Police are seeking the public’s help to recover two stolen bikes – one of which belongs to a 10-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer. They were taken overnight between 5pm on Sunday April 11 and 11am on Monday April 12 form a property in Edgeworth, Yate. Both bikes were Apollo mountain bikes – one with 26ins wheels and the other with 20ins
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Police warn motorists to be vigilant following series of car thefts
Police in South Gloucestershire are warning drivers to be vigilant following a number of thefts of vehicles in the area. Police have received a number of reports of stolen vehicles, in which thieves are particularly targeting Vauxhall Brava cars. Since January police have received reports of 10 Vauxhall Bravas being stolen in South Gloucestershire, including, in particular three in the
Continue readingPolice recover stolen quad bikes (Winterbourne)
South Gloucestershire police have recovered two quad bikes and a go-kart stolen from an outdoor activity centre in Winterbourne. The theft happened overnight Monday January 18 to Tuesday January 19 2010. Thieves are believed to have broken into a metal shipping container used for storage to get an angle grinder which they then used to break into the container used
Continue readingCyclist threatened to hand over bike – witness appeal (Patchway)
Police in South Gloucestershire are appealing for help tracing two men who threatened a cyclist with a knife and stole his bike. It happened as he was riding along an underpass by Kwik Fit on Gloucester Road, Patchway at around 1pm on Thursday, February 4. The offenders are both white. One was around 5ft 8ins tall, in his early 20s,
Continue readingAppeal for witnesses – tools stolen from couple loading van (Longwell green)
Police are appealing for information after a couple had tools worth £700 stolen while loading their van at the B&Q car park in Longwell Green, near Bristol. The incident happened on Wednesday, January 20 at around 7.30pm. While loading the tools into their van through its back door, the victims noticed that someone had parked alongside their van, opened its
Continue readingAppeal after quad bikes stolen from outdoor activity centre
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after thieves stole quad bikes and karts from an outdoor activity centre. It happened overnight Monday January 18 to Tuesday January 19 2010 at the centre at Winterbourne. Thieves are believed to have broken into a metal shipping container used for storage to get an angle grinder which they then used to break
Continue readingWarning after trailer thefts (Frampton Cotterell)
Police are warning trailer owners to take extra security measures after two thefts in the past month. Thieves broke into a locked compound in School Road, Frampton Cotterell, damaging the locks and gate, to take an Ifor Williams double-axle trailer. It happened overnight Tuesday October 13 to Wednesday October 14 2009. The second trailer was taken from the drive of
Continue readingAppeal to find stolen Morris Minor (Kingswood)
Police are appealing for help to trace a Kingswood man’s treasured Morris Minor car. It was stolen from Hanham Road between 9.30pm on October 25 and 8am on the 26th. The owner says the car is of particular sentimental value – given to him by his grandfather when he was three years old. He’s lovingly restored it and says he’s
Continue readingPolice investigating theft from car and shed arrest a man (Hallen)
Police investigating a theft from a car and shed in Hallen on Thursday night, October 15, have recovered the property and arrested a man. Patrolling officers stopped a van in Oldland Common on Friday October 16 2009 and seized car audio equipment and other items suspected of being stolen. A 21-year-old man from Oldland Common has been released on police
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