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Yeovil man's 'f****** muppets' rant at police lands him in court
A Yeovil man who was drunk when he called the police a "bunch of f***ing muppets" has been given a conditional discharge by magistrates.Officers were called to Yeovil town centre after reports that Lee...
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Toughen up online security if you don't want to be victim of...
Are you using the toughest internet passwords possible?The latest figures show that only 35 per cent of people in the South West are following latest advice to use strong passwords made up of three...
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Taunton drugs crackdown: Police arrest five more thanks to...
Five people have been arrested for drugs offences in a Somerset town – thanks to tip offs from the local community. Police officers have confiscated weapons and class A drugs during operations in...
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Dowlish Wake fire: Crowdfunding campaign to rebuild community...
Tens of thousands of pounds will need to be raised to rebuild a much-loved community pavilion destroyed after a deliberate fire.The pavilion, on Chard Lane in Dowlish Wake, Ilminster, was damaged...
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Audio of Halloween 999 call from elderly woman terrified by trick...
Police in Somerset have released an unsettling recording of a 999 call from a terrified elderly woman, who was being targetted by trick-or-treaters on Halloween. The woman, who was scared and alone at...
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Three arrested after alleged assault in market town
Detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a reported assault in Shaftesbury.At around 10.30pm on Friday 21 October 2016, Dorset Police were called to reports of an alleged...
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Wilfred Isaacs Junior gives emotional account at murder trial of...
Wilfred Isaacs Junior gave an emotional account of how Charlie Broadway allegedly shot him in the shoulder and turned the gun on his dad and fired on him at close range. The jury at Bristol Crown Court...
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50 knive and weapons handed into Somerset police as part of knife...
More than 50 knives and weapons have been handed into Somerset police as part of a week-long knife amnesty.Amnesty bins in which people could deposit weapons were placed in the front offices of police...
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Wilfred Isaacs murder: He was 'acting aggressively and brandishin...
Wilfred Isaacs Senior and his son were acting aggressively and brandishing weapons at members of the Broadway family before both were shot on a traveller's site in Ilton, Bristol Crown Court heard...
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Genette Tate murder: Dad certain serial child-killer Robert Black...
Genette Tate's dad is certain serial child-killer Robert Black murdered his daughter 38 years ago.Detectives reportedly outlined the entire case to her father, John Tate, 74, and are "sure" he did...
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Wilfred Isaacs shooting: Everything we have learnt from the first...
The trial into the shooting of Wilfred Isaacs Senior begun on Monday and we have started to build a picture of what happened on that day. Mr Isaacs was shot and killed on May 5 at the Chubbards Cross...
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Mark Cunningham from Wellington denies sex assault and pornograph...
Wellington man Mark Cunningham has appeared in the dock at Taunton Crown Court to deny a string of sexual abuse charges.He entered not-guilty pleas to two charges of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old...
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Chard man beat partner, dragged her from car and left her at side...
A Chard man who dragged his partner out of her car leaving her lying injured on the side of the road has been given a 12 week suspended prison sentence by magistrates.Robert James Catleugh blamed the...
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Drink drive excuses - what Somerset drivers have told the courts
EXCUSES, EXCUSESIn the past year many drink drivers convicted in Somerset have made attempts to excuse their behaviourMajor Sarah Kathryn Stewart was more than double the limit when she drove away from...
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Glastonbury assault: Footage from scene of possible stabbing
Police have cordoned off an area in Glastonbury following an assault on Friday in which a man suffered chest injuries.The area has been cordoned off by Avon and Somerset Police who currently have a...
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REVEALED: Yeovil's ten most crime-ridden streets
Nearly 2,000 crimes were reported to police in Yeovil over the last year.The figures, which cover all recorded offences between September 2015 and August 2016, show that 1,829 crimes have taken place...
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Behind bars: Somerset criminals jailed this week
As always, it's been a busy week for the courts across the county. Probably the big talking point of the week was the trial getting underway in Bristol Crown Court, with a judge presiding over a...
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Man dies after being tasered by police in Warminster near Frome
A man has died after being tasered by police in an incident near Frome.The man was fired at shortly before midnight on Wednesday, shortly after officers were called to a house in Warminster.In a...
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Sherborne man stole ice cream and sweets from Yeovil store after...
A sweet-toothed thief from Sherborne had just been released from prison when he stole ice-cream and sweets as he was starving.Michael John Roberts was homeless and his benefits had been stopped, and he...
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Glastonbury man pushed bus passenger onto pavement after...
A man who pushed another male out onto the ground as he was getting off a bus in Street causing him to hit his head on a wall has appeared in court.Justin Hood was involved in a long running feud with...
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