Delivery driver assaulted in apparent road rage incident in Bath

January 7, 2016, 4:34 am

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Police have issued an appeal to help track down a group of men who carried out an apparent road rage assault on a delivery driver in BathHe was parked in Bailbrook Lane and had got out of his van to talk to a woman in a silver sports utility vehicle (SUV) who was trying to drive past. As they talked the delivery driver was assaulted by three men, who punched him to the face and body before getting into a black BMW 1 series car and drove off towards Larkhall.The 28-year-old van driver was left...

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January 7, 2016, 5:47 am

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Tyler James Robson, 18, of Cedar Grove, Bath, was been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £700 and banned from the road for 18 months for a string a motoring offences. Robson admitted charges of failing to stop when directed to by police, driving without due care and attention, driving without a licence, driving without insurance on Englishcombe Lane, Bath.Darren Geoffrey Read, 42, of Oriel Grove, Bath, has been banned from the road for 17 months for failing to give a breath test and...

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January 7, 2016, 6:09 am

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Chester Cushine has been jailed for 17 weeks for breaching a court order on the same day it was issued.Cushine, of Mayfield Road, Bath, was given the non-molestation order which prevented him from contacting a woman on December 12.The 47-year-old had been in court on December 12 for attending a Bath address from which he was banned. However, despite the order being made, Bath magistrates heard he phoned the woman later that day.Magistrates decided a prison term was justified as the "offence...

Witness appeal after man's jaw broken outside Bath restaurant

January 7, 2016, 7:08 am

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The police are appealing for witnesses after an assault in Bath that left a man with significant injuries. The 20-year-old victim was attacked by a man outside the Taka Taka restaurant on Broad Street. It happened at about 2.15am on Tuesday, 29 December. He sustained a fractured jaw and damage to his teeth in the assault. The suspect is described as white, 5ft 10ins tall, of large build with brown hair. Anyone who witnessed the incident, or who has any information, is asked to call 101...

Loner from Keynsham sentenced for sending 13-year-old girl a...

January 9, 2016, 10:00 pm

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A loner from Keynsham who sent a 13-year-old girl an intimate photo of himself has been handed a suspended jail term. Timothy Hawkins' chats with the youngster on social networking site Facebook became increasingly sexualised, Bristol Crown Court heard. After asking her for a photo of her chest, which she declined to give, he sent her a photo of his private parts. But the child's mother looked at her mobile phone and discovered the dialogue, and Hawkins was traced. Hawkins, 38, of...

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January 10, 2016, 8:11 am

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Avon and Somerset Police are trying reunite items believed to be stolen with their rightful owners. Officers seized more than 100 items last year after information from the public in relation to suspected stolen property being sold at a car boot sale. Much of the property has been successfully returned to their owners, but a few items remain. Do you recognise any of the items in the photos? PC Mike Homewood said: "We have been able to return much of the property we seized but we are...

Alleged rape in Bath alleyway: 22-year-old man arrested

January 11, 2016, 3:16 am

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A 22-year-old man has been arrested over an alleged rape in an alleyway in Bath in the early hours of Sunday morning. The incident happened between 3.15 and 3.45am on Sunday (January 10) in the alleyway between Walcott Street and The Paragon. The victim left the Nest Nightclub, Bladud Buildings, Roman Road, at about 2am when it closed. Avon and Somerset Police has arrested a man on suspicion of rape. The 22-year-old has been released on police bail until the end of February, pending...

Second pensioner in his 90s is victim of distraction burglary...

January 11, 2016, 4:43 am

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Elderly home owners in Bath have been warned to be alert to cold-calling after a 95-year-old man was the victim of a distraction burglary attempt. Police said the pensioner was visited at his home in Bathford by a bogus water company engineer who claimed he needed to check the water supply and asked for £45 cash up front. But he left when the owner became suspicious and asked to call his boss. The attempted distraction burglary happened on Saturday, January 9 at about...

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January 12, 2016, 2:08 am

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The police have issued advice on how to deal with cold callers in Bath. The advice comes after two elderly residents in the city were victim to distraction burglary attempts in as many weeks. Most recently a 95-year-old man was visited at his home in Bathford by a bogus water company engineer who claimed he needed to check the water supply and asked for £45 cash up front. But he left when the owner became suspicious and asked to call his boss. The attempted distraction burglary...

CCTV appeal after £100 of alcohol stolen in Trowbridge

January 12, 2016, 4:09 am

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Police investigating two shoplifting incidents at a Co-op in Trowbridge have appealed for information. The first incident at the Seymour Road shop happened at around 4.30pm on November 25, when a member of staff was distracted by two men while a third filled up a basket with alcohol worth more than £100. The man then ran out of the shop without making an attempt to pay for the items, but dropped the basket outside when shouted at by a member of staff. The second incident at...

Mini cannabis factory found growing under bed in Bristol -...

March 9, 2016, 4:11 am

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A man has been arrested after police found a cannabis factory growing under a bed in Bristol.Officers from the neighbourhood team based at Broadbury Road Police Station discovered a cannabis factory in a house in Totterdown on Monday, March 7. They received intelligence about a house in Green Street and found a bed there which had been built to house a mini cannabis factory underneath, plus another nursery in a cupboard. In total 16 plants were seized. A 39-year-old man from Totterdown was...

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March 9, 2016, 6:25 am

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A conman who owned a luxury house in Lansdown was shot in the only part of his home without CCTV, according to new information.John 'Goldfinger' Palmer was a notorious gangster who smelted down millions of pounds worth of gold in an outbuilding of his home on the outskirts of Bath.He was found dead in the garden of his home in Essex by his family after he had been shot in the chest in June 2015.The 64-year-old acquired his nickname when he was suspected – and acquitted – of smelting...

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March 9, 2016, 7:08 am

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Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault at a Bristol Waterfront pub in which a woman was struck in the head with a wine glass. The victim, a 33-year-old woman, was assaulted by a man in the Slug and Lettuce in Explore Lane, Bristol, at about 8.45pm on Friday, February 26. She didn't suffer any injuries as a result of the attack as the glass did not smash. A number of people inside the pub raised the alarm with staff and officers would like to trace these witnesses, as they may have...

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March 10, 2016, 1:53 am

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A married special constable from Bristol who sent flirty texts to a vulnerable mentally-ill woman has been sacked for gross misconduct. Amarjit Singh, 57, told the woman he wanted to kiss her and broke regulations by twice going to her home while working as her care support worker. When she complained Singh, a father-of-six, claimed he was merely attempting to build up her self esteem. But a disciplinary panel said he abused his power by trying to groom the woman for an intimate...

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March 10, 2016, 3:53 am

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Michael Gamwell, 30 of Park Street in Bath, pleaded guilty to speeding along the A4 in Saltford. His driving record was endorsed with four points and he was ordered to pay £205.Kennedy Alfred Gray Wells, 46 who gave his address as Bathampton Post Office, pleaded guilty to speeding beyond the 50mph limit on the A46 at Swainswick. His trial was adjourned and he will appear at Bath Magistrates' Court again on March 24 as the court considers disqualifying him from driving.Paul Jordan, 46 of...

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March 10, 2016, 4:18 am

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The BBC's Crimewatch programme will reconstruct the killing of Bath's most notorious criminal John 'Goldfinger' Palmer tonight.The programme, due to air on BBC One at 9pm (March 10), will discuss the case of Mr Palmer, who was killed last year, in a bid to encourage witnesses to come forward.Mr Palmer, 65, is believed to have been shot six times in the chest at his Essex home by a professional gunman last June.Despite having CCTV at his house in South Weald, Mr Palmer's killer was able to shoot...

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March 10, 2016, 8:41 am

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Bath police are trying to find the owner of a stolen ride-on lawn mower.Two teenagers were seen riding it around Cotswold View in Twerton.It was reported by a resident on March 3 and police are now appealing to find its owner.It is a red Countax ride-on lawn mower but no picture has been made available.Police wrote on social media: "We're trying to trace the owner of a red Countax ride-on lawn mower that we think has probably been stolen in Bath. We found it abandoned in Cotswold View,...

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March 10, 2016, 2:30 pm

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The son of Bath's most notorious criminal says he felt "hopeless" as he watched his dad, John 'Goldfinger' Palmer die.Once Britain's most-wanted man, Mr Palmer was found dead in the garden of his secluded Essex home.An appeal for witnesses was shown on the BBC's Crimewatch programme on Thursday night (March 10) in which Mr Palmer's son James and partner Christina Ketley spoke.Mr Palmer, 65, who once had an address at Battlefields, Lansdown near Bath, was jailed in 2001 for timeshare...

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March 10, 2016, 11:14 pm

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A member of the public has found what are believed to be human remains near Cribbs Causeway.Avon and Somerset Police released a statement last night saying they are investigating the find, and will be continuing their searches this morning.The possible human remains were found in woodland near the junction between Merlin Road and Highwood Lane.A police statement said: "We were called at 4.28pm today (10/3) after a member of the public found what appears to be human remains in woodland near...

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March 11, 2016, 12:50 am

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The father of Becky Watts said last night he wants his daughter's murderer to face the death penalty.Darren Galsworthy said killer Nathan Matthews had evaded justice after brutally murdering his own stepsister – and said he would carry out the execution personally.Matthews murdered Becky after hatching a sexually-motivated plot to kidnap her with his girlfriend Shauna Hoare, 21.Asked on BBC2's Newsnight if he wanted Matthews dead, Mr Galsworthy said: "Of course. Without a doubt,"...