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Shepton Mallet police station attacker jailed for not doing...
A man who was convicted of causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to Shepton Mallet police station has been sent to prison for 12 weeks after he failed to comply with a suspended sentence order...
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Judge demands apology from paedophile who downloaded thousands of...
A judge demanded that a 64-year-old man who admitted downloading thousands of photographs of child abuse apologise for his actions.Jonathan Howard Jeans, formerly of Lydford but currently living in...
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Transsexual woman Gina Owen admits making boy tie her up and...
A woman walked free from court after admitting getting a boy to tie her up and commit sex acts on her 12 years ago when she was a man.A judge said he had difficulty sentencing transsexual Gina Owen,...
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Police appeal: Do you recognise any of these items found in...
Do you recognise any of these items?Avon and Somerset police are appealing via social media to find the owners of items they believe may have been stolen and were found in Bridgwater.The items are a...
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Charity slams sentence as woman transsexual walks free after...
The boss of a child protection charity has hit out at the lenient sentence handed to pervert transsexual Gina Owen, who walked free from court despite admitting sex offences involving a child -...
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Police warn public to 'never get naked online' after rise in...
A special unit dedicated to tackling crime on the internet has warned people to beware of a rise in 'sextortion' attacks - and urged them to never get naked on camera.Criminals are increasingly posing...
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Police urge public to keep valuables on them after two car...
Your valuables could be stolen from your car at beauty spots in the South West even if you put them out of sight in the boot, a police team has warned.Officers suspect thieves were sitting in a nearby...
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9 tips for keeping your home safe from crime while you're on...
We are well into the summer of 2016 now, despite the rainy evidence of recent days and this means many of us are heading off on our holidays at last.The wait to get away can be agonising and our...
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Police appeal after 93-year-old scammed out of large sum of cash
Police have issued a warning after a 93-year-old lady was scammed out of a large sum of cash.Since the beginning of August several incidents of telephone scams and fraud have come to light in the West...
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Burglar rampaged through clergyman's garage and stole 60 bottles...
A burglar rampaged through a clergyman's garage in Shepton Mallet and stole 60 bottles of wine after a drinking binge.Traces of blood belonging to Daniel Richard Smart were found on one of the...
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Renewed police appeal to find two men wanted in connection with...
Police have renewed their appeal to find two men they would like to speak to in connection with an incident of criminal damage and affray in Frome.At around 6.30pm on Wednesday, May 25, a 35-year-old...
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Police investigating north Dorset burglary believe it could be...
Police officers investigating a burglary believe it may be linked to a spate of similar crimes.Offenders broke into a house on Tuesday (August 2) through a side window and conducted an "untidy search",...
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67 suspected paedophiles arrested this year – Dorset Police...
A police team dedicated to tracking down online sex offenders arrested 67 suspected paedophiles in the first six months of this year – saving 104 children from harm.The Paedophile Online Investigation...
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9 signs your child could be at risk from paedophiles online...
A police chief inspector has warned parents of some of the signs that their child could be at risk from paedophiles. Detective Chief Inspector Gavin Dudfield, of Dorset Police, said there were a number...
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'Incredibly brave' woman fights off sex attacker in Frome
A woman who fought off a man who sexually assaulted her in Frome on Sunday (July 3) has been hailed as "incredibly brave" by police as they launch an appeal for witnesses to the incident. The assault...
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Judge who sentenced Somerset paedophile Andrew Sealey raises...
The judge who jailed Somerset paedophile Andrew Sealey has raised concerns about the vigilante methods used to apprehend him.Judge Peter Henry QC sentenced Sealey, of Manor Road, Milborne Port, to 40...
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Public told not to approach Lloyd Withers wanted in connection...
A manhunt has been launched to find a man wanted in connection with a string of theft and drug offences.Avon and Somerset Constabulary is looking to the public for help to located Lloyd Withers, 41,...
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Third human foot found in Bath just a few hundred yards from...
A third human foot has been found in a Somerset city.The foot, which was found in the garden of a property on Cranwells Park in Bath at 2.30pm on Wednesday (August 3), has been sent for forensic...
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Vigilantes reveal contents of 'highly sexed' Somerset paedophile'...
A vigilante group which apprehended a Somerset paedophile in a sting operation has revealed the contents of text conversations in the run-up to the sting taking place.Andrew Sealey, of Manor Road,...
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Glastonbury residents evicted after drug crackdown in Somerset...
A number of Glastonbury residents have been evicted from their homes after they became subject to a closure order as part of a drug crackdown in Somerset.A closure order was granted for 19 and 21...
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