The Child Sex offenders Disclosure scheme was recently launched in Avon and Somerset. The scheme, which is also known as Sarah’s Law, began as a pilot that was introduced by the Home Office in September 2008. Four police forces in the country originally piloted the scheme over a 12 month period (September 2008-September 2009). Following its success it was decided
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Thornbury police are appealing for witnesses and information after the tyres of 26 cars were slashed. The damage happened overnight Tuesday to Wednesday, 1st/2nd February in a number of streets near to Castle School and off Gillingstool. Anyone with any information which could help police enquiries is asked to call police on 0845 456 7000. Two men were arrested in
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Police are appealing for information after the driver of a car was reported to be acting suspiciously in the Stoke Gifford area. Just after 8:30pm on Tuesday 25th January, a 12-year-old boy was walking along Longdown Avenue, on the new housing estate next to the Abbeywood MoD complex. A dark-coloured BMW three-series car pulled up and the driver asked the
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A new man has taken charge of South Gloucestershire CID. Detective Chief Inspector Ian Norrie is the permanent replacement for DCI Stephen Tunks, who retired in 2010. Policing is in DCI Norrie’s blood, as both his father and grandfather served in the Metropolitan police. Ian said: “I always thought I would like to follow in their footsteps and joined Surrey
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after an elderly man was robbed in Staple Hill. The incident occurred at around 7:10pm on Sunday 23rd January 2011 on Hayward Road. A 72-year-old man was approached by a male who grabbed hold of him and threatened him with a hammer. At this time he demanded the victim hand over his wallet.
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a man was assaulted in Warmley. The incident occurred at around 3.15pm on Thursday 13th February 2011 at the junction of the High Street with Stanley Road, Warmley, directly opposite Webbs cycle shop. A man driving a blue Ford Focus is believed to have been assaulted by the driver of another vehicle
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after an attempted robbery and assault in Kingswood. The incident occurred on Thursday 13th January 2011 at around 7pm at the bottom of London Street. The male victim was asked for his belongings and was then violently assaulted. The offenders are described as a white man aged 18-19 years old and around 6ft
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Police in South Gloucestershire are appealing for information about a burglary in which a woman was threatened with violence. Two men entered the bedroom of her home in Cobb Court, Stoke Gifford at around 1am on Monday 10th January and demanded cash. They also stole her mobile phone, a pink Taco Lite, and left through by the front door. The
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Police in South Gloucestershire investigating a sexual assault on a 12-year-old girl are asking for information about a white Ford Escort van. The girl was assaulted by two men as they travelled around the South Gloucestershire area, and possibly further afield, early on Saturday 1st January 2011. It is known that the van got stuck in a lane or field
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Police are warning motorists in South Gloucestershire to keep an eye on their car keys after recovering four stolen cars in an operation in Kingswood. Officers from the Priority Crime Team found the cars being stripped down when they searched a unit at the Douglas Road Industrial Estate on Wednesday 5th January 2011. The cars included a Vauxhall Corsa taken
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