Teenager who tried to blackmail Somerset baroness who is boss of...
A teenager who tried to blackmail one of the richest people in Somerset is facing jail after admitting a year-long cyber crime spree. Student Daniel Kelley, 19, was involved in a £42M TalkTalk data...
View ArticleIs this the most heartless crime of the year? Thieves target...
A family's Christmas display aimed at raising money for charity has been targeted by thieves.The Carver family have spent the past eight years putting up a display of ornamental Christmas lights to...
View ArticleDriver could be jailed for being FOUR times the limit after...
An Evercreech man who was found to be more than FOUR times the drink-drive limit was stopped by a member of the public who suspected he was drunk.The witness called the police to report Scott Darrell...
View ArticlePainter and decorator from Street stole vodka to make ends meet
Struggling to make ends meet, a Street man went shoplifting but was caught red-handed leaving the Sainsbury's store with bottles of vodka in his trolley.Jason Philip Kersey was detained by supermarket...
View ArticleTaunton fatal crash suspect is released on bail as investigation...
A man arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a schoolgirl was killed in a collision has been released on bail. Police say enquiries are continuing in the wake of the death of the girl -...
View ArticlePolice investigating robbery in Yeovil after three men approach...
Police are investigating a robbery in Yeovil after three men threatened a pedestrian before stealing from him.One of the suspects told the victim he had a knife while the terrifying mugging was carried...
View ArticleMan allegedly grabbed bread knife and pool cue after attack in...
A man found by the police in possession of a large bread knife and a broken pool cue in Crewkerne town centre after he claimed he had just been viciously attacked himself, has appeared in court.Rikki...
View ArticleYeovil schizophrenic addict nearly knifed 14-year-old drug dealer...
A paranoid schizophrenic heroin addict almost stabbed a 14-year-old drug dealer - who was part of a gang who had 'cuckooed' his home - to death.Today, a judge ruled that 29-year-old James Ormrod would...
View ArticleTaunton boy pushed off bike while riding on footpath behind Tesco
A boy was pushed off his bike in Taunton and suffered an injury to his arm.The police is now appealing for information after the 11 year old was assaulted on the footpath behind Tesco, in Castle...
View ArticleYouths take 'concoction of drink and drugs that could kill' in...
A group of youths were reportedly taking a deadly concoction of drink and drugs in a Street park causing a councillor to send out a warning to parents.Councillor Tina Emery posted a message on her...
View ArticleMore than one BILLION Yahoo accounts hacked with personal...
Yahoo has made a huge disclosure this evening that hackers may have stolen persona data from more than one billion user accounts.The shock revelation includes the admission that this is a different...
View ArticleTauton cannabis dealer, 22, avoids jail as he was 'only selling...
When police pulled over a speeding motorist in Taunton, they noted a strong smell of cannabis coming from the car.Matthew Coe, 22, of Southfield Close, Taunton, was stopped by police on June 27 last...
View ArticleChard poo-flinger jailed for a day
A Chard man who indulged in a spot of poo-flinging after being arrested has been given a single day in custody by a judge.24-year-old Darren Hughes had been detained by police on minor offences on July...
View ArticleTeen jailed for selling heroin and cocaine on Yeovil streets...
A teenager caught dealing class A drugs in Yeovil to help pay off his own drug debts was jailed by a judge yesterday (December 14).Zamane Nunes, 19, appeared before Taunton Crown Court in the morning...
View ArticleYeovil landlady devastated by charity box theft - before locals...
A landlady who was left devastated when a charity box was stolen from behind her bar says her faith in humanity has been restored after Good Samaritans dipped into their pockets to refund the cash.Jo...
View ArticlePolice hunt vandals that cut power supply to Wincanton Christmas...
Police are hunting the vandals who cut the power supply to Wincanton's Christmas tree earlier this month.CCTV images of two men that officers would like to speak to have been released after the lights...
View ArticleCCTV shows men wanted for walking into Taunton office and...
Police want to speak to two men after a handbag was stolen from a Taunton office.The theft took place at Mendip House on High Street on Wednesday, November 23, when a handbag belonging to a member of...
View ArticleTwo men arrested in unconnected arson attacks in Wells
Two men were arrested following two separate acts of arson in Wells on Wednesday. Police have confirmed the incidents were not linked.The fire service were called to an address on Priddy Road, Green...
View ArticleHomophobic hate victim speaks out after cage fighter jailed for...
The victim of a brutal homophobic attack is hoping to inspire others to speak out as the man who left him 15 minutes from death prepares to spend Christmas behind bars. 56-year-old David Ryan was...
View ArticleGraphic images show horse being eaten alive by maggots as keeper...
A man has been disqualified from keeping horses for two years after a horse in his care was left covered in maggots which were eating him alive. Paul O'Mahony, 42, of Malmesbury Road, Royal Wootton...
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