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Teenager facing jail after jury convicts him of touching girl, 7,...

October 13, 2015, 5:23 am
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A Gloucester teenager who sexually assaulted a seven-year-old girl in her home has been warned to expect jail.Elliott Smith, 19, of Purslane Close, had denied sexual touching of the girl over a two-year period but was convicted of two charges by a jury at the city crown court.Judge Jamie Tabor QC bailed him to give him time to sort out his affairs before he is sentenced on October 23.Smith had been tried over the course of three days last week and the jury reached guilty verdicts by majorities...

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E-fit released as police hunt man who locked woman in Gloucester...

October 13, 2015, 7:27 am
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Police have released an e-fit of a man they want to talk to in connection with a theft from a car outside St Barnabas Church, Stroud Road, Gloucester on September 9, where the suspect locked a lady in church to delay her exit.Police are also investigating incidents at other churches and church halls in the past few weeks, and warning people to be on their guard and report any suspicious activity around churches. A woman's exit was delayed from the church at about 5pm after the door was jammed...

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Man sought after touching boy in Tetbury car park

October 13, 2015, 7:35 am
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Gloucestershire police have issued an appeal after a suspicious incident in Tetbury.Between 12.30pm and 2pm on Saturday, October 10 a group of seven boys, aged 12, 13 and 14, were playing football at Old Railyard car park.A man approached them and asked for the boys to follow him. The boys then followed the man towards a nearby field before they began to feel uncomfortable and left the scene.During this time, the man acted suspiciously and simulated a lewd act. He also touched one of the boys on...

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False wall found in tobacco and cigarette raid in Gloucester by...

October 13, 2015, 7:57 am
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ILLEGAL tobacco has been seized from inside a hidden wall at a Gloucester shop in yet another raid by officers.Gloucestershire Trading Standards is continuing its crackdown on the unlawful trade in the city after finding the concealed stash, which was protected by electromagnetic locks.Officers have not revealed which shop it was or even where in Gloucester as the investigation is ongoing, but said they received a tip-off that tobacco and cigarettes were being sold at the premises and raided it...

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Woman, 53, punched in face at Frocester Beer Festival - police...

October 14, 2015, 5:01 am
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Police are keen for anyone who saw a woman assaulted at Frocester Beer Festival in August to make themselves known.A 53-year-old woman needed medical attention for her injuries following an assault by another woman after the attack on August 29 at the popular event.A police spokesman said: "A 53-year-old woman from Eastington was standing by the stage when another woman assaulted her by punching her in the face in what appears to be an unprovoked assault."There were plenty of people...

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Video evidence has led to the prosecution of a 30-year-old...

October 14, 2015, 5:53 am
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Video evidence has led to the prosecution of a 30-year-old Gloucester man who assaulted a taxi marshal.Sylverster Bacziewicz was caught red-handed by the security which was mounted on the body of the victim.After causing problems outside a nightclub in Regent Street, Cheltenham, two males approached the taxi rank in the Promenade where they attempted to jump the queue.When challenged by the taxi marshals on duty, one of the men assaulted the female taxi marshal and threw her to the ground.Police...

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Paedophile Robert Munt jailed for 10 years for raping boy nearly...

October 15, 2015, 1:04 am
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A paedophile who raped a teenaged army cadet in Gloucestershire almost four decades ago has finally been brought to justice after being extradited from Sweden.After raping the teenaged boy in Churchdown, in the late 1970s, ex-soldier Robert Munt fled to Stockholm - where he continued to prey on young boys and served three jail terms for sexual assault and rape in the 1980s.Yesterday at Gloucester Crown Court Munt, 67, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted by a jury of an...

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Conservatives first to throw hat in the ring for police...

October 15, 2015, 4:57 am
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Elections for Gloucestershire's Police and Crime Commissioner will take place in May next year, and the Conservatives have been the first to throw their hats in the ring by announcing their candidate.The present incumbent, and the county's first ever PCC, is former police officer Martin Surl who was elected in November 2012, standing as an Independent. In a close contest, the Conservatives' Victoria Atkins received more votes in the first round but, with neither candidate receiving 50 per cent...

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Beautiful Siberian husky Vinch stolen from Gloucestershire Royal...

October 15, 2015, 7:43 am
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Dog owner Mariusz Bulzynski has vowed he will not stop searching for his beloved companion Vinch after he was stolen from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.Siberian husky Vinch escaped from his home in Great Western Road, Gloucester, on Wednesday morning.The 10-month-old puppy was obviously in need of a coffee fix as he was found in the Costa Coffee which is located on site in the Tower Block.Staff at the café caught him and contacted the police to report a missing dog.But while staff were...

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University lecturer from Stroud slapped police officer after...

October 15, 2015, 10:03 am
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A university lecturer from Stroud slapped a policewoman in the face after being hauled off a plane for being drunk, a court heard.Leah Wild, 44, who left her job teaching sociology at the University of Bath after the incident, started drinking duty-free Jack Daniels and brandy when her holiday flight was delayed.The Ryanair plane, carrying 184 passengers to Faro in Portugal, was stuck on the Tarmac at Bristol for three hours because of a strike by French air traffic controllers.A court heard...

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A couple has been found guilty of a 15-year campaign of...

October 15, 2015, 10:44 am
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A couple who ran a local pub have been found guilty of a 15-year campaign in which they terrorised and abused ten children.David and Pauline Williams became friends of Rosemary and Fred West when they lived close to their notorious home in Cromwell Street, Gloucester in the 1980s and 90s.They became prolific child abusers in their own right, subjecting six girls and four boys to horrific campaigns of rapes, sexual assaults and beatings.David Williams claimed to be able to speak to the dead and...

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​Violent crimes, sexual offences and robberies up in Gloucestersh...

October 16, 2015, 9:39 am
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There were 5,311 violent crimes (including homicide, violence with injury and violence without injury) in the year ending June 2015 – up 16 per cent compared to the year ending June 2014.Sexual offences were up 13 per cent (692 offences in the year ending June 2015), and robbery is up 19 per cent to 249 offences in the year ending June 2015.The numbers come from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, released by the Office for National Statistics.But it is not all dismal news.The total...

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Hollie Guard "will save lives" as new panic alarm by...

October 16, 2015, 9:43 am
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LIVES could be saved by a new app which turns mobile phones into personal security devices.That is the view of Delroy Ellis from charity Increase the Peace after the development of Hollie Guard.It has been created in partnership with the Hollie Gazzard Trust.The app turns smartphones into an advanced personal safety device at the touch of the screen.Owners can shake their phone to generate an alert with their location. Sound and video evidence of the incident will automatically be sent to an...

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Relief as police confirm no bodies found in wreckage after Bakers...

October 16, 2015, 9:50 am
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Police have revealed that nobody was trapped in the warehouse that went up in flames at Bakers Quay.Provender Warehouse was often a haven for homeless people and there were fears that some may have been caught in the derelict building when it caught fire.It was revealed at a court hearing shortly after the blaze that police officers and firefighters were investigating the possibility some may not have escaped the blaze.But a spokeswoman for Gloucestershire Constabulary said: "We can confirm...

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Caught on camera: Latest CCTV images released by Gloucestershire...

October 16, 2015, 10:06 am
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The latest round of CCTV pictures have been released of people sought in connection with offences across Gloucester including the stealing of baby milk, power generators and even theft from the Beatrix Potter shop.Common Assault and Public Order offencesWhen:29/09/2015Where: Brunswick Road, GloucesterPlease click here if you recognise this personTheft - GroceriesWhen:27/09/2015Where:Co-operative, Hucclecote Rd, GloucesterPlease click here if you recognise this personTheft by finding -...

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Gloucestershire Constabulary seized BMW in Gloucester because...

October 17, 2015, 12:40 am
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This BMW is the latest in the long line of cars to be seized by Gloucestershire police. Officers continue to crack down on people who get behind the wheel with no insurance. This vehicle was seized by police in Cheltenham Road, Gloucester. Vehicle seized Cheltenham Road, Gloucester for no insurance. Inc. 264 16/10 pic.twitter.com/aWrosgOQ2X— Glos Road Police (@GlosRoadPol) October 16, 2015

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Secret growing room in Longlevens house could only be accessed by...

October 17, 2015, 1:58 am
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A row between a Longlevens couple led to police discovering a secret cannabis growing room in their home, a court heard today.One of the four bedrooms in the rented Elmleaze house had been bricked up and could only be accessed by a hole hidden behind a mirror, Gloucester crown court was told.Officers discovered the room and a ladder leading to a further growing area in the loft when Thomas Robinson and his partner had a row and he called the police telling them she was cultivating the drug...

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Iranian Farman Haiday accused of being part of illegal cigarette...

October 17, 2015, 3:04 am
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An Iranian man accused of being part of a gang which sold hundreds of thousands of counterfeit cigarettes has appeared at Gloucester Crown Court almost two years after his six accomplices were sentenced.Farman Haiday, 34, of Falkner Street, Gloucester, was not in the country at the time when other gang members were prosecuted and sentenced in December 2013.He has since returned and pleaded guilty to eight counts of unauthorised use of cigarette trademarks and having in his possession packets of...

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Pictures: The Hollie Gazzard Trust's achievements

October 17, 2015, 3:35 am
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Tenacious police detective tracks down paedophile in Sweden who...

October 18, 2015, 8:25 am
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Serial paedophile Robert Munt must have believed he was home and dry when he fled to Sweden after raping a child in Churchdown in the late 1970s.But justice has finally been served after almost 40 years thanks to the tenacity of Gloucestershire police officer Detective Constable Dave Powell.After raping the 14-year-old in his own home, discharged soldier Munt, 67, fled to Stockholm where he eventually became a notorious paedophile in Sweden.It was only in 2009 when the victim, who cannot be...

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