Police in Weston-Super-Mare use Twitter to warn public about...
Most of us have been there - you went a bit too heavy on a night and ended up leaving something behind somewhere. The next day, sometimes it just turns up when your head is clear. Other times you still...
View ArticlePolice mobile speed camera locations in Somerset for week...
Police across Somerset have announced where they will be operating mobile speed cameras for the week commencing May 1. Only this weekend it emerged tougher punishments might be on the way for drivers...
View ArticleLondon burglary gang member jailed for three years for £50,...
A London gang caused so much damage when they raided a Somerset business it was forced to close for several days.Miles Tools and Machinery Centre on Pen Mill Trading Estate was already reeling from...
View ArticleMurder investigation latest - shooting victim identified by...
Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a 61-year-old man was shot dead.Detectives investigating the murder of 61-year-old Guy Hedger who was shot dead in Ringwood are renewing their...
View ArticleGuy Hedger was 'caring and compassionate' say family in tribute...
The family of shooting victim Guy Hedger has paid tribute to a "caring and compassionate man" who "lived life to its full". Mr Hedger was killed in the early hours of Sunday (April 30) after at least...
View ArticleCar doused in petrol and set on fire in Yeovil in early hours
A car was doused in petrol and set on fire in the early hours of bank holiday Monday morning (May 1). The car was parked on Marl Close, just off Stiby Road, in Yeovil when it was set ablaze between...
View ArticleSherborne man Roy Griffiths charged with historic sexual abuse in...
An 81-year-old man from Sherborne has been charged with eight historic sexual offences and will appear in court next month. Roy Griffiths has been arrested and charged with six counts of indecent...
View ArticleNearly 25 per cent of Somerset shops tested sold KNIVES to under...
In a test carried out by Somerset police, nearly a quarter of shops were willing to sell blades of all sizes, including a machete, to children under the age of 18.Avon and Somerset Constabulary cadets...
View ArticleLisa-Ann Tait missing from Bristol is subject of police appeal
Police are appealing for the public's help to find a missing woman.Lisa-Ann Tait, 39, was last seen leaving an address on Fishponds Road at 5.30am on Saturday, April 29.She is described as white, 5ft...
View ArticleHosam Khamis who bound ex's hands and threatened to kill her in...
A 42-year-old man who bound his ex-partner in her Shepton Mallet home and threatened her with a taser has been jailed by three years by a judge this afternoon.Hosam Khamis, appeared in Taunton Crown...
View ArticleNew last sighting in search for missing Jason Gurgul who did not...
New information uncovered by police today suggests that missing man Jason Gurgul was last seen at One Stop on Queen Charlotte Street in Bristol early Saturday morning (April 29).This is an update on...
View ArticleThree people arrested after fatal shooting of Dorset man Guy...
Three people have been arrested following the shooting of a Dorset man on Sunday (April 30).Guy Hedger was killed in the early hours of the morning in his home in Castlewood, Ringwood. A post-mortem...
View ArticleMalcolm Stuart Brister had 'four cans at lunch' before crashing...
Four cans at lunchtime proved the downfall of a Curry Rivel man when he was found to be more than three times the drink drive limit after crashing into another vehicle.Malcolm Stuart Brister had been...
View ArticleMan 'grabbed woman's face and kissed her' as she sat on bench in...
Officers investigating a sexual assault on a woman in Bournemouth have issued an e-fit of a suspect and are urging anyone who recognises him to come forward. At 4.40pm on Saturday 18 March 2017 a woman...
View ArticleThis is the face of Hosam Khamis who kept his former partner...
This is the face of the 42-year-old man who attacked his former partner in her own home, tying her up and threatening her with a taser after their relationship broke down.Hosam Khamis was jailed by...
View ArticleColeford man Simon John Davis was nearly double drink drive limit...
A Coleford man who was nearly double the drink drive limit when he caused a three-car shunt and then crashed into a wall has been given an 18 month driving ban.Simon John Davis lost control of his car...
View ArticleKarl Parsons from Chard died of gunshot wound to head, inquest...
A 39-year-old Chard man who was found dead in a wood after suffering a shotgun wound took his own life, a coroner ruled today.Van driver Karl Parsons was last seen by his father Steven heading out of...
View ArticleGuy Hedger murder: fourth person arrested over Dorset shooting
A fourth person has been arrested as Dorset Police continue their investigation into the murder of Guy Hedger.Mr Hedger was killed in the early hours of the morning in his home in Castlewood, Ringwood....
View ArticleFather jailed for life after murdering his three month old son in...
A father has been jailed for life after he assaulted and murdered his three-month-old son.Robert Hinz was sentenced on Thursday (May 4) to life in prison and was told he would serve a minimum of 21...
View ArticleCCTV footage released searching for man in connection with...
Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault which caused actual bodily harm in Bridgwater.According to an Avon and Somerset police spokesman, 'the incident took place in St Mary Street at around...
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