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January 24, 2017, 4:41 am

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Police want to speak to this man after three students suffered racial abuse in Taunton High Street. This CCTV image has been released as police seek to identify the man in connection with the racially aggravated public order offence in on January 11, in Taunton.An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said: "Three students were subjected to racial abuse in Taunton High Street at about 7.15pm on Wed 11 January."Did you see this incident? Do you recognise this man?"If you can help,...

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Glastonbury man charged with animal cruelty

January 24, 2017, 5:00 am

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A Glastonbury man is to appear in court next month charged with three counts of animal cruelty involving horses.John Holland, 50, of Brindham Lane, was brought before Somerset Magistrates in custody after being arrested by police for failing to attend a previous court hearing.He was charged that between March 18 and March 21 last year at Batch Road in Puriton he did not take reasonable steps to ensure that the needs of two equines for which he was responsible, namely a piebald mare and a...

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January 24, 2017, 7:14 am

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This is the Yeovil drugs "mastermind" who was jailed at the end of last week after police found bags or cocaine, thousands of pounds in his home and more in three garages.Avon and Someset Police have released the police custody picture of Neil Mitchell, 53, as he begins a seven year sentence for two charges of conspiracy to supply drugs and two charges of converting criminal property.The 53-year-old, of Westville, Yeovil, was sentenced at Taunton Crown Court on the morning of Friday,...

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January 24, 2017, 9:01 am

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No arrests have been made after robbers broke into a Crewkerne petrol station and forced a member of staff to open the safe.The robbers made off with cash after breaking into the Three Counties Garage in South Street on January 2 at around 10pm.A staff member was then forced to open the safe by the two suspects.Avon and Somerset Constabulary has said no arrests have been made in relation to the robbery but their enquiries are still continuing.Read more: This man is wanted after students were...

Police urge witnesses to come forward after female cyclist pushed...

January 24, 2017, 10:12 am

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Police are urging members of the public to come forward after a cyclist was pushed off her bike in a disgraceful assault on the A30. A female cyclist was deliberately pushed off her bike by a passenger within a car while she was travelling on the dual carriageway between Sherborne and Yeovil. The cyclist sustained injuries to her left knee and arm just before the turning to the village of Nether Compton, at around 8.40pm on last Tuesday (January 17). After no-one responded to their...

£2,000 damage caused to antiques business in Sherborne...

January 24, 2017, 9:56 pm

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A Dorset antiques business has been left to pick up the pieces after a hit-and-run incident caused £2,000 worth of damage. Acreman Street Antiques and Interiors has been operating on Acreman Street in Sherborne since October 2015, selling and valuing antiques. But on Saturday (January 21) a car smashed into one of its displays before driving off. The hit-and-run incident occurred at around 10am, just after employee Alastair MacAndrew opened up the centre. MORE: Inquest into...

Yeovil gambling addict threw chair at slot machine after losing...

January 25, 2017, 12:11 am

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Angry after losing thousands of pounds because of his gambling addiction, a man threw a chair in frustration at a slot machine in a Yeovil betting shop. The manager of the Ladbrokes store in Middle Street witnessed the offence, but Gordon Parker left before he could be detained. He later admitted the offence after being arrested for a separate matter of assault. He said he was addicted to gambling and that was the reason for the offence. Parker, 38, of Newton Road, Yeovil, pleaded guilty...

Wanted man Shane Stephens FOUND after member of public responds...

January 25, 2017, 1:01 am

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Wanted man Shane Stephens has been found and arrested after a member of the public came forward with information following a police appeal for information. Stephens, 19, was being hunted by police in connection with theft offences and taking a motor vehicle without consent. Avon and Somerset police spokesman Scott McPherson said: "Thanks to the public and media who shared our appeal - it was a member of the public who saw the appeal who contacted us with information which led to his...

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Somerset police appeals: Can you help to catch these criminals?

January 25, 2017, 1:03 am

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Avon and Somerset Constabulary have released a number of appeals in the last few days - some of them are utterly shocking.In a bid to bring criminals to book, police have made numerous appeals to the public, asking for witnesses to come forward or people with information to call 101.To make it easier for you, here is a quick round-up of all their active appeals from the last week.Pensioner robbed in Bristol A 75-year-old woman was robbed in Bristol on Monday (January 23) when she was walking...

Glastonbury man faces string of charges including burglary

January 25, 2017, 1:04 am

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A Glastonbury man facing a string of allegations including burglary, aggravated vehicle taking and disqualified driving has been ordered to stand trial at Taunton Crown Court.Mark Edmund Worley , 47, of Bere Lane, was brought before District Judge David Taylor, sitting at Yeovil, after being arrested by the police in Woking.He was charged that on January 22 at Glastonbury, having entered as a trespasser an address in Wirral Close, he stole four wallets containing jewellery.He was also charged...

Frome teenager denies grabbing girl, 16, by the neck and forcing...

January 25, 2017, 2:15 am

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A Frome teenager who admitted assaulting a man and two youths denied a further assault on a 16-year-old girl.Connor Martin Moon assaulted three people during an incident in Portway Gardens in Frome but claimed he had not grabbed the girl by her neck and forced her down onto a sofa.The 19-year-old defendant, of Wivernhoe Court, pleaded guilty to assaulting two males and a female on December 23.However he denied a fourth offence of assaulting the 16-year-old girl by beating her on the same date...

Man charged with assault committed while driving on M5

January 25, 2017, 3:06 am

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A West Country man has been charged with assault and driving without due care and attention following an incident on the M5. Adrian Scott, 56, has been arrested by officers from Avon and Somerset Constabulary in relation to an incident which occurred on Saturday (January 21). The charges relate to an assault which happened within a blue Renault Clio vehicle, which was travelling northbound between Junction 26 (for Wellington) and Junction 23 (for Bridgwater). The car traveled through this...

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January 25, 2017, 3:34 am

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Two people from Somerset have been arrested and bailed in relation to a series of raids on WHSmith branches. A 33-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, both from Weston-super-Mare, have been arrested on suspicion of burglary and are currently on police bail pending further enquiries. The charges relate to two raids on branches of the popular high street chain in Dorset, along with a third in Somerset. All three incidents are believed to have occurred on Saturday (January 21), and two of...

Tough new speeding fines to cost motorists more than their weekly...

January 25, 2017, 4:05 am

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Tough new police guidelines will see large fines issued for speeding calculated on a motorist's weekly earnings – with the possibility that 150% of a driver's weekly income could be demanded from them by law. In a new crackdown, which has been welcomed by the RAC, drivers will be fined 150% of their weekly wage up to a limit of £1,000 on a road or £2,500 on a motorway. The tough new fines will hit anyone caught speeding at more than 100mph on motorways or caught speeding...

Yeovil barmaid stole cash from social club to help pay her...

January 25, 2017, 4:30 am

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A barmaid who "laughed and joked" with customers at a Yeovil social club while secretly pocketing their money instead of putting it in the till admitted a charge of theft when she appeared in court. Corina Joy Gawler had only just started working at the 94 Club in Middle Street when she began to help herself to cash to help pay her electricity bill. But while she was keeping the cash for herself, her manager became suspicious and caught her red-handed on CCTV committing the...

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Bridgwater wanted man: Police in Somerset appeal for public help...

January 25, 2017, 9:05 am

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Can you help the police find 26-year-old Bridgwater man Ashley Milton? Milton is wanted by Avon and Somerset Constabulary in connection with a burglary in the town on January 17. He's described as 6ft tall and of slim build. Milton has blue eyes and is balding with dark hair at the side. READ MORE: Can you help police catch the other wanted men in Somerset shown in our video? If you see Milton, police advice is not to approach him but call 999 and give the call handler the...

Somerset police appeals: Can you help police with these cases?

January 25, 2017, 1:03 am

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Avon and Somerset Constabulary have released a number of appeals in the last few days - some of them are utterly shocking.Police have made numerous appeals to the public, asking for witnesses to come forward or people with information to call 101.To make it easier for you, here is a quick round-up of all their active appeals from the last week.Pensioner robbed in Bristol A 75-year-old woman was robbed in Bristol on Monday (January 23) when she was walking through Eastville Park between 11.45am...

Hot Fuzz ten years on: Dorset police officer catches swan in...

January 25, 2017, 10:00 pm

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Ten years ago Hot Fuzz came out and cinema-goers laughed at the attempts of fictional police officers to catch a swan. Much of the film was shot in the heart of Somerset in the city of Wells. The swan scene – in which actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost try to catch a swan on behalf of Stephen Merchant – is one of the cult classic's funniest bits. But sometimes life trumps fantasy. On Wednesday (January 24) the Dorset Traffic Cops Facebook page posted a photo of a real life...

Asbestos dumped in Somerset lane next to 'no fly-tipping' sign

January 26, 2017, 3:03 am

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A quantity of asbestos has been dumped in a Somerset country lane - right next to a sign ordering people not to fly-tip. Somerton resident and former town councillor Clive Wilson came across the fly-tipping on Sunday (January 22) while out for a walk. He reported the incident to South Somerset District Council's Street Scene team, and a specialist contractor was dispatched to Black's Moor Hill Lane to remove the dangerous material. In light of the incident, the Somerset Waste Partnership...

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January 26, 2017, 3:05 am

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Police are looking for witnesses after a car was attacked with a baseball bat before being reversed through a wall. Police were called at 6.30pm yesterday (January 25) to reports of a number of men hitting the car on Millcross Road outside the Crab Apple Inn in Clevedon. Witnesses say one of the men was armed with a baseball bat and another had a length of wood. Police report that the car's occupants fled and the group of men who had been attacking the car also ran off. Later, two men...