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December 21, 2016, 1:01 am

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Desperate for some cash so she could get back home, a Sherborne woman went thieving in Boots, helping herself to more than £200 worth of fragrances. However, a security guard at the store on Middle Street spotted Sarah Ann Buckney stuffing perfume into her bag and down the front of her trousers, and challenged her as she left. She threw the items on the ground and said: "You've got your goods back, please let me go", but was detained and arrested by the police. Buckney, 52,...

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Frome man stole alcohol from Tesco Express and shouted 'come and...

December 21, 2016, 2:14 am

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A Somerset man who stole three bottles of wine from a convenience store told the police who arrested him that committing the offence had been "easy". Reece Tonks helped himself to the alcohol at the Tesco Express store in Forest Road in Frome, and when a staff member asked him to bring it back shouted "Come and f***ing get it". When he appeared in the dock before Somerset Magistrates, sitting in Yeovil, they were told that the defendant was embarrassed by what he had done...

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December 21, 2016, 3:44 am

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A Royal Marine jailed for life for killing an injured Afghan fighter is due to find out today if he will be released on bail.Sergeant Alexander Blackman was jailed for 10 years for shooting dead a Taliban insurgent who had been wounded in an attack on a British base in Afghanistan in 2011. The killing happened in Helmand province in 2011 when Blackman shot the insurgent in the chest at close range with a 9mm pistol before quoting a phrase from Shakespeare as the man convulsed and died in front...

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December 21, 2016, 4:04 am

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A woman who raises money for charity every year was left "frightened" for her elderly mum when thieves came to snatch much of her Christmas light display. Priscilla Carver had only just put up this year's fundraising display on Thursday, December 8, when intruders broke her garden fence in the dark to steal them. Some of the lights were stolen just feet away from Priscilla's bungalow in Stoke St Michael, near Shepton Mallet, and she fears the crime could easily have been even more...

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December 21, 2016, 5:44 am

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A Somerset man has been sentenced to nine years in prison after he admitting indecently assaulting boys under the age of 14.Glyn Davies, of Fir Tree Close, Bridgwater, was sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court yesterday (December 20) following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police.Detectives from the Met's Sexual Offences Exploitation and Child Abuse Command launched an investigation after they were contacted by two men, who said that they had been assaulted by a private drama teacher in the...

38-year-old Minehead man jailed for sexual abuse of two girls

December 21, 2016, 6:59 am

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A man who sexually abused two young girls was jailed for eight years by a furious judge today (December 21).38-year-old Andre Egington, currently a serving prisoner, but originally from Penfield Road in Minehead, had sex with a 15-year-old and then months later went on to abuse a 12-year-old girl.As he assaulted the younger girl he told his crying victim: "Don't tell. I could get in trouble. What goes on in this house, stays in this house."Prosecuting, Mark Worsley said Egington had...

Yeovil teenager accused of dangerous driving on A37 to stand...

December 21, 2016, 9:13 am

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A teenager accused of driving dangerously on the A37 and other roads in Yeovil has been sent to Taunton Crown Court to stand trial.Curtis Adrian Yaldiz, 19, of Freedom Avenue in Yeovil, appeared in the dock before Somerset Magistrates.He was charged that on August 30 on the A37 and at Yeovil he drove a Ford Focus dangerously.He was also alleged to have driven the vehicle without insurance and not in accordance with a licence, but did not enter any pleas.READ MORE: One of culprits behind...

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December 21, 2016, 9:15 am

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A Chard man who lost control of his van and collided into a wall, overturning the vehicle, was more than double the drink drive limit when he was freed from the wreckage.Clive Benham had offered to take a friend home after a night out drinking and playing pool, but on the way home went down a road that was closed and then missed a turning.As a result his van crashed into the wall, and although his passenger managed to crawl free the defendant had to be cut free by the emergency services and...

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Yeovil drink-driver ambushed by police outside pub after tip off

December 21, 2016, 9:21 am

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Acting on a tip-off, the police waited outside a Yeovil pub for a man to leave in his car and when they breathalysed him found he was over the limit.Sixty-three-year-old Joseph Roy Milton also only had a provisional driving licence, and although he had qualified driver sat next to him, was not displaying "L" plates.When he appeared in court before Somerset Magistrates his solicitor Neil Priest said that his client believed that somebody in the pub had a grudge against him and said he...

Frome man ploughed into parked cars afer drinking rum

December 21, 2016, 9:28 am

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Unable to get a taxi home after a night out drinking, a Frome man got into his car and ended up ploughing it into two parked vehicles.Alexander White then spun his car across the road hitting a barrier and left the scene to go to his father's house.When the police were called officers went to the scene in Lower Innox and when White returned with his father he failed a roadside breath test and was found to be more than double the drink drive limit.White, 23, of Stonewall Terrace, pleaded guilty...

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December 21, 2016, 12:13 pm

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In the aftermath of the attack on a Christmas market in Berlin the National Police Chief's Council lead for protective security in Britain has said the UK threat level remains severe.That means police and security services believe an attack somewhere in the UK is "highly likely"Across the country there has been a heightened police and security presence in city centres, including Bristol, where extra officers have been patrolling the Christmas market.But so far Avon and Somerset Police...

CCTV released after racially aggravated assault on Taunton taxi...

December 22, 2016, 8:54 am

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Can you help us identify anyone pictured in this group of people?Police believe they may be able to help with investigations into a racially aggravated common assault on a taxi driver in Taunton.The incident happened between 1am and 1.10am on December 10.A police spokesman said a taxi driver picked up a fare at the Corporation Street taxi rank at around 12.50am and was asked to travel to the Priorswood area of Taunton.MORE: CCTV appeal after police launch murder investigation following death of...

Highbridge cat shot by airgun in 'awful and evil' attack, leaving...

December 22, 2016, 10:00 pm

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A cat was shot earlier this week in Highbridge in a sickening attack that left it with a fractured leg.Poor moggy Clyde was rushed to Bridge Veterinary Surgery on Monday (December 19) after it was shot.The attack, which has been described as "awful and evil" resulted in a pellet lodged deep inside the nine-year-old cat's leg.Surgeon Anne Perry said: "The cat was brought in on Monday after its owner had realised it was not using its back leg very well."I did suspect that it...

Police release e-fit of a man following burglary near Frome

December 23, 2016, 3:49 am

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Police have released an E-fit of a man they'd like to talk to in connection with a burglary in Mells, not far from Frome.A house was burgled and car keys were taken before the offenders then stole the home owners black Audi S3.The incident occurred on November 22 at approximately 9.20pm.The man Avon and Somerset Police would like to speak to is described as white, about 5ft 10ins tall, aged in his 30s and of large build. He had shaved brown hair and a full beard.Anyone who recognises the man...

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December 23, 2016, 4:10 am

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The public inquiry into child sexual abuse within the Church of England and other institutions is to be sped up and partially scaled back.Professor Alexis Jay, who is chairing the inquiry, has said that she wants to refocus the inquiry into preventing abuse.She told The Guardian that she remained committed to pursuing all 13 investigations into "non-recent abuse" with institutions, including the Catholic church and the Houses of Parliament.But she added that there would only be one or...

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December 23, 2016, 5:09 am

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Sherborne residents are being asked for their views on new local government orders which are designed to cut down on crime in Dorset towns. West Dorset District Council has launched a brace of consultations on Public Space Protection Orders (known as PSPOs for short). The new powers, brought in under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, allow the council to impose restrictions on what kind of behaviour is permitted within certain, clearly-defined public spaces. The...

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December 23, 2016, 6:41 am

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A man who was colliding with other vehicles parked in the Yeovil McDonald's car park while more than three times the drink drive limit refused to comply with the police when he was pulled over again two days later, drunk at the wheel.Officers were called to McDonald's in Lysander Road on December 18 after reports that a Jaguar car had struck several other vehicles parked in the car park.When they arrived they found Keith James Graver, who also had no insurance, and although he initially refused...

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December 23, 2016, 7:08 am

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It has been a busy year in 2016 for our police force tackling drug dealing in Yeovil.One of the biggest problems it identified earlier this year was a practice known as cuckooing where gangs of drugs dealers from cities like London, Manchester and Liverpool are sending couriers to small communities.And vulnerable people in those communities are being exploited by the gangs as their homes become drug dens for dealing in the class A substances.Their homes are taken over, and they are encouraged to...

Yeovil teen stole money for presents from his own grandmother

December 23, 2016, 7:22 am

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A Yeovil teenager who abused the trust of his own grandmother, helped himself to more than £200 from her bank account and blew the lot on a night out in Bristol with friends.The victim had been putting money aside from her meagre pension to buy Christmas presents for her great grandchildren after giving Jamie Ryan Lever a roof above his head.However when she asked him to withdraw £10 from her account and handed over her card and pin number he stole £210 and used it to buy some...

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December 23, 2016, 7:41 am

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A Wells woman who attacked a woman in her own driveway, grabbed her by the hair and shouted: "I don't care, I'm a Baird. We do what we like".Lucy Ann Baird was with a 16-year-old youth when she carried out the assault, pulling out clumps of hair and repeatedly punching the victim in the face after she had thrown an empty takeaway package at her.While she was still hitting the woman the youth got a sledgehammer out from their car and started making threats to damage her property,...