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CCTV shows men wanted over burglaries in Taunton
Caught on CCTV are two men police are looking after a series of commercial burglaries in Taunton.Avon and Somerset police are appealing for help from the public a number of businesses on Blackbrook...
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Police manhunt on for convicted murderer as public warned not to...
Detectives are appealing for help to locate a convicted murderer - but officers are warning the public not to approach him and instead immediately call 999.Jamie Frater, 43 and of Weymouth, was jailed...
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Yeovil drugs 'mastermind' jailed seven years for running ring out...
A Yeovil man has been jailed for seven years after masterminding a drug operation in the town.53-year-old Neil Mitchell had admitted two charges of conspiracy to supply drugs and two charges of...
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Frome man found guilty of raping young girl given 10 years
Relatives of a victim who was raped when she was a just a young girl are hoping the perpetrator's 10 year conviction will encourage other victims of rape to come forward and speak out.Ross Alan Penny,...
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Man jailed for 'monstrous' emotional blackmail of vulnerable...
A man has been jailed for seven years for carrying out a 'monstrous' campaign of emotional blackmail to try and convince a vulnerable woman to drop criminal charges against him.58-year-old Keith Bunce...
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Land Rover owners urged to secure vehicles after car stolen from...
Police are urging Land Rover owners to secure their vehicles following a theft of one such vehicle on the Somerset Levels. Avon and Somerset Constabulary's Rural Crime Team posted an appeal on its...
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Woman's unexplained death in Worle investigated by forensics...
Police are treating the death of a woman in Worle as unexplained.Police and forensics teams have been at a property in Pilgrim's Way since Thursday morning, January 19. The body was discovered at the...
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BEHIND BARS: Criminals locked up by Somerset courts this week
There have been some particularly harrowing cases going through the courts this week, with cases including a man jailed for shaking a baby boy and leaving him suffering terrible injuries, and another...
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Somerset's most wanted: Can you help police find these people?
Police are asking the readers of SomersetLive to keep an eye out for these people, which they think might be able to help them with their investigations.Can you see anyone you recognise in these...
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Homeless man escapes jail after confessing to sleeping with...
A homeless man who confessed to police that he slept with a Samurai sword under his pillow to scare off potential attackers escaped being jailed when he appeared in court to be sentenced.Members of the...
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Man accused of drink driving in Wincanton has case against him...
A twenty three year old man accused of an offence of drink driving at Wincanton has had the case against him adjourned for an interpreter to attend court.Mateusz Gierak, of Cavalier Way, Wincanton, is...
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Frome man allegedly damaged woman's fence then drove off in her...
A Frome man who allegedly damaged a woman's fence and then drove off in her car while he was subject to a driving ban has been ordered to stand trial in March.Ashley Christopher Wells, 20, of Horton...
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Frome learner driver led police on chase before crashing through...
A learner driver who led police on a chase and then hit another police vehicle which had positioned itself on a Frome roundabout to stop him, ended up crashing through a hedge before fleeing the...
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Yeovil woman goes shoplifting so she could get her next drugs fix
Caught in the throes of a long standing drug addiction a Yeovil woman went shoplifting so she could get her next fix.However Maria Jayne Maidment was caught each time on CCTV and recognised by police...
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Woman facing allegation of begging in Yeovil town centre has case...
A WOMAN facing an allegation of begging in Yeovil town centre has had the case against her dropped.Araminter Claire Austin, 49, of Newton Road, was charged that on August 28 last year she placed...
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REVEALED: Ten of the biggest crime hotspots in Yeovil
Ten of the worst streets for crime in Yeovil have been revealed thanks to figures released by Avon and Somerset Police.The crime data is for November 2016 and is available from the police crime map.The...
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Shepton Mallet man gets driving ban for showing off new car while...
A Shepton Mallet man who was more than three and a half times over the drink drive limit after drinking some strong "traditional brew" on New Year's Eve has been given a 30 month driving ban and...
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Yeovil man accused of harassing former partner ordered to stand...
A Yeovil man accused of harassing his former partner has been ordered to stand trial in April before Somerset Magistrates.Ryan Lloyd Evans, 22, of Combe Street Lane, appeared in the dock before a...
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Sherborne pensioner who made lewd remarks to 12-year-old girl has...
A Sherborne pensioner who admitted making lewd remarks to a 12-year-old girl and threatening another male in Yeovil town centre has had his case adjourned for the charges against him to be...
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Police appeal after WHSmith in Sherborne damaged during attempted...
Police are appealing for information after a Sherborne business was damaged during an attempted break-in. Burglars targeted the WHSmith branch on Cheap Street between 11.30pm and midnight on Saturday...
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