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Police are appealing for the public's help in finding wanted man Justin Fear.Fear, 22, is wanted in connection with a number of theft offences in Taunton.An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said: "He is approximately 5ft 6ins, of medium build with brown hair."If you see Fear, please call 999 and give the call handler the reference number 5216271593."If you know where he may be, or have any other information which could help us, please call 101 and give the same reference...

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Cannabis growing grandfather from Wellington avoids jail

January 27, 2017, 7:50 am

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A grandfather caught growing cannabis at home has been spared jail by a judge today. Joseph Garland, 69, had previously admitted one charge of producing cannabis and one of being in possession of criminal property. Prosecuting, William Hunter said police carried out a raid on his home in Blackdown Road, Wellington, on February 21 last year, finding eight cannabis plants and eight cuttings. They also found remnants of cannabis plants that police estimated would have had a potential yield of...

Police inspect Gryphon School buses and find 'offences'

January 27, 2017, 8:17 am

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Dorset's Traffic Police were in action in Sherborne yesterday (January 26) as inspections were carried out on school buses ferrying pupils across the town. Officers from Dorset Police and enforcement officials from Somerset and Dorset County Councils inspected a total of 16 vehicles used to transport children to and from The Gryphon School on Bristol Road. Police officers tweeted from the official Dorset Traffic Police Twiitter account at 9.59am, stating that five of the vehicles inspected...

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January 27, 2017, 8:00 pm

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A lorry driver who collided with an oncoming vehicle at Catsgore after straying onto the opposite side of the road has had nine penalty points put on his licence. Badjalo Mansur was only in England as part of his delivery journey, when he caused the crash after driving around a series of bends on a rural trunk road. The 43-year-old defendant, of Avenida De Navarra, Pamplona De Navarra, Spain, pleaded guilty to driving a Volvo FH goods vehicle on the A372 at Catsgore on January 10 without due...

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January 27, 2017, 9:59 pm

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The police are asking the public to keep an eye out for these people, who they think might be able to help them with inquiries.They're keen to track track down a 36-year-old Bridgwater man Ashley Milton, who is wanted in connection with a burglary in Bridgwater on January 17 - but are warning people not to approach him.Milton is described as six feet tall, of slim build, balding with dark hair at the side, and blue eyes.If you see him, or know where he might be, call 101 and quote reference...

Revealed: Eight of the most crime-ridden streets in Glastonbury

January 27, 2017, 10:00 pm

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Eight of the worst streets for crime in Glastonbury 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.uk website.In all, 76 crimes were reported in Glastonbury last November.The highest proportion of crimes were for violence and sexual offences (19), with anti-social behaviour (17) not far behind. There were 12 public order offences, seven criminal damage and arson, and six each of vehicle crime and...

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January 27, 2017, 10:00 pm

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A Frome man who threatened his wife with a poker has been sentenced to a community order by magistrates.Graham Keith Smith was drunk when he began arguing with his wife, demanding she give him money and the car keys so he could go and buy some more beers.When she refused his request he grabbed the poker and waved it around in a threatening manner before raising it in the air. He then began pacing up and down the hallway hitting the poker against his hand.The terrified victim called relatives for...

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January 27, 2017, 11:00 pm

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Even if you don't live there, you've probably been to Weston-Super-Mare – one of the most famous places on the Somerset coast. In the summer thousands flock to the town for a taste of the traditional English seaside and all year round it offers the people of Somerset plenty of choice at the shops. But what do the latest police crime statistics show about this holiday destination? Where is crime most often reported in the town and what types of crime do police officers find themselves...

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In the courts: Your weekly round up from the courts of Somerset

January 28, 2017, 10:00 pm

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It's been another busy week in the courts of Somerset.This week, a 31-year-old man was jailed for four and a half years after admitting a series of historic sex offences against a 15-year-old girl.Shaun Prettyjohns, of Coopers Mill, Norton Fitzwarren, who works as a drainage specialist, had been due to stand trial for the offences in December, but changed his plea at the last minute and admitted two counts of a penetrative sexual act with a child, and four counts of taking indecent photographs...

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January 29, 2017, 10:05 pm

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A 95-year-old retired medical practitioner has been charged with indecently assaulting a girl of 12. Dr. Peter Cooper, of Minehead, Somerset, faces ten counts and an investigation is being carried out to see if he is fit enough to answer the charges. His case was mentioned at Taunton Crown Court on Friday in front of Judge David Evans. He said a plea hearing would take place in the week beginning February 6 if the case proceeds. MORE: Indecent images of schoolchildren are being taken and...

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January 29, 2017, 10:40 pm

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Shocking CCTV footage has emerged of a hit-and-run incident in Sherborne which caused £2,000 worth of damage to a local business. A black BMW estate was caught on camera ploughing into a bench and valuable statues near the front entrance to the Acreman Street Antiques and Interiors centre on Saturday (January 21). Business owner Gill Norman has now released the footage to Somerset Live in the hope that someone will recognise the woman responsible. If Dorset Police do not find the...

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January 30, 2017, 1:07 am

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A Yeovil man threw a smashed glass at the face of a US naval serviceman because he was annoyed about him playing the online Pokémon game near his house. The victim was walking in the Goldcroft area of Yeovil when he heard a male shouting from his property asking what he was looking at and then called him a "c***". Darron Andrew Ellis then walked outside holding two half pint glasses in his hands, smashed them on the road and approached the male telling him to "get out of...

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January 30, 2017, 2:24 am

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A man who reversed his car hitting a woman as she came out of the old cinema building in Yeovil leaving her with a suspected cracked rib, drove off from the scene claiming he didn't even realise he had struck her.The victim challenged Christopher David Eldred had had a verbal altercation, but when she said she needed to sit down he drove away from the scene.When he was later questioned by police he said he did not realise he had hit anybody, and when the woman went to his window and accused him...

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January 30, 2017, 3:12 am

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A Frome man accused of using threatening behaviour towards his sister has had the case against him adjourned to see whether the police will consider giving him a caution instead. Simon Thomas John Morgan, 32, of Croscombe Gardens, appeared in the dock before Somerset Magistrates at Yeovil. He was charged that on December 16 last year during an incident at Grove Mead, Frome, with intent to cause his sister harassment, alarm or distress, he used threatening, abusive or insulting words or...

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January 30, 2017, 3:19 am

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Dorset Police is appealing for information after a car was keyed in the car park of a Sherborne supermarket. The rear and passenger side of the car was damaged while it was parked outside the Sainsbury's store on Ludbourne Road. Police say the damage was done on January 22 between 10.30am and 11.30am, shortly after the store had opened for Sunday trading. PCSO Simon Wakely, from the Sherborne beat team, said: "If you saw anything suspicious or have any information, please contact us...

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January 30, 2017, 4:28 am

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A 50-year-old man from Taunton has been re-bailed in connection with a case that shocked the UK, it has been revealed. View above - BBC Panorama will feature the story tonight On November 7, 2015 an elderly man suffering from dementia was found in a confused state in Hertfordshire, after travelling from his home in Los Angeles. The man was only able to tell medics his name was Roger Curry, but had no money and no ID. The 76-year-old was taken to hospital in an ambulance flagged down by...

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January 30, 2017, 5:43 am

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A former chief executive of a large and much-loved Somerset hospice has pleaded guilty to lying about his qualifications to obtain three top NHS jobs. Jon Andrewes misled appointments boards before being chosen to run St Margaret's Hospice, one of the most well-known charities in the county, and later to chair a trust in South Devon in 2007 and the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust in 2015. His curriculum vitae contained false claims about his academic and professional background including that...

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January 30, 2017, 6:38 am

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Horrifying CCTV footage of a cyclist getting knocked off his bike by a dangerous driver has helped put him behind bars for five years. Be warned - the footage is shocking and some may find it distressing. Dorset Police has said this sort of behaviour will not be tolerated on the road and are pleased with the sentence handed out by the court. Benjamin George, 19, of Cornish Gardens in Bournemouth, ploughed into the cyclist and drove off after a reckless driving spree across Bournemouth and...

Sherborne vandalism: Police release CCTV footage of two people...

January 30, 2017, 7:01 am

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Police are keen to talk to two potential witnesses to a spree of criminal damage which saw Sherborne businesses targeted. Six businesses on Cheap Street were vandalised in November, leading to calls from local traders for CCTV to be installed in the town centre.The Flowerbarrow, The Swan Gallery and the Market Town Garden all had window panes broken, while Forever England had one of its panes cracked, and the others - Tenovus Cancer Care and The Three Wishes - both had their doors kicked...

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January 30, 2017, 9:15 am

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A woman who says her home and cars were damaged in an early hours attack has released CCTV footage of two people in her front garden.The shocking video shows two hooded figures walking towards the property before one of them crouches down and does something to two cars parked in the drive.The other then appears to throw a brick towards the house before both run away.Claire Chapman says she found the damage to her home and two vehicles when she went to de-ice her car on Monday, January 23.She...