Crime

An electric Avon & Somerset Police car. Picture: Avon & Somerset Police

Police in Somerset racking up miles in electric vehicles

CRIMINALS in Somerset might not hear the police as they arrive – as the force expands its fleet of…

Officers are keen to identify this person after the robbery in Dorchester. Picture: Dorset Police

CCTV appeal after man robbed at Dorchester Currys store

A MAN took a key fob from an employee at Currys in Dorchester before making off with a number…

Jake Lee and James Heppel have been jailed over the fraud. Picture: SWROCU

Somerset and Wiltshire men jailed over £5.7m cyber fraud

TWO men – from Somerset and Wiltshire – have been jailed after stealing more than £5.7 million of cryptocurrency…

Tyler Thornhill is behind bars after the assault in Warminster. Picture: Wiltshire Police

Man, 24, jailed over Valentine’s Day attack on ex-partner in Warminster

A 24-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for assaulting an ex-partner on Valentine’s Day last year – and criminal damage. Tyler…

Police executed a warrant at property in St Michael's Lane, Bridport. Picture: Dorset Police

Suspected drugs and offensive weapons seized after Bridport police raid

POLICE seized suspected class A and B drugs, as well as offensive weapons, after a raid at a property…

Luke Spencer has been charged with conspiring to commit burglary at, clockwise from top left; the BP garage in Curry Rivel, the Premier Store in Moorland Road, Bridgwater, Spar in Mosterton, Dorset, and Brocks in Rockwell Green, Wellington. Pictures: Google

Pair in court charged with planning burglaries at shops in Dorset and Somerset

A SOMERSET woman and a man of of fixed address have appeared in court charged with conspiring to burgle…

New group to target speeding drivers in Stalbridge

SPEEDING drivers in Stalbridge could soon receive letters from the police as the community cracks down on the problem. Stalbridge…

Police have issued these CCTV images after a robbery at Central Store, Blandford. Picture: Dorset Police

Staff member threatened in robbery at Blandford shop

A MAN threatened a worker and demanded cash from the safe at a Blandford convenience store. The robbery took place…

Police said the fight broke out between The Crown Hotel and The Greyhound, in Blandford. Pictures: Google

Group fight breaks out on the streets of Blandford

A FIGHT between two groups broke out on the streets Blandford street in the early hours of Sunday morning…

Two people were injured in a raid at Spar, in Mosterton, on Saturday. Picture: Google

Pair charged over hammer raid at Spar in West Dorset

A MAN and a woman have been charged with aggravated burglary after a raid at a shop in Mosterton…