Police are asking van drivers to take extra security precautions after seizing a haul of suspected stolen catalytic converters hidden under bushes in a Bradley Stoke business park. The ‘cats’ were discovered in Ash Ridge Road, off Woodlands Lane, in north Bradley Stoke. A member of the public found the hidden items last Wednesday morning (5th June) and police are
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Avon and Somerset Police say they have made an arrest following reports from people living in Patchway and Bradley Stoke about a man acting suspiciously in gardens, looking into homes. A number of people called the police on Sunday afternoon, 2nd June, with two families challenging a man at their open back doors. A 44-year-old man of no fixed abode
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Local police are asking for help after thieves broke into a house off Bowsland Way, Bradley Stoke, and stole cash and jewellery. It happened during the daytime – between 9.30am and 11am – on Tuesday 23rd April. The thieves forced a door to get into the house and stole jewellery (pictured) including a diamond and gold bracelet, two sets of
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Police are inviting local residents to attend the next Neighbourhood Watch meeting on Tuesday 5th March, from 7:30pm, at the Jubilee Centre. The neighbourhood team will be there to explain more about the scheme and how you can get involved. The meeting is also a chance for current Neighbourhood Watch coordinators and volunteers to meet up. According to the police,
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The Bradley Stoke police beat team is back up to full strength after the second of two vacant Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) positions was filled late last year. In recent years, the team has been formed of one full-time Police Constable (PC), one part-time PC and three PCSOs, but the services of two of the PCSOs were lost last
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Police say they were called to three separate road traffic accidents in Bradley Stoke last night (Wednesday 9th), with two of them occurring on the same stretch of road. The first was just after 6pm, when a car was in collision with a cyclist in Great Meadow Road. Police and ambulance attended but there were not believed to be any
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Folks, There have been recent cases of burglaries in Bradley Stoke where Asian homes have been targeted. I know of four cases myself. This is just to make everyone aware so that any suspicious activities can be reported to police. Many thanks, Anupam Related link: Burglaries affecting Asian Households (a presentation from Avon and Somerset Police)
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a pensioner was robbed by a young man in Wheatfield Drive yesterday afternoon (Monday 15th October). The victim, an 72-year-old woman, bent down after feeling a pain in her leg and as she did so her handbag was stolen by a male teenager riding a mountain bike. The incident occurred at around
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The northbound carriageway of Bradley Stoke Way was closed this morning following an accident in the vicinity of a pedestrian crossing near the Willow Brook Centre. The incident is said to have involved a cyclist and a car. Initial reports suggest that there were no serious injuries. A police road block was in force at the Savages Wood Road Roundabout,
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A masked and hooded mugger robbed a man of a mobile phone and gold ring at knifepoint in Stanshaws Close, Bradley Stoke earlier this week, reports the Bristol Post. Police say the 29-year-old victim was talking on his mobile phone when he became aware of someone behind him. When he looked round he saw a man who threatened him with
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