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More than 140 children at risk of sexual exploitation
A high number of children have been identified as at high risk of sexual exploitation. The new West of England Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) service, which covers Bath, Somerset, Bristol, Wiltshire...
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Man remanded in custody after being charged with raping and...
A man has appeared in court charged with raping and grooming a 12-year-old girl. Jack Smoothy, 21 from Yate, appeared at Bristol Magistrates' Court on Saturday morning. Smoothy is charged with raping...
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Sex offender on the run
A sex offender has absconded from an open prison.Richard Anthony Lloyd, 33, has not been seen at HMP Leyhill since 5.45pm on Friday.Lloyd is currently serving a custodial sentence for serious sexual...
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Child abuser jailed almost 40 years after offences were committed
A man who abused a six-year-old nearly 40 years ago has been jailed. Jon Yearsley was sentenced to two years and eight months behind bars after preying on the young girl, when he was aged around 17 and...
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Landmark ruling for Avon and Somerset Police sees man jailed for...
A man who infected two women with HIV after lying to them about his condition has been jailed for five years. Simon Arthur James, 46, of Bradley Stoke, was found guilty last month of two counts of...
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Howard League report reveals extra punishment imposed in prisons...
More than 10,000 days of additional imprisonment were imposed on prisoners in the South West region who were found to have broken prison rules last year, a report reveals today (Monday, December 14)....
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Pick for next Avon and Somerset Police chief constable Andy Marsh...
A panel of high-ranking police personnel will today decide whether to install preferred choice Andy Marsh as the new Avon and Somerset Police chief constable. Mr Marsh, the current chief constable of...
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Thousands of pounds worth of damage after ram-raid
A stolen pick-up truck was used in a ram-raid of a community shop. Thieves stole the truck and then drove it into the shop at a lorry service station close to Junction 17 of the M4. The incident at the...
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Sisters convicted of stabbing grandmother
A pair of sisters have been convicted of killing a grandmother. Grandchildren-of-seven, Alison Connolly, 49, was fatally stabbed in the chest with a steak knife on the doorstep of her daughter's flat....
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Stay safe and help prevent crime this Christmas using Wiltshire...
Emergency services in Wiltshire are working together on an annual Christmas safety campaign to help people keep safe and prevent crime during the festive season. Wiltshire Police, Wiltshire Fire &...
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​CCTV images released after shoplifting in Co-Op store
CCTV images have been released by police after a spate of shoplifting in a Co-Op store. The images show people police are keen to speak to in connection with a series of thefts from the store in...
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Most drivers don't know drink-drive limit
The majority of drivers do not know the drink-drive limit. According to new research women are the worst for understanding what they can drink before getting behind the wheel of a car. The research, by...
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Bath Rugby player Alafoti Fa'osiliva to appear in court in...
A top Bath Rugby player is to appear in court after a 21-year-old man was allegedly assaulted in the city centre. Alafoti Fa'osiliva, who is a member of the Bath Rugby First Team Squad, is facing...
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Police appeal after elderly woman's purse stolen at Trowbridge...
Police are appealing for information regarding two purse thefts from elderly women at Aldi supermarkets across Wiltshire. On 17 February 2016, a 72-year-old woman was shopping in the Aldi store in...
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Girl, 14, suffers bruising in attack on way home from school in...
Police are investigating an incident in which a 14-year-old girl was assaulted on her way home from school by a teenage boy. The incident happened earlier this week, when the girl was walking near...
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Former Bath man who raped 13-year-old girl at knifepoint jailed
A man has been jailed for six-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to the historic rape and indecent assault of a 13-year-old girl. Adrian Barnett, 43, previously of Twerton, Bath, was sentenced at...
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Going away for Easter? Avon and Somerset Police offer 10 easy...
Looking forward to getting away over the Easter holidays? Before you go, take a few simple precautions to help protect your home and precious possessions. Avon and Somerset Police have offered these 10...
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Man who had sex and a baby with 15-year-old sister jailed at...
A man had a child with his 15-year-old sister - and a baby with his 15-year-old girlfriend at the same time, a court heard. The man, now aged 31, pleaded guilty to having sexual activity with a child...
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Police urge people to avoid wanted Bristol man who escaped...
Police are asking for the public's help to find wanted Bristol man Omar Lindsay. Lindsay, 22, from the Easton area of the city, is wanted for drugs offences and escaping from lawful custody. He is...
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Vulnerable man's eye socket and jaw broken in 'savage' cigarette...
Cruel thugs broke a vulnerable man's jaw and eye socket in a robbery which saw them steal cigarettes. The 59-year-old man, who lives in sheltered housing, had left his home to go to the shops....
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