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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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 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 are appealing for information to help trace a man who snatched a handbag from an elderly woman in the High Street, Staple Hill on Boxing Day. The 74-year-old was walking towards Page Park at around 11:45am when a man on a mountain bike grabbed her bag as he rode past. She fell over and suffered minor injuries to her
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a man was robbed in Staple Hill. The incident occurred on Friday 10th December 2010 at around 11:15pm as the victim was walking from High Street, Staple Hill towards Overnill Road with his girlfriend. As they approached the junction with Grace Road, they were approached from behind by three men. The victim
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Police are appealing for information after a burglary in Siston Hill, South Gloucestershire, that left the home-owner seriously ill with stab wounds. The 49-year-old man is in a stable condition in Frenchay Hospital. He was stabbed with a kitchen knife in the abdomen and suffered cuts to his head and face. It happened at around 9pm on Tuesday 16th November
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a robbery in Yate. The incident occurred on Friday 12th November 2010 at around 12:30am. The male victim was walking along carrying a pizza when two men approached him. One of these men punched the victim to the face which caused him to fall to the ground. While he has was on
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Police are appealing for information about a robbery at Mundy playing fields in Kington Lane, Thornbury. It happened at around 2pm on Wednesday 27th October. Three teenagers were approached by three older youths who threatened them and stolen their money and mobile phones. One of the offenders is described as white, aged about 18-19, of skinny build and between 5ft
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A 23-year-old man from Emersons Green has been fined for wasting police time after falsely claiming to have been robbed. The student told police he was robbed of his wallet in Badminton Road, Downend early one August morning. Detectives carried out their usual thorough investigation, including checking CCTV in the area, and found inconsistencies in what he had told them.
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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
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