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February 16, 2017, 3:10 am

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Police are trying to track down a car last spotted in Keynsham which they believe is connected with murder of a woman in Bristol.The red Peugeot 107 was last seen in the town in the early hours of Monday (February 13).A gold Samsung S7 Edge mobile phone was found ditched in the Keynsham area around 4am the same day.Avon and Somerset police believe both the phone and the car are linked to the death of Karina Batista, 40, whose was found murdered at a property in Kensington Park, Bristol, at about...

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February 16, 2017, 6:01 am

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An increase in the number of police on the streets of Bath has continued this month, in an attempt to tackle drugs and alcohol-related antisocial behaviour.A larger police presence was felt in the city centre ahead for the Bath Christmas Market, but Avon and Somerset have continued Operation Constant into the new year.Police are keen to curb the city's drugs scene and raided a number of properties late last year.Read more: Police link car and mobile phone in Keynsham with Bristol murder...

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February 16, 2017, 6:34 am

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A 24-year-old Bath businessman has appeared in court to admit obstructing environmental officers.Bartholomew Critchly-Clark, of Mill Lane, Monkton Combe, initially let the Environment Agency team onto his premises at Riverway in Trowbridge. But after it was explained they were there to investigate claims of an illegal waste site, he became uncooperative. He refused to give his address or date of birth and closed the entrance shutters to stop officers from taking photographs of the premises.An...

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February 16, 2017, 9:11 am

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Efforts to remove a cat from a drug dealer's flat sealed by the courts have been unsuccessful.Number 10 Lampards Buildings in Ballance Street was boarded up on Tuesday (February 14) after a Closure Order was issued by Bath Magistrates' Court. The flat was home to one of 14 dealers jailed after a major undercover police operation in the city.But neither the police or housing association Curo reckoned with a black and white feline belonging to the evicted tenants.The flat was sealed by blocking...

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February 16, 2017, 10:00 pm

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Two young victims of human trafficking have gone missing after being forced to work in "appalling conditions" by a drug gang linked to a Bath councillor.Vietnamese juveniles Tang Chien Dang and Thang Tan Tran were locked in and forced to work as "gardeners" at two cannabis factories run by the gang connected to Donal Hassett, who was convicted this week.But the two teenage boys went missing after they were rescued from the factories by police, and officers are now concerned...

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February 17, 2017, 3:30 am

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A Bath man has appeared in court charged with producing cannabis.Dean Anthony Morgan, aged 40, appeared in Bath Magistrates' Court on Monday (February 13).He stood accused of producing 17 cannabis plants at his home in 26 Meare Road, Bath.A 17 plant crop has the capability of producing between 476 and 1,428 grams of the illegal Class B drug. Read next: B&NES councillor Michael Norton 'would love to welcome' President Donald Trump to BathThe 40-year-old was charged with breaking the Misuse of...

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February 17, 2017, 3:48 am

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Karen Louise Royston, aged 49, of Lower Camden Place in Bath, admitted one charge of drink driving. On January 28, she was caught driving an Audi A3 on Snow Hill with 111 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath - three times over the legal limit. Royston was handed a community order in which she must carry out 100 hours of unpaid work within 12 months. She has been disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 42 months and was ordered to pay costs and a victim...

Teenage traveller GUILTY of burgling home of dead Bath man

February 17, 2017, 4:23 am

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A teenager has admitted breaking into a dead man's home in Bath, where he stole jewellery and electrical items in a burglary which left a family "devastated."Martin Doran, 19, of no fixed abode broke into the Worcester Buildings property in Larkhall on October 10 last year.Avon and Somerset police issued an appeal with CCTV images which showed two men they believed may have information.The appeal led to Doran's arrest and he appeared in the dock at Bath Magistrates' Court this morning...

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February 17, 2017, 5:06 am

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Police are seeking a man thought to be a victim of a national fraud scam. Avon and Somerset Constabulary has released an image of the man in a shop in Southgate, Bath. It was taken at about 3.15pm on Friday, February 10. Officers believe the man may be the victim of a national scam where fraudsters contact individuals claiming they are from HMRC and ask the victim to pay bogus debts and taxes using iTunes gift cards. The man visited the same Southgate store on three separate occasions and...

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February 17, 2017, 8:27 am

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A 26-year-old man who was arrested after a girl was allegedly raped in Bath has been released without charge. A complaint was made to the police that a teenage girl had been sexually assaulted at a house in Lower Bristol Road at about 4am on Sunday, November 20. A man from Bristol was arrested on suspicion of rape. Read next: Company behind Bath al fresco dining plan confirms "no road closures" for Kingsmead Square He answered bail on Thursday (February 16) and has been...

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February 17, 2017, 8:51 am

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An arrest warrant has been issued for a man who allegedly sold England v Wales Euro 2016 tickets in Bath - but never coughed up the tickets. Craig Lee Starkey, aged 34, was due at Bath Magistrates' Court on Wednesday (February 15) to answer to three charges of fraud and one of using criminal property. However, Starkey failed to show up and a warrant was been issued for his arrest. Three of the allegations against the suspected fraudster involve selling tickets to high profile football...

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February 17, 2017, 9:19 am

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Police are appealing for the public's help to find a criminal who should be behind bars.Edward Arnold was convicted for attempted burglary last month and sentenced to spend 17 months in prison.But the 44-year-old, who has links to the Bath area, did not turn up for his trial or sentencing and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.Edward Arnold has links to BathOfficers have described Arnold as white, 6ft tall, of medium build with messy brown hair and blue eyes.He has links to the Manvers...

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February 20, 2017, 5:30 am

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A Corsham man suspected of stealing fuel from different petrol stations is to appear in court.William Douglas, also known as Liam, of Elm Hayes has been charged with six separate theft offences including alcohol from petrol stations in Chippenham and Corsham.Read more: Bath For Europe group asks: Where are we heading?Douglas, 43, is due to appear at North West Wiltshire Magistrates' Court on March 16.Read more: Bath cat rescued from drug dealer's flatThe charges are as follows:Theft of fuel from...

Six more Bath drug dealers sentenced following drugs sting...

February 20, 2017, 11:31 am

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More drug dealers have been sentenced as result of a major undercover police operation in Bath.In total 18 people have either been jailed or will serve suspended prison terms after they were caught selling heroin and cocaine on the streets of Bath.Last month, 10 men and two women were jailed for a total of 32 years and eight months following raids in December.On Monday (February 20) half a dozen more reached Bristol Crown Court to be sentenced by the same judge, Judge Michael Longman.The drug...

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February 21, 2017, 1:35 am

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Police are searching the garden of double-murderer Christopher Halliwell for more bodies, it is understood. Evil Halliwell was last year convicted of fatally stabbing and strangling Becky Godden, 20, in 2003 and handed a full-life jail term at Bristol Crown Court. He had already been serving a life sentence for killing a second woman, Sian O'Callaghan, after abducting her as she left a nightclub in 2011. During the last trial the detective leading the investigation,...

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February 21, 2017, 1:54 am

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More drug dealers are due to be sentenced in court today (February 21) after they were caught selling Class A drugs to undercover police officers in Bath. So far, a total of 18 people have either been jailed or will serve suspended prison terms as result of a major undercover police operation in Bath. Last month, 10 men and two women were jailed for a total of 32 years and eight months following raids in December. On Monday (February 20) half a dozen more reached Bristol Crown Court to be...

Vandalised Playmobil man Sven offered new home with Bath boy born...

February 21, 2017, 4:39 am

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A giant toy whose limb was torn off has been offered a new home with a Bath three-year-old born without the lower part of his arm. Harry Hopkins met Sven, the Playmobil character belonging to Eric Snook's Toyshop, for the first time this morning. His dad Nathan hoped the character could be a positive role model for children like Harry. He said: "We call it his little arm to try to make it totally normal. We never call it a disability."He talks about it, he says 'I've got one...

CCTV appeal after 'quantity of cash' stolen in Weston burglary,...

February 21, 2017, 7:41 am

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Bath police have released an image of a middle-aged man they are searching for in connection with a burglary.The burglary took place at a property in Greenbank Gardens in the Weston area of the city on Monday (February 20).A "quantity of cash" was stolen from a resident's home, an Avon and Somerset police spokesman said.Read more: More Bath drug dealers sentenced on Tuesday following major police stingThe homeowner is not believed to have been in the house at the time.Do you recognise...

Bath drug dealer known as Dappy JAILED for selling heroin and...

February 21, 2017, 9:05 am

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Two drug dealers have been jailed and others sentenced as a result of a major undercover police operation in Bath.So far, 21 people have either been handed immediate custodial sentences or will serve suspended prison terms after they were caught selling Class A drugs on the city's streets.Many of the dealers were arrested in dawn raids carried out by Avon and Somerset Constabulary in December.The drugs sting, which police have named Operation Hydra, saw more than 50 people supply or offer to...

Ambulance's life-saving equipment worth £1,800 stolen and...

February 21, 2017, 10:51 am

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Around £1,800 worth of potentially life-saving equipment was stolen from a Bath ambulance and ditched in the River Avon.The South Western Ambulance Service team in Bath were shocked to discover the theft and are keen for anyone who may have seen a man or woman steal to contact Avon and Somerset police.Operations Officer Alan Jacob, who has worked in Bath for the last two years said: "We had some equipment stolen from the back of the ambulance which was thrown into the river. It is...