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The outwardly respectable 'family man' father-of-four who threw himself off M4 bridge 24 hours after ...

The Daily Mail 29 Mar 2025
Just hours earlier he had been released on bail by Avon and Somerset Police following his arrest after he was confronted by online paedophile hunters at his doorstep ... Following the death Avon and ...
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How an outwardly-respectable father-of-four felt forced to throw himself off a bridge over the M4 ...

The Daily Mail 29 Mar 2025
Just hours earlier he had been released on bail by Avon and Somerset Police following his arrest after he was confronted by online paedophile hunters at his doorstep ... Following the death Avon and ...
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Inside Britain's secret gang war: How Bristol is fighting knife crime 'plague' as five teenage ...

The Daily Mail 29 Mar 2025
More than 1,000 zombie-style knives were handed over to Avon and Somerset Police in an amnesty after the Government brought in a ban ... A 'Zombie knife' recovered by Avon and Somerset Police from a storm drain in Burton Close, Bristol.
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Domestic abuse charity Next Link calls for faster prosecutions

BBC News 29 Mar 2025
According to Avon and Somerset Police, an average of almost 24,000 domestic abuse crimes were recorded each year between 2022 and 2024, with only around 8% of those cases leading to a charge ... "There's lots of reasons ... .
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The police is facing terminal decline

The Daily Telegraph 28 Mar 2025
When Avon and Somerset’s Chief Constable, Sarah Crew, declared her own force to be “institutionally racist,” she didn’t just issue a personal mea culpa – she effectively branded thousands of officers ...
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The man found dead on M4 after paedo hunter sting: Married Adrian Smith, 48, had ...

The Daily Mail 27 Mar 2025
Following the death Avon and Somerset Police referred itself to the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC), as is mandatory after a death occurs following police contact.
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Man jailed for sexually assaulting girl he plied with drugs

BBC News 27 Mar 2025
A 54-year-old man who plied a vulnerable teenage girl with drugs and sexually assaulted her over several days has been jailed ... Investigating officer Det Con Liam Owens-Reeve, from Avon and Somerset Police, described Collins as a dangerous man ... .
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Spring Statement South West business reaction: Welcome for commitment to growth

The Business Desk 27 Mar 2025
“This is in line with the recommendations from the Local Skills Improvement Plan, which Business West leads for the West of England and North Somerset, Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire,” he added.
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Pranksters drive motorists mad after swapping road signs in villages more than 70 MILES apart ...

The Daily Mail 26 Mar 2025
One sign Camerton, in Somerset, and the Jurassic Coast, in Dorset, have appeared in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire ... Camerton is a village in the Bath and North East Somerset Council area, approximately 11 miles from Bradford-on-Avon.
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Disgusting moment on-duty police officer urinates in woman's garden 'on the grave of her pet ...

The Daily Mail 26 Mar 2025
Avon and Somerset Police says it is investigating the video, filmed in a garden in Taunton, Somerset on Tuesday ... I believe that's a charge and a fine? Avon and Somerset Police top job guys ... A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police told MailOnline.
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Police officer recorded urinating in woman

BBC News 26 Mar 2025
Hannah Condick, a mother-of-two from Taunton, Somerset, said she saw the ... Avon and Somerset Police said it was aware of the video and had forwarded the matter to its professional standards department.
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Police officer who ‘urinated in woman’s garden’ under investigation

The Daily Telegraph 26 Mar 2025
Avon and Somerset Constabulary is investigating the male officer after he was allegedly recorded in the act in Taunton, Somerset, on Tuesday morning ... “I have two kids, he’s lucky they weren’t in,” she told BBC Somerset ... He should have looked up.” ... .
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Sign pranksters cause chaos in West Country

The Daily Telegraph 25 Mar 2025
One road sign from Camerton, Somerset, appeared in the town of Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire ... Bradford-On-Avon town council and Bath & North East Somerset council worked together to recover the ...
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West Country towns

BBC News 25 Mar 2025
Four signs are confirmed to have reappeared in different areas, with those from Camerton, near Bath, Somerset, and the Jurassic Coast, in Dorset, appearing in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, in the past week.
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Hartcliffe: Arson arrest after fire in Lakeshore flats

BBC News 25 Mar 2025
Avon and Somerset Police said the fire caused "extensive damage" to one flat, with one person taken to hospital with minor injuries ... .
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