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Yeovil drugs boss Raphael Castillo who used names from The Wire...
The head of a Yeovil drugs operation who used the names of characters from hit TV series The Wire has been jailed for five years and eight months. Raphael Castillo, 29, led a well-organised drugs...
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Yeovil teen Curtis Yaldiz who led police on 95mph car chase...
A teenager who led police on a chase through the streets of Somerset reaching speeds of up to 95mph avoided jail by the skin of his teeth today.Curtis Yaldiz, who threw white powder and paper out of...
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Heroin addict Colin Danes jailed for burglaries in Walton and...
A heroin addict with more than 100 convictions to his name was told to give up his career as a burglar by a judge.Colin Danes, 40 – already serving a prison sentence for burglary, but originally from...
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Mary Broadway, mother of convicted Ilton shotgun murderer, spared...
The matriarch of a notorious crime family has been spared jail for trying to smuggle a phone, charger and sim cards to her son in prison. Mary Broadway was visiting her son Rocky, aged 32, who was...
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Charlton Adam woman arrested for fraud and money laundering as...
A woman from Somerset has been arrested on suspicion of being part of a gang involved in a multi-million pound VAT fraud and money laundering. The 42-year-old woman from Charlton Adam, near...
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Serious assault in Weston-Super-Mare sees man, 77, left with...
Police have made an arrest after a man, 77, was left with a broken hip, cuts and bruising in a well-known Somerset town. The victim remains in hospital while officers investigate the serious assault on...
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Peasedown man Resul Ayhan defrauded woman out of £4,000
A Peasedown man has admitted defrauding a woman out of £4,000 and has been warned that jail is a possibility. Resul Ayhan, aged 31, admitted two charges – theft from a woman in Bristol and fraud by...
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Dean and Maya Rogers who ran a brothel in Yeovil hit with...
A couple who ran a lucrative brothel in Yeovil have been hit with a £40,000 "gangster tax" bill .Dean Rogers, 47, and Maya Rogers, 54, admitted running the brothel at 126 Hendford Hill in Yeovil...
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Bridgwater hit and run sees man taken to hospital with chest...
A man suffered chest injuries after he was knocked down in a hit and run in Bridgwater on Tuesday (March 28). He was walking along a central pedestrian crossing at the junction of St John Street in the...
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Care home owners Almondsbury Care Ltd fined £100k for...
A care home has been fined £100,000 for breaching fire regulations at a staff accommodation house. Almondsbury Care Ltd, of Berrow Road, Burnham-on-Sea, appeared at Taunton Magistrates Court yesterday...
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Court orders closure of Yeovil drugs den on St Michael's Avenue...
A Yeovil drugs den which had become a nightmare for neighbours is to be boarded up by police. People living near 158 St Michael's Avenue were subjected to noisy rows, fighting and shouting from the...
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What can you legally do if an intruder breaks into your home?
It's every homeowner's nightmare - that sound in the night, is it an intruder? And if it is, just what are you allowed to do legally to protect yourself? It's a grey area and many of us have little...
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Is it illegal to pick flowers? Here's what you need to know
Many of us like to give flowers to our loved ones, either in celebration, in surprise or to say sorry. Most of us don't expect flowers to result in a blazing row, least of all with the police. But...
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Attacker stamped on man's head, assaulted paramedic helping...
In an unprovoked and "vicious" attack, a man stamped on another man's head before turning on a paramedic who was helping an unconscious woman.At around 3am on March 31, an ambulance was called to an...
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In the courts: The biggest cases from the courts this week
Another week and another parade of the depraved and the desperate have been paraded through the courts across Somerset. Here's our round-up of the biggest cases heard by judges, juries and magistrates...
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Revealed: The most crime-ridden places in Somerset so far this...
An analysis of crime statistics has revealed the most and least dangerous places to live in Somerset this year. Figures recorded by Avon and Somerset police - available on www.police.uk – detail all...
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Most wanted: Can you help police to track down these people?
Do you recognise any of these people? Police want to talk to them about a number of offences across the area – is there anyone here you've spotted out and about? If so, police across the region really...
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It is one year since the brutal murder of Wilf Isaacs Snr at...
One year has now passed since a 50-year-old man was murdered in front of his wife and grandchildren at a traveller's site in Somerset. Wilf Isaacs Snr was shot at close range with a sawn-off shotgun by...
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Mitchell Rudge sexually assaulted teen days after being released...
A 27-year-old who committed his fourth sexual assault just days after being released from prison has been told to expect a 'substantial' prison by a judge today (May 5).Mitchell Rudge, who appeared...
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Yeovil man Lee Purcell jailed for string of burglary and drugs...
A man who broke into a house while the victim was at home stealing watches and jewellery to fund his drug addiction has been jailed.Lee Purcell, 33, from Yeovil pleaded guilty at Taunton Crown Court to...
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