South Gloucestershire police have carried out a series of drug raids as the culmination of a four-month operation. Officers arrested seven people and searched eight premises seizing suspected class A drugs believed to be heroin and cocaine as well as thousands of pounds in cash in the operation in Kingswood on Tuesday 14th June 2011. South Gloucestershire’s district commander, Chief
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Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) are already a regular sight on our streets, and now South Gloucestershire Council will be funding more PCSOs as part of its drive for stronger and safer communities. The Council has announced that it is to provide an extra £100,000 for the PCSOs to provide support for police officers and deliver added reassurance for communities.
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Neighbourhood police and Trading Standards officers carrying out checks on underage alcohol sales in the Chipping Sodbury, Coalpit Heath, Frampton Cotterell and Yate areas were delighted that they all refused to sell alcohol to children. On Friday 6th May 2011 police teamed up with South Gloucestershire Trading Standards officers for the operation, aimed at tackling anti-social behaviour and alcohol-related offences.
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South Gloucestershire police will be putting well-rehearsed plans into action over the Easter holiday weekend to help manage traffic heading to the Badminton Horse Trials. Around 140,000 people are expected to descend on the Badminton estate, which hosts one of the world’s largest equestrian events – second only to the Kentucky Derby. The event runs from Thursday 21st April, with
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after reports that thieves have stolen metal gully or drain covers from South Gloucestershire roads. The Council’s highways department has reported ten covers going missing throughout March and April. It’s believed they are being stolen for their scrap metal value. Gratings are known to have been taken from Whitfield near Wotton-under-Edge; Fernhill, Almondsbury;
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South Gloucestershire police have launched Rural Watch across South Gloucestershire. The aim is to offer support to farmers, stables and rural households to combat crime, improve their security and encourage them to report anything suspicious to police. More than 100 members of existing Farm Watch and Horse Watch schemes and those who have recently suffered from crime will be offered
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Nearly on year on since the tragic death of father and grandfather Barry Rubery detectives working to locate his killers are appealing to the public for their help. Barry, 69, was brutally attacked outside his Iron Acton home on Wednesday 28th April 2010. Detectives know he had been out with friends that evening and returned to Crossing cottage at around
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Police have issued an appeal for the public’s help to find a vulnerable missing man in the South Gloucestershire area. Peter Rowell aged 52 years of Wickwar, was last seen this morning at about 8:30am, when he left home for work as normal. He did not turn up for work and concern increased when he could not be contacted. Peter
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Avon and Somerset police have just launched a new online service for victims of crime. TrackMyCrime allows ‘victims’ to track the progress of their crime as it’s investigated by police officers, by providing access to information extracted from police systems. Deputy Chief Constable Rob Beckley said: “We’ve introduced TrackMyCrime to keep victims informed about the status of their crime in
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after two men forced their way into a 79-year-old woman’s home in Alveston on the night of Thursday 3rd March. The lady answered the door at about 7pm after hearing someone knocking repeatedly. Two white men, wearing dark-coloured clothing, then pushed their way in, knocking her to the floor, before taking cash from
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