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One of our PCSOs was approached by a member of the public recently. The information they gave us led to us searching a property in Bath and recovering drugs.
One man has now been charged with three drug offences and appeared in court yesterday.
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A 30-year-old man has been jailed for more than three years for a drug offence following an investigation by @SWROCU
Two kilo blocks of cocaine were found after a van was stopped by officers on the M5 in South Gloucestershire in June.
More details: orlo.uk/WOLbO
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A man who attacked a woman with a hammer, causing her grievous bodily harm, has been jailed for seven years & six months
Johnathan Harvey, 34, was also in breach of a restraining order.
Full story plus info on reporting domestic abuse 👉 orlo.uk/VAJDv
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Paul Johns, 61, of Shepton Mallet, was jailed for 30 months at Taunton Crown Court on Mon 21 Sept after previously admitted defrauding a vulnerable widow by abuse of position while working as a self-employed debt management adviser.
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We’re renewing our appeal to help find 18-year-old George, who was last seen in Portishead on 17 September.
Thank you to everyone who has supported the search so far. If you have any information, no matter how small it may seem, please call 101 using reference 5226267576
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Earlier this week, we issued a missing person appeal to find 16-year-old Leshay.
We can confirm he has now been located.
Thank you to everyone who shared our appeal or contacted us with information. We appreciate your support.
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A man has been sentenced to two years in a young offenders’ institution for dangerous driving which caused the death of a teenager.
Kasper Stankiewicz, 20, from Congresbury, was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court today (Tuesday 22 September).
➡️ Read more: orlo.uk/6TQEx
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A ‘manipulative offender’ who groomed a young girl before abusing her has been jailed for more than 20 years.
James Groves, 51, of Little Stoke, South Gloucestershire, was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on Friday 9 September.
➡️ Read more: orlo.uk/2OGYp
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We're pleased to update you that Mason, who was missing with links to Bristol, was found safely last week.
Thank you to everyone who shared our appeals or contacted us with information - we appreciate your support.
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We're appealing to members of the public to come forward after items of jewellery were recovered from a garden in South Gloucestershire.
A member of the public reported finding jewellery off Footshill Road, Kingswood, on 12 September.
➡️ Read more: orlo.uk/BBOkL
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Have you seen 18-year-old George, who was last seen in Portishead on 17 Sept?
He is white, 5ft 7ins tall, with short, brown hair. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black jogging bottoms, and orange/grey shoes.
If you can help, call 5226267576.
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We are continuing to urgently appeal for the public's help to find missing 18-year-old George.
George was last seen in Woodlands Road and the nearby beach, in Portishead, at around 8.20pm yesterday (Thursday 17 September).
If you can help, please call us immediately.
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A man found in possession of a rifle, ammunition and illegal drugs has been sentenced at Bristol Crown Court today (18 September).
Ellis Kow, 25, of Courtney Way, in Kingswood, was sentenced to nine years and four months.
➡️ Read more: orlo.uk/4yGT5
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A policing operation has been stood up ahead of a protest planned in Taunton tomorrow (19 September).
The protest is due to start at 1pm and officers will take action against any criminal behaviour.
A dispersal order will be in place from 8am to 6pm.
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We're appealing for the public's help to find George, who's missing from Portishead.
The 18-year-old was last seen at 8.20pm yesterday (17 September) in Woodlands Road and has links to the Clevedon/Portishead area.
If you see him, call 999 using reference 5226267576.
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We're releasing an image of two people we would like to speak to in relation to an assault at a Taunton nightclub.
A man, in his twenties, suffered injuries following an incident at a venue at around 1am on Sunday 26 April.
➡️ Read more: orlo.uk/rcaGW
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We're releasing an image of a man we would like to speak to following a sexual assault at a venue in Bristol.
An unknown man touched a woman, in her mid-twenties, over her clothing at a nightclub in Canons Road at around 1.20am on 8 August.
➡️ Read more: orlo.uk/I5lDL
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A student officer has been barred from policing after she engaged in several inappropriate conversations on a WhatsApp group .
A misconduct hearing was held at police headquarters today (19 September).
Read more here: orlo.uk/2kTCi
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A man is due in court after a fatal collision on the A361 in January.
Charges of causing death by dangerous driving, causing death by driving without due care, and causing death by driving a vehicle unlicensed and uninsured have been authorised.
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