We’ve now identified and spoken to the van driver who talked to a 12-year-old girl in Little Stoke on Wednesday and are satisfied no offences have occurred. The girls’ mother has been updated. We took the report seriously and are grateful for the public’s support in sharing and responding to our appeal. Neighbourhood officers continue to carry out reassurance patrols in the area.
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We’re appealing for witnesses and information following a disorder in Pill last night (Friday, 18 June). Multiple people, some armed with weapons, were involved in the incident which happened outside The Kings Head pub on Heywood Road shortly before 11pm. One man sustained a head injury and was treated in hospital before being discharged. As part of our investigation officers will be reviewing…
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We’ve charged 10 more people with riot in connection with the violence which broke out in Bristol city centre on 21 March. Two of those charged have also been charged with arson while a third also faces a charge of outraging public decency. The Crown Prosecution Service South West Complex Casework Unit has again authorised the charges following a review of evidence submitted by Avon and Somerset…
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A man has come forward following our appeal after a teenage girl reported being inappropriately touched on a bus. It happened between 10.30am and 11.30am on Saturday 1 May on the number 48 bus. The bus was travelling out of Bristol along Fishponds Road when the man sitting beside the 17-year-old girl started to touch her. A man has been interviewed by police and the investigation continues.
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Officers are currently investigating a suspicious incident that happened in Little Stoke yesterday (Wednesday 16 June). At approximately 6pm a man driving a work van approached a 12-year-old girl in the Hawkesley Drive area. The girl immediately returned home and informed her family who reported it to the police. The man was said to be white, with short dark hair and wearing a blue polo shirt with…
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Avon and Somerset Police recognise that not everyone is the same and that some people’s differences can make them more vulnerable. This includes many – but not all – people with “hidden” disabilities: neurological differences such as autism and ADHD, learning disabilities or mental ill health. We know that people with these conditions are more likely to have contact with the police service – most…
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A second man has been charged in connection with the stabbing of a teenager in Bristol earlier this year. A 16-year-old boy was inside a convenience store in Wells Road at around 5.40pm on Sunday 18 April when he sustained multiple non-life-threatening stab wounds, for which he required hospital treatment. Kaya Carr, 18, was yesterday charged with attempted murder. Carr, from Knowle…
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The Wincanton Neighbourhood Policing team have moved to a new station in the town centre at 14 Market Place. The building, which was formerly Lloyds Bank, has been transformed into a modern and accessible police station over the past 3 months. The new station will increase the prominence of the Neighbourhood Policing team within the town centre and includes a police Enquiry Office which will be…
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The Wincanton Neighbourhood Policing team have moved to a new station in the town centre at 14 Market Place. The building, which was formerly Lloyds Bank, has been transformed into a modern and accessible police station over the past 3 months. The new station will increase the prominence of the Neighbourhood Policing team within the town centre and includes a police Enquiry Office which will be…
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The A303 between Sparkford and Podimore remains closed this morning following a serious collision in which a person has sadly died. The collision, between a car and a lorry, happened at about 10.30pm yesterday (Wednesday 16 June). Emergency crews were called to the location but the driver of the car, a 32-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene. His family have been informed and are being…
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