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A man has been arrested after armed officers responded to a welfare concern in Portishead yesterday (Wednesday 30 April). A 48-year-old man is in hospital under police custody after he was arrested on ...
Officers have so far conducted house-to-house enquiries and CCTV trawls and forensic analysis. We are asking the public if they witnessed anything suspicious in the area, or are aware of anyone trying ...
Two people have been arrested following a series of collisions in Highbridge this afternoon (Wednesday 30 April).
We were called at around 3.45pm today (Wednesday 30 April) to Merlin Park, in Portishead, to check on the welfare of a man. Armed officers were deployed due to the mention of a firearm and negotiators ...
A man who assaulted a former partner and breached a restraining order has been jailed. Jonathan Farrelly, of Dunster Crescent in Weston-super-Mare, was sentenced last week after admitting attacking ...
The refurbishment of the police station at Horsey Lane in Yeovil is due to begin this summer and is expected to be completed by autumn 2026. The revamp is a significant investment in policing in ...
A 26-year-old man has appeared in court charged with possession of an offensive weapon and a class B drug. Kieran Wood, of Clifton, was arrested by officers carrying out proactive patrols in Bristol ...
A teenager has been arrested by officers investigating a fire in Taunton in which seven specially adapted minibuses were destroyed. We were called by the fire service shortly after 7.50pm on Saturday ...
Three men have been charged with drug offences after officers carried out a warrant in the St Anne’s area of Bristol. The warrant, under the Misuse of Drugs Act, was carried out at a property in the ...