Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault and robbery in Filton, South Gloucestershire on Friday, January 15. The victim, a 19-year-old man, was attacked by three youths at around 6.15pm as he cycled along Elm Park, a footpath next to the playing field at the rear of Filton sports centre. He was knocked to the ground but wasn’t badly
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a girl was sexually assaulted in Filton. The incident occurred on Wednesday 6th January 2010 at around 8.45am when the 14-year-old was walking in Charles Road. The offender is described as a white man, aged in his 20’s, of stocky build. He was wearing a black hooded top which smelt strongly of
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South Gloucestershire Police have charged a man in connection with a burglary at Little Stoke Youth Club in September 2009. Officers arrested five men on the same night as the reported break-in and recovered a cash till, cash and a hi-fi system believed to have been stolen from the centre. Following further enquiries, three men were released without charge, and
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage boy was robbed in Staple Hill. At around 4.50pm on Wednesday (January 13) the 15 year old was walking through Page Park when he was repeatedly punched by three black men and robbed. His MP3 player was taken and he received bruising to the face. Police would now like to speak to
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Police are appealing for information after a woman was robbed in Filton on Monday evening. At around 6.30pm on January 11, the victim, a 21 year-old female, was walking along a lane near to Jellico Avenue in Filton, when she was approached by a man and a woman. It’s alleged that the woman then threatened her, with what is believed
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Police are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted while out walking her dogs on boxing day in Bristol. At around 12pm on Saturday, December 26, the victim, a 44 year-old woman, was walking her two dogs in the field area on Hatchet Road, Stoke Gifford when she was approached by a group also walking their dogs. A dispute
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Thornbury-based police worked with volunteers from Avon & Somerset Search and Rescue during the recent wintry weather to make sure people were safe. Volunteer Alan George based himself and the charity’s four-wheel drive ambulance at Thornbury Police Station on Wednesday January 08 and Thursday January 09 2010. He said: “The officers and staff made me very welcome and I was
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A woman has died following a single vehicle road traffic collision (RTC) on a stretch of rural road in South Gloucestershire. Fire crews from Yate and Bath fire stations were called after reports that a car had left the road and finished partially submerged in a large pond in King Lane, Inglestone Common, Horton. Firefighters recovered a female casualty, but
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Police are advising people this New Year to check that any taxi they book or get into is properly licensed. It follows the theft of a taxi sign from the top of a car parked on a driveway in Court Road, Kingswood on the evening of Sunday, December 27. The sign has the number 748 on it. Police want people
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Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault and robbery outside an off licence in New Cheltenham Road, Kingswood, South Gloucestershire on Monday, December 21. At around 7.30pm a group of youths were throwing snowballs at each other and possibly at passing cars when a silver Audi TT drew up. Most of the group of youths ran off. One 16-year-old
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