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September 27, 2016, 1:06 pm

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Efforts to catch a bank robber responsible for a raid on a Halifax in Somerset have been stepped up by the police, after CCTV images of a suspect were released.Staff were threatened on Monday (September 26) when a man entered a bank on Keynsham High Street and handed a cashier a note which suggested he was armed.The offender entered the bank shortly before 11.40am and was captured on CCTV. He is described as white, medium build man with a dark beard.READ NEXT: WATCH - Terrifying footage shows...

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September 27, 2016, 10:00 pm

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The family of convicted killer Glyn Razzell, who has protested his innocence for more than a decade, has acknowledged the "huge significance" of new information linking Christopher Halliwell to his estranged wife.Mr Razzell, who lived in Crewkerne, was jailed for life after he was found guilty of killing his wife, Linda, in 2002. The prosecution's case centred on blood found in the boot of a car that matched her DNA but he has always denied he killed her.Christopher Halliwell was...

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September 28, 2016, 6:19 am

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An offender has racked up nearly 300 previous convictions but been jailed for just 60 of them.The criminal in the South West was the most prolific offender in the region given a non-custodial sentence in 2015, according to figures released following a Freedom of Information request to the Ministry of Justice.They had 276 previous convictions, including 128 for theft offences, 86 for summary offences excluding motoring, 32 public order offences, 10 miscellaneous crimes against society, two for...

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September 28, 2016, 6:45 am

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Two Ashcott brothers are campaigning to find out who broke into their car.Sam and Ethan Boxell went for a walk at Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve with their girlfriends, but when they got back to the car park they discovered Ethan's car had been broken into.The girlfriends had their handbags stolen, which contained items including keys, work keys and purses.MORE: Does this iOS app hold the key to actually getting Glastonbury Festival tickets?By the time they discovered what was missing,...

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September 28, 2016, 7:02 am

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Police are investigating reports that two cats died after consuming poison in a park in Bath and North East Somerset.It comes after a woman from Whitchurch claims she returned from holiday to find her ten-year-old cat dead in her garden – two days before her other cat had to be put to sleep by a vet because of a suspected poisoning.Karen Gould is now warning people living in the area to be on their guard for anything suspicious as she mourns the death of Oscar, 10, and Trigger, 4. Karen,...

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September 28, 2016, 7:39 am

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A woman was attacked in a serious and "very concerning" sexual assault in the early hours of Friday (September 23) in Weston-super-Mare.The woman, who is in her forties, was attacked by a man in Albert Avenue between 2am and 4.30am on Friday and police are looking for an older man who came to her aid after she had gone through the sickening ordeal.The woman had to be referred to The Bridge Sexual Assault Referral Centre following the attack, and police are appealing for any information...

Man arrested following Keynsham bank robbery appeal

September 28, 2016, 9:43 am

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Avon and Somerset Police have arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with a robbery at a bank in Keynsham.The man, from the Keynsham area, was arrested soon after a CCTV appeal was issued by the police.The robbery took place shortly before 11.40am at Halifax on High Street on Monday (September 26).The man remains in police custody while inquiries continue.IN OTHER NEWS: Police investigate claims cats died after eating poisoned chicken in North East Somerset park

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September 28, 2016, 11:24 am

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A 22-year-old teaching assistant accused of sleeping with a 15-year-old girl had been reported to the school three times for inappropriate conduct around pupils a court heard today.Teachers at the Yeovil school were concerned about his behaviour after they spotted him returning a kiss blown to him by the pupil he is accused of sleeping with. He also got into trouble for sitting with a group of year 10 girls at a school dance showcase and for showing another group of girls a video on his phone in...

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​Police send letter to Winscombe residents after spate of thefts...

September 29, 2016, 2:54 am

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Police sent a letter out to residents of Winscombe earlier this week after a worrying spate of thefts in the village.Three serious thefts occurred in the space of just three days, with jewellery, iPads and meat stolen. A vehicle was also broken into.Homes on Sandford Road Road in Winscombe received the letter, and residents have been urged to stay vigilant by police.The letter read: "During the evening of September 23, a burglary occurred at Wells Close Winscombe and a window was forced...

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September 29, 2016, 6:30 am

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A Somerset woman will embark on a mammoth trek of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for those affected by female genital mutilation (FGM).DCI Leanne Pook, who leads Avon and Somerset Constabulary's FGM taskforce, will scale the famous mountain in aid of the Divinity Foundation, which runs a rescue centre in Kenya that cares for girls who have been saved from FGM and child marriage.Leanne has been in intense training for the expedition, which has included treks in the Lake District and a gruelling...

Man charged after incident in Shepton Mallet area involving false...

September 29, 2016, 8:03 am

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A 41-year-old man has been charged with false imprisonment, assault and possession of a powerful electrical stun gun.An Avon and Somerset Constabulary spokesman said the charges related to an incident on September 20 in the Shepton Mallet area.The charges allege the he carried out an assault by beating and falsely imprisoned a woman.They also detailed that he was allegedly in possession of a weapon designed to discharge an electrical incapacitation device, according to police in Somerset.The...

Weston-super-Mare people disgusted by discarded drug needles on...

September 29, 2016, 9:01 am

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Worrying pictures have emerged of discarded needles strewn over Weston-super-Mare beach.The pictures emerged on the "Spotlight on Weston-super-Mare" Facebook group, and North Somerset Council are warning people not to touch a needle should they find one.Although the pictures will worry those who use the beach, especially those with young children, the council have reassured residents that it does everything it can to remove needles.A statement from North Somerset Council read: "As...

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September 29, 2016, 9:21 am

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The mother of a schoolgirl who allegedly had a sexual relationship with a 22-year-old teaching assistant wept in the dock today as she told a court she believed him when he said he had no interest in her daughter. Hamid Bhatti, who is now 24, but had been 22 at the time of the alleged offences, had been on a teaching placement at a Yeovil school when he met the fifteen-year-old girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons. Now living at now living at Sladen Street, Rochdale, he denies a...

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September 29, 2016, 9:47 am

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Needles and drugs paraphernalia have been discovered by police in a public toilet.Neighbourhood officers from Avon and Somerset Police carrying out a community safety survey in Kingsmead Square in Bath earlier today (Thursday, September 29) were called to deal with an issue in the public toilets in nearby Monmouth Street.PCs Laura Biro and Nigel Howcroft and Neighbourhood Inspector Adrian Fallows were meeting with police crime reduction advisers to see if they could suggest any changes to the...

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September 29, 2016, 12:15 pm

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Avon and Somerset Police are appealing for information after a number of gardening tools were stolen in a burglary in Western-super-Mare.The equipment was stolen from a lockup at Westacres Caravan and Storage Park in the West Wick area sometime between 3.30pm on Wednesday (September 28) and 9.30am on Thursday (September 29).The items stolen were: • A handheld Stihl leaf blower • A handheld Stihl hedge trimmer • A backpack Stihl strimmer • A Stihl strimmer with bullhorn...

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Macmillan cancer charity box theft leaves staff at Edinburgh...

September 30, 2016, 6:33 am

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A sneak thief stole a full charity box from a Wells shop containing cash donated by customers during a Macmillan Cofffee Morning.The Edinburgh Woollen Mill in Wells took part in the Big MacMillan Coffee Morning on Thursday, September 29. The staff made a great effort to ensure the event would be a success, baking cakes and other baked goods. Many customers, locals and visitors, gave very generously, filling the tin in no time. Towards the end of the morning, during a busy period of trading, the...

Man 'drove' through Yeovil with pedestrian clinging to his bonnet

September 30, 2016, 6:57 am

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A man accused of driving along busy main roads in Yeovil while a man was clinging onto his bonnet in fear of his life has been sent to Taunton Crown Court to stand trial.Dean Burt allegedly scooped up the victim onto the front of his van after the victim had tried to block his path as he was carrying a suspected shoplifter.He was then said to have driven along Lysander Road and other residential streets, swerving and braking sharply trying to dislodge the complainant causing him to fear he would...

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September 30, 2016, 6:58 am

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With no job and no roof above his head, a man broke into an empty property in Yeovil and took up residence as a squatter.Police were called to the address in West Coker Road after reports that somebody had been seen inside and they could see someone inside with a light on.When the occupant did not answer repeated knocks at the door they forced their way in and found Artur Urbanowicz inside.The following month he was seen in Yeovil town centre with another male in the early hours of the morning,...

Ilminster man who abused supermarket security staff handed...

September 30, 2016, 7:15 am

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An Ilminster man narrowly avoided being sent to prison after being arrested for abusing a shop security guard while subject to a suspended sentence.Ashley William Oliver was challenged by the member of staff at the Tesco store in the town after he took a number of items into the customer toilets.After hearing a bottle smash on the floor the defendant was asked to leave but he then became abusive and started making offensive gestures.Oliver, 25, of Letham Court, pleaded guilty to using...

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September 30, 2016, 7:16 am

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An unlucky Frome man who pulled over to help an off-duty police officer who was changing a tyre and was found to be over the drink drive limit has been jailed for five months after breaching his suspended prison sentence.Convicted sex offender James Searle-Mallon had been out drinking when he stopped to offer assistance to the officer, but when he spoke to him the officer believed he was drunk.After he was breathalysed and gave a positive result he appeared in court charged with drink driving...