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April 10, 2014, 5:58 am

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POLICE are continuing their hunt for two men after a defenceless 96-year-old woman was subjected to a brutal raid in her Tuffley home. Officers are looking at CCTV in the area and have gone door-to-door offering crime prevention advice to homeowners. PC Steve Sutton, of Gloucester's Burglary Unit, said: "I would like to reiterate our appeal and say, particularly to anyone in the criminal fraternity, that you can call in anonymously on 0800 555 111. "Most people will be absolutely...

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Kingsway cocaine courier jailed at Gloucester Crown Court

April 10, 2014, 7:57 am

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Convicted drugs dealer, Darren Davies, said he just acting as a courier when he was found in possession of £27,000 of cocaine. Gloucester Crown Court heard the 29-year-old of Chivenor Way in Kingsway was out of prison on licence from a seven year sentence, when he was found with the drugs on January 22, this year. Davies said he was merely acting as a courier of almost half a kilo of cocaine after racking up a drugs debt. He was jailed for three years by Judge Jamie Tabor QC on Thursday...

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April 11, 2014, 5:46 am

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TWO men have appeared in court charged in connection with a crash which killed a trainee hairdresser in the Forest of Dean. Popular Leanne Davies died when a Vauxhall Corsa crashed into a wall on the A4136 near the war memorial in Longhope. The driver of the vehicle Paul Reddan, who suffered serious injuries in the smash on May 31, last year is charged with causing her death by dangerous driving. The 20-year-old of Stafford Close in Broadwell, Coleford, is yet to enter a plea to the...

Dad convicted of sexually assaulting woman in Gloucester alleyway

April 11, 2014, 9:07 am

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A dad-of-five lured a woman down a Gloucester alleyway and sexually assaulted her before being found drunk in a photographic booth of a supermarket with her blood on him. Jerome Morris was found guilty to attacking the woman he met on Valentine's Day, last year in The Regal pub. The 37-year-old engineer was working and staying in the city and offered to walk the gay woman, he had met that night home. But instead he took her down the dark path, just off London Road and near the railway bridge and...

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April 11, 2014, 9:57 am

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Renata Nistorova, who conned the tax payer out of £36,000 by stealing her dead mum's benefits, has been given six months to raise some cash to pay it back. Nistorova was warned that if she was genuinely sorry she would spend the next six months saving up money to repay her illegal claims – and if she didn't she would face prison. Mum-of-four Nistorova was crying in the dock after she was spared from immediate custody after admitting to three counts of fraud at Gloucester Crown...

VIDEO: Brawl breaks out at The Regal, in King's Square

April 11, 2014, 9:20 am

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Diners and drinkers at The Regal, in King's Square, watched on as a brawl broke out in the bar. The argument, which was caught on camera on Thursday evening, was between a woman and two men. As the woman bawled, two men pushed and shoved each other on the staircase leading from the entrance. A manager was forced to ask some of the people to leave. Police officers attended shortly after and spoke to elderly diners nearby. One diner said: "We were just having our dinner when all hell broke...

Mutilated badger remains found in Stroud woodland 'could be work...

April 13, 2014, 5:17 am

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MUTILATED badger remains have been found dumped in woodland near Stroud. Former policeman and badger expert Tony Dean was horrified to see the carcass of the badger, which was missing its front legs. "It is an horrendous sight," said Tony, of Gloucestershire Badger Group, which has put up a reward for information leading to the conviction of those responsible. "I have not seen anything quite like this before. I don't know if it is badger baiters who have taken the feet as 'trophies'. "It's...

Stroud mum 'success story' after becoming clean of drugs...

April 14, 2014, 7:07 am

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A Stroud mum, who was spared prison after admitting cannabis dealing, has since given up the drug, a court heard. Judge Jamie Tabor QC said young mum Emily Tilsley was a "success story" after turning her life around with the help of the probation service. The 18-year-old of Daniels Road in Slad was given a suspended sentence in June 2013 after, she and her boyfriend John Munson, 29, of the same address, both pleaded guilty to having nearly 150 grams of cannabis, worth around £300, with...

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Man threatened with crowbar in Gloucester robbery

April 14, 2014, 8:54 am

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A man was threatened with a crowbar in Gloucester during a robbery in the city yesterday (Sunday April 13). It happened at about 9pm at the end of Lysons Avenue, close to Tesco. The 33-year-old victim was walking along Lysons Avenue towards Bristol Road when a man on a dark coloured mountain bike approached him and asked for cigarettes and a lighter. When the victim refused the offender got off his bike, blocked his path and raised a crowbar in his hand, demanding the man empty his pockets....

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April 14, 2014, 7:35 am

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A trusted employee who stole more than £10,000 off his boss before selling it on eBay under the username 'mybossisanumpty' has escaped jail. Kevin Smith took specialist tools and equipment from Norman Precision in Stonehouse before the company hired a private detective to catch him. Smith was given a suspended jail sentence at Gloucester Crown Court, but was left ordered to pay £10,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act, as well as £17,500 in compensation. Judge Jamie Tabor QC...

Unreported shoplifting costing Gloucester's retailers

April 14, 2014, 11:58 pm

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UNREPORTED shoplifting is costing retailers millions as businesses draft in new anti-theft measures for Gloucester. The latest British Retail Consortium survey found underreporting of retail crime is a "significant challenge" and has been blamed on a lack of confidence in police. In 2012, 694 cases of shoplifting were reported in Gloucester city centre. A year later and the figure had dropped to 664. While 60 per cent of burglaries were reported to police last year, just 46 per cent of fraud...

Burglars leave Stroud jam and chutney makers in a pickle

April 15, 2014, 2:24 am

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CHUTNEY and jam makers have been left in a pickle by burglars who drove off with a van packed with preserves and porridge. The Kitchen Garden Preserves Vauxhall Vivaro was ready to go on a delivery round when burglars forced their way in, stole the keys and stole thousands of poundsworth of chutneys, jams and porridge. "They have driven away with a sign-written van which should be easy to spot," said Barbara Moinet who has run the Salmon Springs, Stroud-based firm with her husband Robin for...

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April 15, 2014, 7:19 am

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POLICE want to talk to an elderly woman in connection with the theft of two crystal decanters from a charity shop in Kendrick Street, Stroud in February. The items, valued at £60, were taken at noon on Monday, February 24. She is described as white and 60 to 70-years-old. She was wearing a threequarter length raincoat and was pushing a square shopping trolley. Anyone who recognises the woman captured on the town's CCTV system is urged to call 101, quoting incident 391 of February 24.

Pensioner given curfew for killing Churchdown grandma in crash

April 15, 2014, 7:27 am

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Pensioner, Fredrick Bowers, has been given a three month curfew after causing the death of a 'kind hearted grandmother. The 70-year-old said he did not see Kathleen Wood, 86, when she was walking across the zebra crossing near Tesco in Churchdown on November 19, last year. Bowers of Station Road in Newnham was banned from driving for a year at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. He said he was genuinely remorseful for the crash on Cheltenham Road East and pleaded guilty to causing Mrs...

Dog-napper fears after owner believes pointers stolen near Stroud

April 15, 2014, 7:29 am

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DOG-nappers may be operating in the Stroud area. A dog walker told police she was walking her English Pointers along King Charles Lane in Slad when she lost sight of them around a bend. One began to bark and a vehicle was heard with its engine running. She told police that the barking became muffled and as the vehicle was heard to drive off the barking got quieter as if the dog was in the vehicle. One of the dogs was later found near King Charles Lane and the other was found on Steanbridge Lane...

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April 14, 2014, 11:30 pm

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A SUSPECTED burglar was forced to make the call that got himself arrested after falling 40ft off one of the city's most historic buildings. The 30-year-old from Gloucester was arrested after being whisked to hospital with a list of injuries including a broken pelvis, leg and nose. He had made a call to the ambulance service after falling off the roof of the Fleece Hotel in Westgate Street at 5.45am on Saturday. The suspected thief was then arrested after lead piping and music equipment was...

CCTV images released after shoplifting cases in Stroud

April 16, 2014, 12:54 am

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POLICE in Stroud have issued CCTV images of men they want to talk to in connection with shoplifting cases in the town. Officers want to talk to the man in the first image about the theft of an electric toothbrush, worth around £80, from a supermarket in Dudbridge at around 8am on Wednesday March 12. Anyone who recognises the man, who is white, 30-50 years old, with short hair and glasses, is asked to call police on 101 and quote incident 292 of March 12. Police also want to identify a...

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April 16, 2014, 7:45 am

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FOREST of Dean woman Tina Hodge has been found guilty of failing to meet the needs of two horses at a two-day trial. Hodge, 47, of Cullimore View, Ruspidge, neglected a dark bay horse and a pony, Cheltenham Magistrate's Court heard. She was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £1,420 after failing to provide exercise or veterinary treatment when necessary. RSPCA inspector Pippa Boyd found the dark bay horse named Star had a rug sore for which she had not received veterinary treatment. ...

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April 16, 2014, 8:39 am

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PROSTITUTES are being picked up by men in Barton Street and taken for sex on a nearby school playing field and in a back alley. Prostitution has long been a bugbear for Barton residents but it was thought that the problem had cleared up last year. But recently up to four women – some described as being 'very young' – have been spotted plying their trade in Barton Street. Councillor Usman Bhaimia (L, Barton and Tredworth) said: "Two girls were seen with one man down the Blenheim Road...

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April 16, 2014, 8:53 am

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VANDALS who etched a four-letter swear word into the side of a parked car are wanted by police who are investigating a spate of incidents in the Forest of Dean. Officers say a profanity was scratched into the paintwork of a black Vauxhall Astra which was left in a car park at Lords Hill, Coleford, in the early hours of Sunday. A driver has also been reported to police for failing to stop following a collision on Newent High Street at around 6pm last Wednesday. A police spokesman said: "The...