Police release CCTV image after theft in a Cheddar Gorge shop

July 4, 2014, 11:00 pm

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POLICE are appealing for information after a shop in the Cheddar Gorge fell victim to theft. Police have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with clothing being stolen from The Gorge Outdoors shop. A police spokesman said: "We're releasing two CCTV images of a man we would like to speak to about the theft of clothing from a store in Cheddar."The clothes were stolen from The Gorge Outdoors store in The Cliffs around 3.50pm on June...

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July 8, 2014, 9:16 am

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A high-speed police chase that went on for seven miles in seven minutes has resulted in a driver contemplating jumping from a vehicle. A court heard that when Samuel Dawson was in his mother's VW Polo – with a drunken passenger – he tried to out-drive police in Weston- super-Mare. Bristol Crown Court heard that Dawson backed out of jumping out of the car, despite being seen leaning out of the car. The court heard he changed his mind before stopping and running off - and was then...

Five arrested as counterfeit cigarettes seized in raids

July 14, 2014, 12:54 am

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An estimated £19,000 of illegal and counterfeit tobacco has been seized after a series of raids took place in Weston-super-Mare. Four men and one woman have been arrested under section 92 of the Trade Marks Act 1994. The raids on six commercial properties and six residential addresses in the town saw more than 53,000 cigarettes and 5kg of hand rolling tobacco siezed by officers from Trading Standards, HM Revenue and Customs, police and the south west regional enforcement team. A...

Bristol man charged with attempted murder after Cribbs Causeway...

July 14, 2014, 1:13 am

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Police have charged a 46-year-old man with attempted murder after a man suffered stab wounds during an incident at a shopping centre in Cribbs Causeway. David Barrow, aged 46, of Fareford Crescent, Little Stoke, Bristol, has been charged with attempted murder and has been remanded in custody to appear before North Avon Magistrates Court this morning. A 41-year-old man remains in Southmead hospital in a stable condition following the incident which happened close to a Marks and Spencer store...

Firms warned over fly tipping 'subbies'

July 15, 2014, 2:46 am

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One source of the fly-tipping across Somerset could be major firms not ensuring that their subcontractors – often known as "subbies" – are up to scratch, which could put them all in the dock. BT last week admitted that one of its subcontractors dumped garden waste while replacing a pole in Somerset. Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) is reminding all companies that under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, they and their subcontractors and employees are all potentially liable...

Bomb squad evacuates homes in Weston-super-Mare

July 16, 2014, 6:21 am

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AROUND 30 homes are being evacuated in Weston-super-Mare after a drugs-related search saw the bomb squad being called in. Bomb disposal teams have evacuated the residences in Eastfield Park with a 100m cordon being put in place. A police spokesman said: We made an arrest attempt at about 8am this morning at a property in Eastfield Park, Weston-super-Mare. This was drugs-related. "During a search of the property we found some items."We have called the Explosive Ordnance Disposal,...

Bristol's 'Nightmare House' shut down by police

July 19, 2014, 10:28 am

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A HOUSE with a bad reputation - 233 Stapleton Road - has been shut down by police after complaints against the property's occupants reached breaking point.The property has had more than 100 complaints against it this year alone about drug dealing, drug use and violence. But a landmark case was made in Bristol as police successfully got a Premise Closure Order served on the property's landlord - the first of its kind to be given against a multi-occupancy property in Bristol.PCSO Jordan Cleary...

Man jailed after attacking victim with a tins of baked beans

July 25, 2014, 9:15 am

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A man has been jailed by North Somerset Courthouse after being found guilty of beating up a victim - with tins of baked beans. Ben Lawton, 50, and a gang attacked victim Lee O'Leary, beating him unconscious in the street. The North Somerset Courthouse was told how Lawton, who has a history of violence, swung a plastic bag containing tins of baked beans at his head and then kicked and punched his body. Lawton denied a single charge of assault by beating during a trial. Lawton was jailed...

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Taunton rape victim urged to come forward

July 28, 2014, 1:05 am

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Detectives investigating a historic allegation of rape in Taunton are making a final plea for the victim to contact them. In March police first asked a woman to contact them after she wrote anonymously to the police about a rape in Taunton in 1968. The victim first got in touch with the independent charity Crimestoppers before writing letters to both Avon and Somerset Police and Devon and Cornwall Police. An investigation into the allegation made to police has been taking place and based...

Four men arrested in £1.5million Weston-super-Mare drugs...

July 29, 2014, 3:55 am

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A drugs bust of more than £1.5 million in Weston-super-Mare has seen four men jailed for a total of 33 years. The police busted a major Weston-super-Mare drugs gang who were discovered with 56 kilos of class A and class B drugs, and another 21 kilos of mixing agent. The successful mission happened when detectives from the Operation Zephyr drugs squad and police officers staged two interceptions of cars, both of which were packed with drugs driving. The cars were stopped between...

Dogs worth £7,000 stolen in Somerset

July 29, 2014, 7:50 am

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Five dogs worth several thousand pounds have been stolen in Somerset. The theft was discovered on July 21 with the dogs being taken overnight from a property in Beercrocombe. A police spokesman said: "The five dogs – including one which is expecting a litter - are worth around £7,000 between them. "The theft has been reported to us and we've begun an investigation." The dogs are described as: • A male French Bulldog, three years old, fawn-coloured with a...

George Williams Funeral Director, Alison Pople, arrest latest

July 30, 2014, 10:00 pm

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A CHEDDAR mum accused of false accounting and fraud has had her bail extended, police have confirmed.Alison Pople, of George Williams Funeral Directors, in Cheddar, was arrested by police in May.After the arrest, a spokeswoman for Avon and Somerset police said: "A woman in her 40s from the Cheddar area has been re-bailed until July 22 pending further inquiries."Police have since confirmed that Mrs Pople's bail has been extended by two months.A police spokeswoman said: "A suspect was due to...

Drug addict jailed after stabbing Cabot Circus waiter with...

August 1, 2014, 2:30 am

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A drug addict who stabbed a waiter with a hypodermic needle in a Cabot Circus resturant has been jailed.Paul Barber, described as an "off-his-face" relapsed drug addict, turned up at Piccolino restaurant in Cabot Circus on February 13 after it had closed and asked for food and drink, Bristol Crown Court was told.Barber became violent when he was told the kitchen was closed and he had to go. He then stabbed Eduardo Dominguez with the tip of the needle penetrating three layers of...

Former Weston-super-Mare mayor to be sentenced for child abuse...

August 4, 2014, 12:50 am

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A FORMER Weston-super-Mare mayor is to be sentenced next month after admitting downloading more than 350 indecent pictures and videos of children. Philip Judd, 60, will be sentenced on September 15. Judd pleaded guilty to 12 charges of making indecent photographs of a child and possessing prohibited images when he appeared at Bristol Crown Court. The court was told heard he was found with 151 films and 200 indecent images of children during a search of his home in Trenleigh Drive, Worle,...

Murderer of Weston-super-Mare man, Mark Roberts, sentenced to...

August 4, 2014, 10:00 pm

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Ryan Sheppard has been sentenced to 12 years and three months in prison for the murder of Mark Roberts in Weston-super-Mare. Mark died in hospital on Sunday October 13, 2013, a day after being assaulted as he walked home. An investigation into the assault began immediately and after Mark died it became a murder investigation. Ryan Sheppard was arrested on the day of the assault and has been in custody since then. Following a detailed investigation Sheppard appeared at Bristol Crown Court in...

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Amateur bomb-maker from Somerset copies TV show and ends up in...

August 5, 2014, 11:12 am

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A Somerset man has landed himself in jail for six months after he decided to make an explosive device - inspired by the TV show Brainiac.Clearly ignoring the 'do not try this at home' warning, Michael Thomas, 40, was part of a group of friends who made home-made pipe bombs before detonating them to a remote quarry in Corsham.One of the six devices was blown-up while inside a microwave - reanacting an experiment on the show that has been fronted by Top Gear man, Richard Hammond. The amateur...

Weston-super-Mare railway staff assaulted by passenger

August 7, 2014, 3:56 am

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British Transport Police (BTP) is appealing for the public's help to identify a man they would like to speak to in connection with an incident which took place at Weston-super-Mare railway station. Officers have today released CCTV images of a man they believe will have information which can assist the investigation into the incident which took place at about 12.40pm on Saturday, 5 July 2014. Investigating officer, PC Hywel Davies, said: "A member of rail staff was checking tickets at the...

Police seek help to trace owners of recovered tools

August 11, 2014, 11:00 pm

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Can you help us find the rightful owner of these tools? Officers seized the items on Saturday 26 July. They believe them to have been stolen, possibly from a tradesperson's van or a building site, in the Bristol, South Gloucestershire or Bath and North East Somerset area. The items include a yellow Carroll and Meynell Transformer, a three foot long plaster/cement whisk, a blue metal toolbox and a blue Makita drill case containing a cordless drill and a cordless screwdriver. PC 2803 Tom...

Man fined £625 for assault in Brent Knoll

August 12, 2014, 10:30 pm

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AN assault in Brent Knoll has resulted in a £625 fine. Johnathan Walters, of Dickenson Road, Weston-super-Mare, pleaded guilty to charges of assaulting Paul Difford on June 3.The 30-year-old appeared in North Somerset Magistrates' Court last Friday where his guilty plea was taken into account upon deciding the extent of the fine.He was fined £400 and told to pay compensation of £100.He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £40 and costs of £85 to the Crown...

Police search for men in connection with stabbing. Can you help...

August 16, 2014, 8:51 am

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POLICE are looking for Marcus Brown and Lewis Moseley (pictured). They would like to talk to them in relation to an assault causing grievous bodily harm, which took place on Saturday, July 19 at around 7am. The victim was on Stapleton Road, Easton, Bristol when he was stabbed in his side causing a punctured lung. If you have any information that could help with investigations, call police on 101 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.