A Bradley Stoke man is among a group of people charged with robbery and carrying a bladed article following an incident at a local petrol filling station. Police were called to the BP filling station on the A38 Gloucester Road in Woodhouse Down, near Almondsbury, at 3am on Friday after staff reported that someone armed with a large knife or sword had forced their way into the forecourt shop.
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Masked men confront Broad Croft homeowner in attempted robbery
A man who answered his door was confronted by two men in balaclavas in an attempted robbery in Bradley Stoke. The incident happened at 6pm on Saturday 28th December in Broad Croft (off Pear Tree Road). A man in his 80s answered his door when two men pushed their way into his home and demanded he tell them where the drugs
Continue readingPolice appeal after pensioner robbed by teenager on bike
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
Continue readingPolice seek information following daylight robbery in Stanshaws Close
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
Continue readingAppeal for information after knifepoint robbery in Stoke Gifford
Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a knifepoint robbery in Stoke Gifford. Two teenage boys were in Mead Park on Hatchet Road at 3:50pm on Thursday (14th April) when they were approached by another four boys. One of the four boys demanded a gold chain and mobile phones after threatening them with a knife. Police would now like
Continue readingMan to be charged in connection with Brook Way robbery
Bradley Stoke Police say they arrested three adult males following a robbery in Brook Way on Friday 20th August. Two males are said to have grabbed a female’s handbag as she passed them walking in the opposite direction. The victim was pushed over when she resisted. No weapons were used and she sustained no injuries. One male left in a
Continue readingMobile phone not good enough for Bowsland Way robbers
The Bristol Evening Post reports that two would-be robbers handed a mobile phone back to their victim during an incident in Bradley Stoke on the night of Monday 21st June. The 23-year-old male victim was walking home along Bowsland Way shortly after midnight when he was threatened by two men near the junction with Campion Drive. The men demanded that
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