting rogue traders selling vapes to children - and the contrast in approaches was clear to see.
Ben Kelbie raided the home in Arbroath shortly before his acquisitive offending escalated significantly.
George Murdoch's murderer could finally be revealed by a DNA swab from a relative matching the mystery man's genetic profile left at the grisly crime scene in 1983.
Police officers explain how the Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse Scotland could help people avoid or escape violence.
Iain MacDonald knocked the woman to the ground and proceeded to shout and swear at her, Inverness Sheriff Court was told.
Court staff in Inverness were kept particularly busy in September this year, when they seized 37 blades and 12 knives in just 30 days.
George Campbell, 77, represented himself during a trial at Aberdeen Sheriff Court, where he was found unanimously guilty by a jury.
Kieran Taylor, 30, stormed outside the Montrose pub in a rage and punched a passing car windscreen, a court was told.
Sheriff Gary Aitken told Conon Bridge dad-of-five Mark McKernie that he should also stay away from alcohol for the good of him and his family.
Our reporters have been sitting in courtrooms across the north and north-east this week and covered a wide variety of cases.
Tariq Russell, 20, was recruited by his barber to assist a criminal gang carry out a callous telephone scam on the elderly and vulnerable.
Relatives of Sarah Kerr sued Moray Council alleging that she contracted cancer as a result being around the dangerous substances in the classroom.
