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September 30, 2016, 7:36 am

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A teenager has been charged with three burglaries in Street, stealing a car and driving without a licence or insurance. A 17-year-old is due to appear at Yeovil Magistrates Court for sentencing in relation to the crimes. The burglaries happened on Sunday (September 25), including the theft of a car that subsequently crashed. PC Jim Card from Yeovil Investigations Team said: "I hope the sentencing reassures people in Street."We know that the impact on victims of burglary is...

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September 30, 2016, 8:18 am

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There has been a "massive upsurge" in reports of a dangerous email virus attacking West Country businesses, according to a local IT expert.Managing director of IT Ambulance, Frank Connelly, said big local businesses had been targeted during a series of attempted cyber-attacks on Monday (September 26). A piece of malware called Crysis – which Mr Connelly believes may be sponsored by a foreign state – effectively holds everything on your computer hostage once it infects your...

The murder of Gillingham PC Yvonne Fletcher - and a 30 year wait...

September 30, 2016, 9:11 am

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Yvonne Fletcher joined the Metropolitan Police in 1977 and at just under 5ft 3in, she was Britain's shortest police officer – in fact, she was such a promising recruit the police waived the minimum height to allow her to join the force. PC Fletcher went to school in Gillingham and had wanted to be a police officer since she was three-years-old. Described by her superiors as a "super girl, a bundle of energy, a diamond. Always willing to help anyone," she took new recruits...

​When the IRA went camping in Somerset

September 30, 2016, 9:33 am

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1987 – the year Terry Waite was kidnapped in Lebanon, Margaret Thatcher was prime-minister and it was the year the Herald of Free Enterprise was lost, of the Hungerford Massacre and the Kings Cross fire.'The Troubles' in Northern Ireland wee at the forefront of everyone's minds and tensions continued to increase. At the heart of the conflict lay the constitutional status of Northern Ireland. The unionist majority wanted to remain part of the United Kingdom while the nationalist and...

Yeovil man admits urinating in police van after being arrested...

September 30, 2016, 3:22 pm

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A man who was caught red-handed piling bottles of whisky into a bag at a Chard supermarket then urinated in the back of the police van after he was arrested. Charles Cox was seen with another male at the Sainsburys store putting bottles of Jack Daniels into a bag and he was stopped on leaving the premises. He was abusive to the police when they tried to arrest him and while being taken to the police station in the back of a van he shouted "I'm going to piss in the van" and then...

Drunk Skoda driver crashes into gate, treated for wounds by kind...

September 30, 2016, 11:00 pm

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A Walton man who was being given first aid by a nearby resident after crashing into a gate in Compton Dundon fled the scene when he realised he had called the police.When officers arrived and located Stuart Edward John Lambert nearby they could see he was unsteady on his feet and after smelling alcohol on his breath they arrested him.When he was breathalysed he gave a reading which was more than double the drink drive limit, Somerset Magistrates were told.Lambert, 28, of Chancellor Road, pleaded...

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September 30, 2016, 11:00 pm

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A Wincanton man accused of assaulting a 16-year-old youth and his stepfather and then made threats to others with two large carving knives has been sent to Taunton Crown Court to stand trial.Benjamin Kyle Davies, 27, of Cale Way, appeared in the dock before Somerset Magistrates at Yeovil.He was charged with assaulting the youth causing him actual bodily harm.Davies was also charged with assaulting the youth's stepfather by beating him during an incident on May 9.READ MORE: Homeless man caught...

Car smoking ban: Somerset police have not prosecuted a single...

October 2, 2016, 11:58 pm

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Not a single motorist in Somerset has been prosecuted for smoking in their car with a child since the law was changed to make it illegal last year. The Department of Health and Public Health England introduced legislation on October 1, 2015, making it illegal to smoke in a vehicle carrying someone who is under 18 in a bid to protect children from the dangers of secondhand smoke. But figures provided by Avon and Somerset Police showed they have prosecuted no drivers under this law. A spokesman...

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October 3, 2016, 2:38 am

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Many people wouldn't turn down an offer of millions of pounds - but in this case, it was the right thing to do.A Sherborne resident received a letter on Thursday (September 29) from what appeared to be a Chinese bank, saying a millionaire had died and left them half of his financial portfolio.The recipient stood to gain $8.2M (around £6.4M), according to the "relations manager at China CITIC Bank".What made the scam appear convincing was the bogus deceased millionaire had the...

Highbridge man Richard Anderson denies rape charges

October 3, 2016, 5:51 am

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A Highbridge man has appeared in court to deny two rape charges and one of engaging in sexual activity without consent.Richard Anderson, of Morland Road, pleaded not guilty to all the charges, said to have taken place between October 15, 2012 and 31 August, 2014.Clean-shaved and dressed smartly in a suit and tie, the defendant spoke only to confirm his name and enter his pleas at Taunton Crown Court this morning.The 33-year-old will face a trial on November 14, and was granted bail until...

Yeovil teenager David Fenn admits dangerous driving charges

October 3, 2016, 7:35 am

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A teenager who drove his car at a police officer when challenged about blocking the entrance for emergency vehicles at Yeovil Police Station has pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving.David Fenn, 19, of West Coker Road, Yeovil, admitted driving a Vauxhall Astra dangerously on Horsey Lane, Yeovil, on June 22, and another of dangerous driving on West Coker Road and Summer House Terrace on August 24.He appeared before Taunton Crown Court this morning, via video link from HMP...

Crewkerne crime: Violent and sexual offences rise by 63 per cent...

October 3, 2016, 9:20 am

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Violent and sexual offences in a Somerset town have risen by nearly 63 per cent in the past 12 months.According to figures released by Avon and Somerset Police, 153 of these offences were committed between August 2015 and July 2016 in Crewkerne.In the previous 12 month period, between August 2014 and July 2015, 94 violence and sexual offences were reported in the town.This change amounts to a staggering 62.7 per cent increase in just 12 months.Read more: Man accused of assaults and making...

Weston-super-Mare cars damaged in Dunster Crescent, 15-year-old...

October 3, 2016, 10:20 am

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Several cars have been damaged in Weston-super-Mare and police are appealing for witnesses.Cars were damaged in the Dunster Crescent area of the town in the early hours of Friday (September 30).A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle.In a statement, Avon and Somerset police statement said: "We are appealing for the public's help after cars were damaged in Weston-super-Mare."The incidents happened in the Dunster Crescent area of the resort during...

Yeovil teaching assistant Hamid Bhatti pestered because he...

October 3, 2016, 11:55 am

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A teaching assistant who slept with a 15-year-old got lots of attention from girls at the school because they thought he looked like One Direction's Zayn Malik, a court heard today.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 15-year-old girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons. In Taunton Crown Court today, he said the girl had actively pursued him, telling him 'I think you're lush,...

Man arrested for murder after Dorset woman, 26, dies

October 3, 2016, 11:55 pm

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A murder investigation is under way in Dorset following the suspicious death of a young woman on Sunday (October 2). Dorset Police were called out to an address on Harley Gardens in Bournemouth at around 2.40pm and found that a woman had sustained serious injuries. The woman, named by detectives as Natasha Wake, was pronounced dead at the scene. Formal identification of the 26-year-old has not yet taken place, but her family has been informed. A post-mortem was carried out yesterday...

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October 4, 2016, 2:11 am

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When staff at a Langport supermarket suspected a customer had been drinking they waved down a passing police community support officer who was driving past.They pointed out Alexander Gordon McKerrow who was sat in the driver's seat of his car with the keys in the ignition and the engine running.When the PCSO called for assistance a roadside breath test was conducted which the defendant failed and he was then arrested.McKerrow, 63, of The Hill, Langport, pleaded guilty to driving a Kia Sportage...

Yeovil teenager accused of assaulting girl, 17, ordered to stand...

October 4, 2016, 2:36 am

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A Yeovil teenager accused of assaulting a 17-year-old girl – causing her to black out momentarily – has been ordered to stand trial before Somerset Magistrates.Joe Peter Gaylard, 18, of Stiby Road, appeared before Somerset Magistrates sitting at Yeovil.He pleaded not guilty to a charge that on July 8 at Yeovil he assaulted the victim by beating her.Christine Hart, prosecuting, said that the defendant and complainant had both been drinking at his address when Gaylard allegedly called...

Bruton man to stand trial for alleged assault which occurred in...

October 4, 2016, 3:00 am

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A Somerset man charged with assaulting a woman during an incident in the town has been ordered to stand trial before Somerset Magistrates.Timothy John Hix, 54, of Patwell Street, Bruton, appeared in the dock before a special domestic violence court at Yeovil.He was charged that, on September 10 at Bruton, he assaulted the woman by beating her.He pleaded not guilty to the allegation, and following a review of the case, the matter was adjourned until November 7 when a trial will take place.MORE:...

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October 4, 2016, 4:48 am

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A Sherborne businessman accused of tax evasion has had his case adjourned for the second time amid fears he does not understand the charges against him.The court heard that 73-year-old Michael Maxwell Birchall of Priestlands has been suffering from confusion and memory loss and is exhibiting all the signs of dementia.Defending, Patrick Mason, told Taunton Crown Court his client had been exhibiting symptoms of dementia and memory loss.An assessment had been carried out by a doctor, he said, but...

Assault on Crewkerne man prompts police witness appeal

October 4, 2016, 6:30 am

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Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in Crewkerne over the weekend. The victim was assaulted just before 8pm on Sunday (October 2) when he went out to the communal bins area on Barley Yard, just off North Street. The suspect spoke briefly to the victim and then attacked him, injuring his leg, before fleeing along North Street. The victim suffered grazing to his leg, but did not require any further treatment. The suspect is described as being white, of large build,...