Police are re-appealing for information after reports of a man exposing himself in Alveston and Thornbury. An e-fit has now been released of a man police are hoping to talk to in connection with their enquiries. The man was seen jogging near Down Road Park at about 5:15pm on Monday 5th July 2010. He asked two girls aged 12 and
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Woman charged after bag snatch from pensioner (Hanham)
South Gloucestershire police have charged a woman in connection with a robbery in Hanham in which an elderly woman had her hands slashed with a knife. The robbery happened on Thursday 9th September 2010 and the 77-year-old victim needed hospital treatment for the injuries to her hands. A 25-year-old woman from Kingswood was arrested on 1st October and appeared before
Continue readingAppeal for information following assault (Kingswood)
Police are appealing for information and witnesses following an assault that occurred recently in Kingswood. At around 2am in the morning of Sunday 26th September, the victim was stood on the corner of Regent Street and London Street when he was approached by a man who punched him with such force he fell and hit his head. The victim was
Continue readingPolice recover stolen motorbike and bicycles (Kingswood)
Two men have been charged after police searched a house in Kingswood on Tuesday September 28th 2010 and recovered a motorbike stolen in Longwell Green the day before. Officers from the Neighbourhood Team and the South Gloucestershire Priority Crime Team also recovered two bicycles stolen from Kingswood and Bridgeyate in the search. Six young men aged between 15 and 18
Continue readingTwelve-year-old boy robbed outside shop (Cadbury Heath)
Police are appealing for help identifying three teenagers involved in a robbery. The robbery occurred outside Costcutters on Cadbury Heath Road, South Gloucestershire on Tuesday 21st September. At around 4pm a boy aged 12 was outside the shop when three teenagers demanded 50p. The victim handed over the money believing he would be hit if he didn’t do as they
Continue readingThree arrested for moped theft (Mangotsfield)
South Gloucestershire police are warning moped riders to lock up following the arrest of three young men for moped theft. In the early hours of Wednesday 22nd September patrolling officers spotted a Piaggio NRG moped which had been stolen from Staple Hill. The bike was found abandoned near the cycle track at Mangotsfield and officers arrested three young men nearby.
Continue readingPoll shows opposition to having a politician oversee the police
Nearly three quarters of voters say they are not comfortable with a politician overseeing policing, according to the Avon and Somerset Police Authority’s (ASPA) poll on Police and Crime Commissioners. The Police Authority asked a series of questions on its website to gauge public opinion for some of the radical proposals outlined in the Government’s ‘Policing in the 21st Century’
Continue readingElderly woman has handbag stolen in robbery (Hanham)
Police are appealing for witnesses after an elderly woman had her hands cut in a robbery in Hanham. The robbery occurred at 9.50am on Thursday 9th September. The victim, a 77-year-old woman, was walking along Hunters Road, Hanham when she was approached by another woman. The woman tried unsuccessfully to grab the woman’s bag at which point she threatened to
Continue readingSuspected cannabis seized in raids (Yate and Cadbury Heath)
Police have seized around 50 suspected cannabis plants, with a potential street value up to £50,000, in a raid on a house in Yate. South Gloucestershire officers, supported by specialist firearms officers, searched the property on Thursday 2nd September. They recovered plants, hydroponic equipment and a BB gun, and arrested a 31-year-old man, who remains in police custody. The raid
Continue readingMan arrested for garage burglary (Frenchay)
Police arrested a man in Frenchay on Wednesday 25th August after being called by a householder who disturbed a man in his garage. Officers attended at about 8pm and arrested a 26-year-old Bristol man. Police subsequently searched a property in Bristol and seized car stereo equipment they suspected to be stolen. Neighbourhood Sergeant Clive Johnson said: “Criminals have been targeting
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