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February 15, 2017, 1:30 am

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A Sherborne woman who was caught red-handed stealing a bag of clothing from a Yeovil store confessed she was going to sell them to fund her spiralling addiction to class A drugs.Mother Carrie Dennis-Smither was seen by security staff at Marks and Spencer in Middle Street stuffing a number of items into a Farm Foods carrier bag and then left without paying.When she appeared in the dock before Somerset Magistrates she said she was now waiting to go into residential rehabilitation after relapsing...

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Somerset teenager flew into rage and smashed up family cars with...

February 15, 2017, 2:10 am

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A teenager who totally lost control after an argument with her boyfriend and assaulted her mother and stepfather before trashing their house in Ilchester with a sledgehammer has been sentenced to a community order. Trouble flared in the middle of the night when Natasha Binns began arguing with her boyfriend, and after he left she grabbed her mother's bag to find a house key and struck her stepfather leaving him with a cut to his forehead. She then punched her mother to the face and got a...

Man made 'sexually-motivated' threats to mum and daughter, 9, in...

February 15, 2017, 2:40 am

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A man made nasty "sexually-motivated" threats toward a mother and her nine-year-old daughter in Blandford and police are appealing for information as they try to track him down. The worrying encounter happened at around 3.10pm on Monday 13 February 2017 on West Street. The suspect, who had two teeth missing and was carrying cigarettes and lightbulbs, left Ladbrokes and approached a woman and the young girl at a nearby bus stop. He made a number of sexually-motivated threats toward...

Taunton dad denies striking his son with a mallet in Abbey Close,...

February 15, 2017, 9:22 am

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A trial has heard a dad got a "a kicking" from his son after he repeatedly hit the teenager on the head with a mallet.53-year-old Anthony Carp, from Darwin Close in Taunton, denies one charge of being in possession of an offensive weapon and another of assault causing actual bodily harm, said to have taken place in Abbey Close, Taunton on June 3 last year.Prosecuting, Caighli Taylor told Taunton Crown Court: "Mr Carp was seen running towards his son with a mallet in his...

Bath councillor Donal Hassett guilty of one count of conspiring...

February 15, 2017, 1:30 pm

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A Bath and North East Somerset councillor is behind bars tonight after he was found guilty of being a property fixer for a drugs syndicate.Donal Hassett remains a councillor despite his conviction for his part in what prosecutors called an "organised, sophisticated" drugs syndicate.A jury delivered its verdict on Hassett and another member of the group today and Hassett was remanded in custody until he is sentenced on a date to be decided.The council says it will not comment on his...

Somerset recorded highest ever levels of hate crime after EU...

February 15, 2017, 9:50 pm

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Avon and Somerset recorded its highest ever levels of hate crime immediately following the EU referendum in June 2016. New statistics released by Avon and Somerset Constabulary reveal there were 449 hate crimes recorded in the county between July and September 2016, which is 19 per cent more than between April and June 2016. The figure represents the highest quarterly figure since comparable records began in April 2012. David Isaac, chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission,...

Jonathan Devlin, from Templecombe, repeatedly harassed partner...

February 15, 2017, 9:59 pm

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A Templecombe man who persistently harassed his former partner by bombarding her with unwanted texts and emails has been given a suspended prison sentence by magistrates. Jonathan Devlin kept attending her address to drop off boxes containing her belongings, on one occasion trying to get inside the property by trying the door handle. He sent her numerous messages, some saying that she had ruined his life, even though she had repeatedly told him she no longer wanted to be in a relationship...

Somerset pensioner claimed £37k benefits while working...

February 16, 2017, 1:36 am

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A Weston-super-Mare pensioner faces having to sell his home after he claimed more than £37,000 in benefits while secretly working - on a £35-a-week paper round. Roy Taylor, 71, had received benefits for years on the basis that he was medically unfit to work. But he was videoed (view video above) doing an early morning paper round by Department of Work and Pensions investigators, following a tip-off. He was convicted of dishonestly claiming pension credits and...

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Woman attacked in Wells in hospital in Bristol with arm and...

February 16, 2017, 2:56 am

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A woman was left battling stomach and arm injuries after she was attacked in Somerset yesterday (February 15). The casualty, thought to be in her 50s, was assaulted in Wells at around 3.30pm, according to Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Two ambulances, a rapid response car and an air ambulance responded to help the woman. The ambulance service confirmed this morning that the patient was at Southmead Hospital in Bristol after being airlifted there. She is being treated for a stomach and arm...

Man flashed children at Bridgwater McDonald's before being...

February 16, 2017, 3:11 am

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A man was arrested for flashing young children in a Somerset McDonald's earlier this week. The 22-year-old man was seen to be exposing himself in the McDonald's restaurant on Gallagher Retail Park in Bridgwater which was filled with young children and their parents, on Monday (February 13). Two police cars went to the restaurant and officers managed to wrestle the man to the ground before arresting him. An Avon and Somerset Constabulary spokesperson said: "Police attended the...

Parents could be committing common car insurance mistake which...

February 16, 2017, 4:17 am

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Somerset parents are being warned that if they are the named driver on a car insurance policy, but their child drives that vehicle the majority of the time, they could be committing fraud. As much as 49% of motorists thought that there was nothing wrong with registering their name as the main policy when their kids drive a car most of the time in order to save money, according to a survey conducted by AA insurance. The act known as 'fronting' enables parents to save cash and secure cheaper...

Dorset 21-year-old Daniel Westwood given countywide Criminal...

February 16, 2017, 1:15 pm

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A 21-year-old has been given a county wide Criminal Behaviour Order. Daniel Westwood, from Blandford, was issued with the order by Poole Magistrates' Court on February 6, 2017 after being sentenced to eight weeks in prison on September 22, 2016 for shoplifting offences. Police Constable Rob Hammond, of Blandford neighbourhood policing team, said: "Daniel Westwood's drug and alcohol-related anti-social behaviour has caused serious concerns to many residents in Blandford for a long...

Bristol murder investigation sees police launch Keynsham...

February 16, 2017, 1:22 pm

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Police are appealing for the public's help in tracing the movements of a red Peugeot 107 as part of a murder inquiry. The body of 40-year-old Karina Batista was found at a property in Kensington Park, Bristol, at about 10.20am on Monday (13/2). A post-mortem examination found she died from multiple injuries to the upper body. An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said: "As part of our investigation we're keen to hear from anyone who saw the red Peugeot 107 between 3.15am and 6am on...

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February 17, 2017, 3:11 am

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A man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly assaulting a woman in Wells earlier this week, leaving her in a critical condition in hospital. UPDATE, 2.32pm - Wells attempted murder 'like Wild West' say shocked residents as woman in critical conditionThe victim, a 47-year-old woman, was assaulted on Bignal Rand Drive in Wells at around 3.30pm on Wednesday (February 15), suffering stomach and arm injuries. Two ambulances, a rapid response car and an air ambulance responded to...

Dangerous driver led police on 120mph M5 chase from Bristol to...

February 17, 2017, 7:34 am

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A man who led police on a high-speed chase from Bristol to Wales and back again after they tried to stop him for driving without insurance has been given a suspended prison sentence. Billy Heatherley, 23, reached speeds of up to 120mph along the M5 before heading into residential areas where he drove so dangerously that traffic police abandoned the chase, Taunton Crown Court heard this morning. Prosecuting, Lucy Stoker said police had spotted Heatherley driving his Ford Focus in Canford Lane,...

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CCTV shows two men wanted in connection with robbery on Bruton...

February 17, 2017, 8:00 am

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Two men are wanted in connection with a robbery at a shop in Bruton today (February 17). Police are appealing for help in identifying two men pictured in CCTV. They've wanted in connection with a robbery at a shop on Bruton High Street at 2.30am. A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Constabulary said: "If anyone has any information in relation to this incident could they please call 101 and quote crime reference number 5217035826." This is a breaking news story and will be updated...

Car with dog in suspected stolen from Shepton Mallet High Street...

February 17, 2017, 9:06 am

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A car with a dog in it is suspected stolen from Shepton Mallet High Street. Police were called at 4.10pm this afternoon (February 17) to reports of a vehicle stolen with a dog inside it. A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Constabulary said: "Our enquiries are continuing and anyone with information is asked to contact us using crime reference number 5217036349". Shepton Mallet resident Karen Mercer has been comforting the victim and has put out an appeal on her Facebook page for...

Yeovil man arrested for possession of cocaine after police...

February 22, 2017, 8:04 am

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When police went to visit a man at his address in Yeovil to check on his welfare they ended up arresting him for possessing a class A drug. Daniel Thomas Boon let the officers inside his address and when they asked if he had anything on him that he shouldn't have he said: "I've got five pieces, I've just bought them". The 34-year-old defendant, of Newton Road, Yeovil, was arrested and appeared before Somerset Magistrates sitting at Yeovil. He admitted a charge that on October 12...

​Body found near Yeovil: Everything we know so far

February 22, 2017, 10:55 am

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Police investigations are ongoing after a man's body was found in Yeovil. This morning, (Wednesday), Avon and Somerset Police confirmed their inquiries were still ongoing - the death is being treated as "unexplained" at this time.Early Wednesday evening, police revealed they 'could not say' what cause of death was and a post-mortem is due on Thursday.When was it found? The body of a man was found at around 2pm on February 20 off Newton Road, near Yeovil. Where was it found? A...

Superglue prank in Street ends up costing teenager hundreds of...

February 22, 2017, 9:00 pm

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A teenager who committed a thoughtless prank of putting superglue into the lock of a door at a supported hostel in Street told a court he thought it was funny at the time.Matthew John Wall caused hundreds of pounds of damage to the lock which had to be completely replaced and cast suspicion on other residents living at the YMCA hostel.And when he appeared in the dock before Somerset Magistrates at Yeovil they told him he did not appear to have shown any remorse and ordered him to carry out 80...