Police are appealing for witnesses and information after four youths were robbed at Westerleigh Common. The incident occurred on Saturday 15th August 2009 at around 9.30pm when the victims were at the large grassed area between Wellstead Road and Westerleigh Road. They were approached by four black men who demanded they hand over their mobile phones. When they tried to
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a robbery in Kingswood on Monday 17th August 2009. The incident occurred between 5.10pm and 5.50pm when the victim, a 17-year-old male, was walking home from work. The victim suffered a fractured jaw and a broken nose but is unable to remember what happened due to concussion. He left Aspects Leisure Park,
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a fight involving a large group of youths in Yate. The incident occurred on Sunday 16th August 2009 at around 2am in East Walk, Yate. Two 20-year-old men have been arrested on suspicion of assault. Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact Staple Hill CID on 0845 456 7000 or Crimestoppers on
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Police are appealing for information after the theft of a mobility scooter in Kingswood. The incident occurred overnight between Thursday 6th August and Friday 7th August 2009 from a front garden in Holly Road. Police believe a vehicle may have been used to transport the scooter away. It is a red ‘Pride Legend’ four wheeled mobility scooter. The victim, an
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Police in South Gloucestershire are warning motorists to be on the alert after a man was charged with theft of a handbag from a car parked at a church. The car had been left locked outside Holy Trinity Church, Kingswood High Street, for just 15 minutes on Saturday August 01 2009 when a thief struck, smashing the window and taking
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Police have issued an appeal for witnesses following a suspicious fire in a building in South Gloucestershire. The incident happened at about 4.45pm on Wednesday August 5 in New Cheltenham Road at the former Fiveways offices and day centre in the Kingswood area. Police originally assisted with traffic management at the scene as it was not thought to be suspicious.
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Police are appealing for information after an incident of indecent exposure in Mangotsfield. The incident occurred on Wednesday 22nd July 2009 at around 3pm in Manor Road, Mangotsfield. Two teenagers saw a man indecently exposing himself on the side of the road before walking off towards Rodway Hill Road. The man is described as white, in his late 30’s and
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Street theatre performances and life-size floor stickers depicting ‘drunk people’, are being used by officers from Avon and Somerset Constabulary and South Gloucestershire Council to launch a campaign against binge drinking in Kingswood this weekend. The campaign, called ‘Know Your Limits’, is targeted at 18 to 24-year-olds. Officers will talk through the consequences of binge drinking on a night out
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a road traffic collision involving a car and a pedestrian in Filton The incident occurred on Monday 27th July 2009 at around 6.35pm on Church Road, Filton. A blue Vauxhall Corsa was in collision with a male pedestrian. The pedestrian suffered minor injuries. A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of wounding with
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was assaulted in Chipping Sodbury. The incident took place on Sunday 26th July 2009 at around 1.40am at Chipping Sodbury Rugby Club in Wickwar Road. The victim was punched in the face several times. A 40-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of assault and has been released on bail pending further
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