Police hunt wanted man from Weston-super-Mare

December 1, 2016, 2:55 am

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Somerset police are hunting a wanted man for prison recall after he failed to comply with the terms of his licence.Lee Cooper, 34, from Weston-super-Mare, was released from prison after serving a 22-month prison sentence for burglary.Police have warned the public not to approach the man, but to call 101 as soon as possible if he is spotted.An Avon and Somerset police statement read: "We're asking for information from the public relating to a wanted man from Weston-super-Mare.MORE: How you...

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December 1, 2016, 3:29 am

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WARNING: The video attached to this story contains very strong language and scenes which some readers may find shockingShocking footage showing a traveller swinging what appears to be an axe handle and shouting threats to bailiffs has been released after a tense five-hour stand off in Taunton.The footage was taken in the summer when the bailiffs were sent to move the travellers along from the field.During the video a man in a red t-shirt can be seen threatening the bailiffs with a wooden axe...

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December 1, 2016, 7:12 am

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Police are hunting a pair of suspects after two bikes owned by children in Paulton, Somerset were swiped from outside a supermarket. CCTV images of two men officers want to speak to in connection with the theft at Tesco in Old Mills, Paulton, have been released. The theft apparently took place at around 8pm on Monday, November 7. One of the bikes was a dark grey Carrera mountain bike and the other was a blue Cannondale Trail 5, according to a police appeal on Facebook. Both of the bikes...

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December 1, 2016, 8:00 am

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Police have warned the public about a silver car which might be linked to a series of burglaries in Dorset. Expensive garden machinery was taken in a number of reported break-ins in rural areas of the county. Between Friday, November 25, and Tuesday, November 29 there were reported burglaries in Blandford, Child Okeford, Lytchett Matravers, Pimperne, Tarrant Gunville, Verwood, Wimborne and Winterborne Whitechurch. Officers are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come...

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December 2, 2016, 2:29 am

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A Somerset hospital has been fined £200,000 after a patient plunged to his death through a faulty window.Mark Scott-Green, 48, managed to force his way through the opening, despite it being restricted by a locked catch at The Royal United Hospital in Bath (RUH).The RUH admitted it had not finished putting in place a system for maintaining its window restrictors at the time.The hospital trust pleaded guilty in a prosecution brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) over the death,...

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December 2, 2016, 3:22 am

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A cat owner has been given a restraining order after coming to blows with her neighbour - because her pet kept wandering into their houses. Vanessa McCarlie, 33, got into a scuffle with Samantha Arnold in Yeovil over the behaviour of her three-year-old black house cat Saskia. Ms Arnold and other neighbours claim the three-year-old pet would repeatedly wander into and urinate in their houses - but McCarlie did nothing to discourage it. Tensions boiled over into an ugly skirmish in the street...

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December 2, 2016, 3:54 am

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CCTV footage shows a man being attacked from behind as he waits for a taxi on Halloween in Taunton - suffering a broken jaw in the process.Police have released the footage as part of an appeal for witnesses to the assault, which occurred at 2.15am on October 30.The victim, a 32-year-old man, was attacked from behind as he waited for a taxi opposite The Coal Orchard pub on Bridge Street. A man is seen in the footage running across the road and punching the victim in the face from behind before...

Police locate wanted man from Weston-super-Mare

December 2, 2016, 4:30 am

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Somerset man who was wanted for prison recall has been successfully found by police.Lee Cooper, 34, of Weston-super-Mare, was released from prison recently after serving a 22-month sentence for burglary.But yesterday (December 2), Avon and Somerset Constabulary launched an appeal for his whereabouts after he failed to comply with the terms of his licence.This morning, police confirmed that Cooper had been found by officers in Essex and had been arrested.MORE: Avon and Somerset police officer...

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December 2, 2016, 5:44 am

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Two men from Dorset have been jailed for targeting vulnerable elderly people and carrying out fraudulent work on their properties.Luke Cooney, of Piddlehinton Camp, Dorchester and Joshua Williams, of Russell Gardens, Poole, were sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Tuesday (November 29) following prosecutions from trading standards teams in Dorset and north Yorkshire.Cooney, 21, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud and three violations of consumer protection regulations, and was sentenced to...

Police appeal after goats stolen from secure barn near Crewkerne

December 2, 2016, 7:02 am

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Dorset Police are appealing for witnesses after three goats were stolen from a secure barn.Three Nigerian Dwarf goats - a nanny and her two three-week-old kids - were stolen from the barn in South Perrott near Crewkerne at some point between 5.30pm on Sunday (November 27) and 9am the following morning.Offenders forced open the paddock where the goats were being held and managed to gain entry.PC Tim Sturgess, from the Bridport beat team, said: "The stolen goats are family pets. The incident...

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December 2, 2016, 8:18 am

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Eleven men from across the South West and south Wales will be sentenced on Tuesday (December 6) for using dogs to kill wild animals.The men were convicted of their crimes as part of a wider investigation into animal cruelty undertaken by the RSPCA.The men, including two from the Taunton area, will be sentenced at Plymouth Magistrates Court from 10am.The people due to be sentenced are as follows:Kenneth Danes, 29, of Culmhead near Taunton - two offences of killing deer at night;Brian Forrest ,40,...

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December 2, 2016, 9:53 am

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Deliberations will enter a fifth day in the trial of the alleged murder of Wilfred Isaacs in Ilton after the jury failed to reach a verdict again.The jury has been out since Monday afternoon (November 28) but are still to reach an agreement over a verdict. They were sent home for the weekend at 4pm today, by The Honourable Justice Sweeny.The jurors will return to the court on Monday morning at 10am to continue their deliberations.Three men are accused of murdering Wilfred Isaacs at the Chubbards...

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December 2, 2016, 9:45 pm

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It's been a busy week again for the courts of Somerset as they get down to the business of dispensing justice.A black and white cat called Saskia was the catalyst for a brawl between two women, magistrates in Yeovil heard this week.Vanessa McCarlie, 33, got into a scuffle with Samantha Arnold in Yeovil over the behaviour of her three-year-old black house cat Saskia. Ms Arnold and other neighbours claim the three-year-old pet would repeatedly wander into and urinate in their houses - but...

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December 2, 2016, 10:00 pm

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Set in a rural location in the beautiful parish of Langford Budville, Stancombe Farm looks unassuming, but has a dark chapter to its history. The farm – and those who lived there – found themselves at the centre of a national story in August 1863, when the press revealed the farmer of the day – Thomas Cork – and his wife had been systematically torturing their female servant, Sarah Webber. When the story broke on August 7 that year, there was a huge public outcry...

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December 4, 2016, 4:37 am

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Drinking too heavily, a man went shoplifting in Yeovil in order to raise the funds to buy more booze.However a security guard at Boots in Yeovil spotted Grzegorz Grams helping himself to a pair of £65 sunglasses and challenged him when he got outside.The defendant was arrested and while at the police station admitted another theft of two bottles of beer.Grams, 28, of Westfield Grove, Yeovil, pleaded guilty to the theft of the sunglasses from Boots on August 17, and the theft of two bottles...

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December 4, 2016, 5:14 am

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A man caused a disturbance at the Manor Hotel in Yeovil, shouting and swearing in the reception demanding a room, then threatened to stab people before picking up a knife from the restaurant. Martin James Gill had been drinking heavily when he walked into the hotel, claiming he had booked a room for the night, and became enraged when he was told one was not available. He continued to become increasingly agitated, alarming other customers at the hotel, and then brushed past the female manager...

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December 4, 2016, 5:38 am

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A man accused of offences of sexual assault, assault, harassment and criminal damage, some committed while he was an in-patient at a Yeovil psychiatric unit, has had his case adjourned until the New Year.Lewis Reid Brown allegedly made racist remarks to one member of staff and was then said to have touched a female support worker on the buttocks.Brown, 22, of Hendford, Yeovil, was charged with intentionally touching a woman aged 16 or over, and that touching was sexual when she did not consent,...

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December 4, 2016, 5:48 am

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Starving hungry and desperate for a bit of chicken, a Crewkerne man lost his patience and smashed the window of a drive-thru when they refused to serve him.Stuart John Cole went to KFC in Yeovil and walked up to the drive-thru window to place his order.After being told he could not be served as he was on foot, instead of going into the main restaurant as requested he returned and smashed the window after banging it with his hand.Cole, 26, of Broadshard, pleaded guilty to destroying a window...

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December 4, 2016, 5:54 am

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Angry that his wife was stopping him getting behind the wheel after he had been drinking, a Frome man picked up a poker and began waving it around.Graham Smith pointed it at the victim in a threatening manner, and left her feeling terrified when he raised it above his head as if to strike her, although no physical contact was made.He became increasingly agitated, and continued to be threatening and abusive even when a family friend came round to try and calm him down.Eventually other family...

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December 4, 2016, 6:20 am

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Upset when he found his former partner with another man at her home, a Wells man lost his cool and smashed a window at the property.Jason David Wilson had split with his ex six months earlier, but had remained friends and often visited her house.However when he went there just after midnight one day he found her with another man and punched the window in frustration.Wilson, 24, of Priory Road, pleaded guilty to damaging the window worth £260 belonging to the victim at Wells on October 17...