THREE men have been cleared of a violent machete attack, where the victim said he was left covered in blood, in an unprovoked assault.Nasir Sheikh, 21, of Goodyear Street, Gloucester; 22-year-old Abdi Said of Byron Avenue, Podsmead and Joel Phillips, 19, of Willowbrook Drive, Cheltenham were all cleared by a jury of wounding Steven Hill with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm on April 3, this year.During the trial at Gloucester Crown Court heard Mr Hill, 31, known as Smooth, said was going...
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Men cleared of Cheltenham machete attack
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Cannabis smoking cancer sufferer, Jonathan Yates, 65, walks free...
A 65-year-old cancer sufferer who used cannabis to relieve his pain said he is grateful to a judge for showing him humanity and letting him walk free from court.Jonathan Yates is in remission from his throat cancer, but the damage done through radiation treatment has left him unable to eat solid foods, smell and taste and be in constant pain.The granddad, who has been ill for three years, pleaded guilty to producing the class B drug at his Moorfield Road home in Brockworth.But speaking after the...
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No suspects in 77 per cent of Gloucestershire's burglaries
NO SUSPECTS have been identified in more than three-quarters of the burglaries in Gloucestershire.Figures revealed show of the 778 homes targeted by thieves since April 2014, police have no suspects for around 77 per cent of hem.The criminals behind 16 per cent of the county's break-ins were charged or asked for the offence to be taken into consideration at sentence.A further five per cent were not progressed by authorities because of evidential difficulties, despite a suspect being identified...
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Scumbag mugger Wesley Gray from Gloucester avoids jail because of...
Two have-a-go heroes who caught a would-be robber after he mugged a woman in the street are to receive rewards by order of a crown court judge.Impressed Judge Jamie Tabor QC today praised builders Peter Sadler, 55, and Gary Griffin, 33, for their public spiritedness after they saw self-confessed 'scumbag' Wesley Gray trying to snatch the woman's bag and phone and pulled him away.It was thanks to the two men that heroin addict Gray, who fled the scene after they tackled him, was arrested shortly...
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Brazen thieves stole copper from the new cell block being built...
BRAZEN thieves stole copper piping from a new police cell block twice in four days.They managed to escape undetected following raids at the £12.5million custody suite which is being built next door to the Gloucestershire police HQ in Waterwells, Quedgeley.Burglars first struck on August 18 and then returned three days later.Police say the thieves only made off with a small amount of copper piping.A force spokesman said: "The building is still in the hands of the contractor and has not yet...
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Gloucester shop owner tackled Cheltenham handbag snatcher to the...
Hero shop owner, Pasha Pashapour, did not stop to think when he heard a woman screaming as a cowardly thief stole her handbag.Teresa Bathers, 66, was pulled to the floor as she tried to keep hold of her bag that Simon Street grabbed off her shoulder.But Mr Pashapour jumped into action when he saw the robber running away with her belongings near his Winchcombe Street home in Cheltenham.The owner of Auntie Anne's pretzel shop in the Eastgate Shopping Centre said it was his "natural instinct" to...
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Illegal tobacco seller Mahamed Sedoo from Gloucester told to pay...
A trader who carried on selling counterfeit tobacco and cigarettes just days after his shop had been raided by trading standards officers will have to forfeit £1,975 of his illicit profits, a judge ruled.Mahamed Sedoo, 58, of Falkner Street, Gloucester, served a six months jail sentence for the offence last year and was back before Gloucester Crown Court last week for a confiscation hearing under the Proceeds of Crime Act.Gloucestershire trading standards department, the prosecuting...
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Nike in Gloucester Quays becomes 65th CitySafe member as 12th ban...
Nike outlet in Gloucester Quays has become the latest business to sign up to the CitySafe project, a social scheme aiming to improve the city's image.The latest addition brings the total number of shops, bars and restaurants to sign up to 65.Since the project launched in May, businesses and CitySafe representatives have handed out more than 150 yellow cards to offenders.People committing anti-social behaviour or low level crime will be handed a single yellow card warning, with a repeat offence...
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Attempted sexual assault in Cheltenham - witness appeal
Police in Cheltenham are appealing for witnesses to an attempted sexual assault in the early hours of today (Sunday August 31). The incident happened in Queen's Road at around 2.30am. A woman in her 20s was attacked by a man who punched her and then tried to sexually assault her. The woman managed to break free of the offender and raise the alarm. The man is described as white, in his late 30s or early 40s, 5ft 8ins - 5ft 9ins tall, of slim build, bald and wearing a pale blue cotton shirt...
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Police appeal for witnesses after Gloucester man was assaulted in...
A MAN was assaulted at a Gloucester roadside in broad daylight yesterday (Monday September 1). The 58-year-old victim was walking along Willow Avenue towards Coney Hill Road between 2.15pm and 2.30pm when he was approached by a man who talked to him before verbally abusing him and punching him in the face. The offender is described as white, in his 20s, 5ft 8ins to 5ft 9ins tall, of medium build and with light, tidy hair. He was wearing jeans. The victim was treated by paramedics...
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List of mobile speed camera locations in Gloucestershire for...
Each month Gloucestershire's Road Safety Partnership is now publishing a list of mobile speed camera locations in a bid to clampdown on those exceeding the limit.Here is the list of locations for September:•A417 Dartley Bottom,•Stoke Road, Stoke Orchard•A46 Ashchurch, Tewkesbury•Abbeymead Avenue, Gloucester•B4633 Gloucester Rd, Cheltenham•A419 Oldends lane, to Stonehouse Court
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Coney Hill residents left in shock at broad daylight attack as...
HOUSE-TO-HOUSE inquiries have been carried out by police after a 58-year-old man was attacked in Coney Hill in broad daylight leaving members of the community in shock. The victim was walking along Willow Avenue towards Coney Hill Road on Monday afternoon when he was approached by a man who talked to him before verbally abusing him and punching him in the face. He was left with a cut to his left eyebrow, swollen nose and bruising below the eye after the incident, which occurred between 2.15pm...
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Indecent images of children found on Gloucestershire man's...
A CURIOSITY for 'teen porn' led to a Gloucestershire man downloading indecent images of children over a three-year period.Daniel Farr, 25, formerly of Lancaster Drive, Lydney North, admitted possessing more than 750 images on computer devices on June 25 last year.Prosecutor Graham Dono said police called at Mr Farr's home with a search warrant after an internet investigation.During the search, a number of electronic items capable of storing indecent images were seized and Farr admitted...
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Indecent images of children found on Gloucestershire man's...
A CURIOSITY for 'teen porn' led to a Gloucestershire man downloading indecent images of children over a three-year period.Daniel Farr, 25, formerly of Lancaster Drive, Lydney North, admitted possessing more than 750 images on computer devices on June 25 last year.Prosecutor Graham Dono said police called at Mr Farr's home with a search warrant after an internet investigation.During the search, a number of electronic items capable of storing indecent images were seized and Farr admitted...
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Drunk woman racially abused black police officer in Gloucester...
DRUNKEN Nicola Harding racially abused a black police officer following an argument with her boyfriend at his Gloucester home.Police were called over concerns the 34-year-old's shouting would disturb her partner's Linden Road neighbours in the early hours of August 7.But when the officer and his female colleague turned up, they were met with a volley of abuse from Harding who is now "extremely remorseful" for her actions, Cheltenham Magistrate's Court heard.Prosecutor Graham Dono said: "She...
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Gang leader Reuben Brissett forced to pay back only £2k of...
GANG leader Reuben Brissett will only be forced to hand over a fraction of his ill-gotten gains through the sale of cannabis and M-Cat, a court has heard.The 35-year-old bodybuilder of Bristol Road, Gloucester, was jailed for six-and-a-half years in June for conspiring to flood the city's streets with the two drugs.At the city crown court yesterday, Judge Jamie Tabor QC formally certified under the Proceeds of Crime Act that burly Brissett made £139,066.99 from crime and will have...
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Teenager who provided 'safe house' for cannabis dealer handed...
TEENAGER Jake Workman, who provided a 'safe house' for a cannabis dealer who had once beaten him up, has been handed a suspended jail sentence.The 19-year-old of Stroud Road, Gloucester, pleaded guilty at Gloucester Crown Court to possessing cannabis with intent to supply on April 2 this year.Prosecutor Mark Hollier said police received information that Workman was involved in cannabis dealing and raided his house on April 2.They found a total of 393.3 grams of cannabis, some of it in...
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Praise and criticism for Gloucestershire police in top new report
POLICE in Gloucestershire have been praised for the way they keep tabs on offenders who are most likely to cause harm to their community.But it has been criticised for the way it keeps track of the movements of its own officers and tells them what is expected of them. A new report by the Government's inspectors of Police, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), has both praise and criticism for Gloucestershire police.The inspectors found that an offender management scheme was "well...
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Man arrested on suspicion of Barton Street shop sexual assualt
Police have now arrested a man whom they wished to talk to in connection with a sexual assault in Gloucester in July. This follows the release yesterday of a CCTV image of a man police wished to talk in connection with incident 337 of 23 July.The alleged incident happened at a shop in Barton Street on Tuesday July 22.A man entered the store and while talking to a woman touched her inappropriately and tried to kiss her.
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Man dies in 'unexplained' circumstances in St Catherine's Street...
Two men are helping police enquiries over an unexplained death of a man in St Catherine's Street last night.Police were called at around 10:30pm last night to reports of a man aged between 30 and 50 having a cardiac arrest in the street. The two men are currently helping with police enquiries into the incident, and a Home Office pathologist will conduct a post-mortem to establish the cause of death.
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