All charges against Bath 19-year-old accused of stealing fuel...

March 8, 2017, 9:02 am

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A Bath man who was suspected of stealing fuel from petrol stations in Bath has been cleared of all allegations. Tyler James Robson, of Cedar Grove, Bath, was due to stand trial for 11 separate offences on Wednesday (March 8). The trial at Bath Magistrates' Court was concluded with all charges against 19-year-old Robson dismissed due to lack of evidence. Read next: Family of 15-year-old Chloe Gilbert who died at SouthGate in Bath pay tribute to the teenager On January 26, the 19-year-old...

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Drink driver almost three times over limit plus more from Bath...

March 9, 2017, 2:00 am

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Jake Price, aged 21, of Crown Road, Bath, was handed a community order after he admitted one charge of drink driving. On January 26, he drove a Toyota Aygo in Weston Park after consuming so much alcohol that he had 100 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The community order includes 60 hours of unpaid work to be carried out within the next 12 months. Price was also ordered to pay costs and victim surcharge of £85 each. He was disqualified from driving for two...

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March 9, 2017, 2:47 am

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This blog has now endedA teenager who burgled a dead man's Larkhall home is due to be sentenced this morning. Martin Doran, 19, broke into the Worcester Buildings house last October 10. He admitted doing so in an appearance at Bath Magistrates Court on February 17. The court heard then from prosecutor Laura Opie that Doran, who said he was of no fixed abode, has an "itinerant lifestyle". The deceased man's son went to the house two days later to find the lights on, the front door...

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March 9, 2017, 3:01 am

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A 48-year-old woman from Bath has been charged with human trafficking offences following an investigation into a nail bar in the city. Thu Huong Nguyen, of Southdown Road, was arrested yesterday. She has been charged with the following offences: conspiring with persons unknown to control other persons for the purposes of labour exploitation between 1 January 2016 and 8 March 2017 at Staffordshire and elsewhere, conspiring intentionally and jointly with others to arrange or facilitate the...

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March 9, 2017, 3:57 am

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Police have appealed for help after a traffic warden was verbally abused in front of young children outside a city school.Officers were patrolling in Bath at around 9am on Thursday, March 2, when they were stopped at the junction of Lower Bristol Road and Dorset Close. Police want to trace the man who flagged them down to report that a parking enforcement officer was being verbally abusedThe parking enforcement officer was issuing a ticket on a car parked in the school clearway outside Oldfield...

'Strong smell' of cannabis leads police to hundreds of plants...

March 9, 2017, 6:27 am

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Hundreds of cannabis plants were discovered growing in a home in Bath after a member of the public noticed a "strong smell" coming from the property.Police turned up at the Twerton property at about 4.30pm on Wednesday (March 8) after a tip-off from a member of the public.A spokeswoman for Bath police said: "The caller said there was a strong smell at the property and no one would answer the door. "Officers found no one at home in the rented property but the top two floors of...

Man accused of racially aggravated assault on train between...

March 9, 2017, 6:39 am

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A man is to stand trial accused of a racially aggravated assault on a train between Bristol and Bath. Kyle Fiddler, of Ashley Road, appeared in Bath Magistrates' Court on Thursday, March 8, charged with racially aggravated assault and criminal damage. The 22-year-old entered a not guilty plea to three charges. Read next: Bath woman charged with human trafficking following welfare visit to city nail barThe alleged offences all supposedly took place on January 16 on a train between Bristol Temple...

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March 9, 2017, 8:28 am

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A man who has had a "deep-rooted interest in sexual activity with underage girls" was sentenced today over making hundreds of indecent images of children. Michael St Clair, from Paulton, admitted making 21 images and four videos that are classified in the "extremely serious" category A - the most serious category. The 58-year-old also made 69 indecent photographs and a video of category B seriousness and 87 images of category C. Prosecuting at Bristol Crown Court,...

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Bath man Leroy Harding to appear at Swindon Crown Court today...

March 9, 2017, 10:00 pm

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A Bath man is due to appear in court today (March 10) charged with multiple driving and drug offences.Leroy Harding, of Moorfields Road in Bath, will appear at Swindon Crown Court on Friday following his arrest near Chippenham last month.Harding, 29, was charged with:Two counts of driving a vehicle dangerouslyTwo counts of driving whilst disqualifiedTwo counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugsTwo counts of using a vehicle without insurancePossession with intent to supply class B...

Two lollipop men and women in Bath have been aggressively abused...

March 9, 2017, 11:59 pm

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Two lollipop men or women workers in Bath have been verbally abused in the last six years.A freedom of information request revealed the two reports of verbal aggressive behaviour towards the Bath and North East Somerset Council staff.The FOI request was submitted following shocking figures in Birmingham which revealed 60 verbal and physical attacks on school crossing patrol staff in the Midlands city.The FOI response from B&NES reads: "Two incidents have been reported to the Health...

Bath woman appears in court over human trafficking charges

March 10, 2017, 3:40 am

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A Bath woman has appeared in court in connection with a national nail bar human trafficking inquiry.Thu Huong Nguyen, 48, of Southdown Road, appeared at Cannock Magistrates' Court in Staffordshire alongside three other people a day after being arrested in Bath.She has been charged with the following offences:Between 1 January 2016 and 8 March 2017 at Staffordshire and elsewhere, conspiring with persons unknown to control other persons for the purposes of labour exploitation.Jointly with others...

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March 10, 2017, 7:37 am

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A Bath man accused of racially aggravated harassment and carrying a weapon around Bath is due to stand trial by jury. Jonathan Augusta Thompson, of Lansdown Road in Bath, appeared in Bath Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, March 8, to enter a plea to six separate offences. It is alleged the 56-year-old assaulted three men, causing one of them actual bodily harm. Read next: Bath woman appears in court over human trafficking charges The defendant has also been accused of racially aggravated...

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March 10, 2017, 7:41 am

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A Bath woman contacted emergency services more than 140 times to cause annoyance before assaulting a nurse at the Royal United Hospital.Suzanne Jane Rodgers, 62, of Avon Park in Lower Weston appeared at Bath Magistrates' Court on Monday (February 6) to admit a total of three charges.They were: On March 4 assaulted a nurse at the RUH; between January 1 and March 4 2017 contacted the ambulance service, Avon and Somerset Police and Avon Fire and Rescue Service a combined 142 times to cause...

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March 10, 2017, 8:15 am

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An Avon and Somerset police officer is facing the sack after he allegedly 'sexted' a crime victim while on duty at court. The PC was the officer in charge of a case involving a "vulnerable" victim. It is claimed the pair started a "sexual relationship" once the case concluded. It is alleged the officer took a sexual snap of himself on his mobile while on duty at Bristol Crown Court, and sent it to the victim. The officer has been accused of breaching professional...

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March 12, 2017, 6:43 am

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Dozens of people, including a 14-year-old have been arrested for gun crimes in Avon and Somerset over the last three years. In 2016, 90 people across the Avon and Somerset police area were arrested for possession of a firearm, compared to 62 in 2015 and 48 in 2014. Another 31 people were arrested last year for having an imitation gun, and 18 were found in possession of a stun gun. The figures have been released by Avon and Somerset police under the Freedom of Information Act. The figures...

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Retired Bath policeman whistle-blows on cuts and how more crimes...

March 12, 2017, 11:05 pm

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A retired Bath police officer has blown the whistle on how cuts are affecting policing in the city. Through his eyes - things are not looking good. Continuous cuts and an "insatiable demand" on the police will result in "more crime slipping through the net," he said. Less money has resulted in fewer staff, which means remaining officers have greater responsibilities - a burden which has left many officers feeling "stressed" and "vulnerable". Demand upon...

Latest list of Bath police mobile speed cameras

March 13, 2017, 12:23 am

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Here's this week's list of mobile speed cameras across the Bath area.Avon and Somerset police publish their list of changing locations on a weekly basis.Exact times and dates are not revealed.Speeding is a criminal offence and drivers can be prosecuted.A36 Warminster Road, Bath (30mph)A362 Frome Road (30mph)A362, Farrington Gurney (30mph) A367 Wellsway, Bath (30mph)A37 Pensford Hill (40mph)A37 Upper Bristol Road, Temple Cloud (40mph)Read more: Latest gun crime arrests for Avon and Somerset...

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March 13, 2017, 4:30 am

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Up to 100 officers are carrying out enquiries into the murder of a Trowbridge man in the early hours of Sunday morning. Avon and Somerset police has sent officers to join specialist investigators from the Brunel Major Crime Investigation Team of Wiltshire Police. Staff from Gloucestershire and officers from the local community policing team, special constables and PCSOs are also working on the case. A major incident room has been set up in Trowbridge Police Station. CCTV is still being...

Inquest into River Avon death of Bath student, Henry Burke, to be...

March 13, 2017, 11:05 pm

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The inquest into the river death of a teenager in Bath is being held today. Henry Burke died in the River Avon north of Pulteney Weir on November 26. The 19-year-old was found after a search by police and fire service officers. He was the 12th man to die in the river that flows through the city since 2008. Rugby player Mr Burke was a Bath Abbey tour guide and studied geography at Bath Spa University. His father Paul Burke said: "He was a person that mattered in so many people's...

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March 14, 2017, 4:21 am

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Antisocial behaviour was by far the most reported crime in the centre of Bath in 2016. Avon and Somerset police has recorded the number of crimes reported to the force in the twelve months from January to December 2016. Antisocial behaviour was reported 1,129 times in the city centre. Violence and sexual offences were reported 588 times and shoplifting 580. Read more: River death inquest to be held today At the other end of the scale, weapons possession was reported ten times over the...