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Sherborne woman hid perfume stolen from Yeovil Boots store down...
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...
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Frome man stole alcohol from Tesco Express and shouted 'come and...
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...
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Taunton Royal Marine convicted of murdering injured Afghan...
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...
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Christmas 2016: Raid on lights raising money for Bristol hospital...
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...
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Bridgwater paedophile jailed for indecent assaults on 14-year-old...
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...
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38-year-old Minehead man jailed for sexual abuse of two girls
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...
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Yeovil teenager accused of dangerous driving on A37 to stand...
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...
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Chard man rolled van while driving back from night of pool double...
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...
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Yeovil drink-driver ambushed by police outside pub after tip off
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...
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Frome man ploughed into parked cars afer drinking rum
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...
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Terror alert - threat severe in UK but no increased police...
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...
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CCTV released after racially aggravated assault on Taunton taxi...
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...
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Highbridge cat shot by airgun in 'awful and evil' attack, leaving...
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...
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Police release e-fit of a man following burglary near Frome
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...
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Historic child sex abuse inquiry will not tackle Church of...
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...
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Could new public space protection orders cut Sherborne crime?...
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...
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Drunk driver in McDonald's Yeovil car park swore at police when...
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...
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Cuckooing in Yeovil in 2016: Gangs taking over vulnerable...
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...
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Yeovil teen stole money for presents from his own grandmother
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...
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Lucy Baird shouted "I don't care, I'm a Baird" as she...
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...
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