Police have arrested two men after a car stolen in Filton crashed in Bristol. The car was reported stolen on Wednesday night, October 07 2009. It crashed in Fishponds at around 1.30am on Thursday October 08 2009 and two men were arrested nearby. Two men from Bristol, one aged 19, the other 21, were arrested in connection with the theft
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South Gloucestershire police arrested two people in the early hours of today, Thursday October 08 2009, as part of their ongoing efforts to prevent a seasonal increase in burglary. Officers on targeted patrols of burglary hotspots arrested a 47-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, both from Bristol, in Kingswood at 2.20am on suspicion of going equipped to steal. Both remain
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South Gloucestershire police arrested a man yesterday after a car crashed on the A38 at Alveston on Tuesday October 06 2009. Officers were called to the scene at about 8.10pm by a member of the public who had seen a car being driven erratically and then crash on a garage forecourt. Three people had been in the car. Two made
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Police have confirmed that bones found in bushes beside the slip road at junction 14 of the M5 are human. They cannot say what is the sex or age of the remains, or how long the bones had been there. Crime scene investigators are continuing their work at the scene, while uniformed officers conduct a search of the surrounding area.
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Police arrested two men on Friday October 02 2009 in connection with street robberies in the Patchway and Aztec West area of South Gloucestershire. The men, both aged 20, have both been charged with two counts of robbery on Thursday October 01 2009 and one count of attempted robbery on the same day. Both men are due before Northavon Magistrates
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Police have charged four men in connection with three burglaries in August 2009. Three men aged 41, 24 and 19 were charged with burglaries in Alveston, Bishopston and Cromhall on Thursday October 01 2009 and have appeared in court. A fourth man, aged 21, is due to face the same charges before magistrates today, Monday October 05 2009. A fifth
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Tributes have been paid to 17-year-old Christopher Waldron, from Almondsbury, who died under tragic circumstances last night (Thursday, October 1). Police say his death is not believed to be suspicious. However, in all cases of child deaths, police investigate the circumstances, and are working with their partners and the coroner to establish how he died. Christopher’s mother Karen said in
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Police are appealing for information following a serious assault in Yate, during the early hours of Saturday 26th September 2009. The incident occurred at approximately 2.50am when a 21 year old man was found unconscious lying on the ground in Sundridge Park. He had a serious head injury and we believe he was assaulted. Just prior to the incident he
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Filton police arrested a man within minutes of a robbery in Church View, Filton, on Monday September 28 2009. It happened at around midday, when a shopkeeper was on his way to bank his takings. The victim was grabbed and pushed to the floor in the attack. Local people came forward to give officers information at the scene. Police searched
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a man indecently exposed himself to two 12-year-old girls. The incident occurred on Saturday 12th September 2009 at around 4.40pm in Littledean, Yate, Bristol. The man is described as white, aged about 60 years and 5ft 5ins tall. He had a round face with big cheeks. He was wearing small rectangle glasses
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