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We are appealing for the public’s help to identify this woman in connection with our investigation into a fire on a bus. Officers were called to The Coots, in Bristol, on Sunday 26 November following reports of a fire on the number 2 double-decker bus. As part of the investigation into a suspected arson, we are keen to speak to this woman. We believe she may have information which can help our…

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A body has been found in the search for missing 35-year-old man Vincent. Vincent was last seen on Redcliff Street, Bristol, at about 1.30am on Saturday 2 December. The body was found by police divers this morning at Redcliff Quay, Bristol, and while formal identification has not taken place, we believe it to be Vincent. At this stage the death is not being treated as suspicious.

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Officers who recovered a large quantity of tools from a stolen van in Bristol are hoping to return them to their owners. The equipment was discovered inside the Ford Transit van in Buttercup Walk, Ashton on Saturday 25 November. Many of the tools have already been returned to their owners as a result of identifying marks, however the remainder do not have these. Among the items yet to be returned…

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A teenager has been jailed for the murder of 18-year-old Ben Moncrieff in Bath. The 16-year-old, from south London, stabbed Ben once during the early hours of Saturday 6 May. Tragically Ben died of his injuries at the scene in the Southgate area of the city, despite the efforts of medics and passers-by trying to help. The teenage offender – who as a juvenile cannot legally be publicly identified…

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One man has been arrested following a burglary at a Bristol shop. We were called to a Tesco Express, in Wells Road, Whitchurch, at around 4.45am this morning (Wednesday 6 December) after two people broke in using a sledgehammer. Officers attended and saw two men climbing out a window with boxes of alcohol. A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of burglary, carrying an offensive weapon and…

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We’re appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a fatal road traffic collision in South Gloucestershire yesterday (Tuesday 5 December). A scaffolding lorry collided with the central reservation on the A4174 and overturned near Mangotsfield at around 5.25pm. Sadly, a passenger of the vehicle, died at the scene. Their next of kin has been informed and our thoughts are with them at this…

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