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September 7, 2014, 4:14 am

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HAVE you got a PC Pooch or Detective Dog just desperate to sniff out crime?Gloucestershire police's Dog Training Unit is on the lookout for new recruits to sign up and respond to any canine-nine-nine emergencies.A new training course starts on Monday September 22 and more dogs are needed to be trained up.The constabulary's Drugs Dog Instructor, PC Rich Hunt said: "We are running a proactive drugs, cash and weapons search course, starting on September 22 and running for six weeks."We are hoping...

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September 7, 2014, 9:56 am

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TWO men are helping police with their inquiries after the body of a man was found near Gloucester city centre.Officers were called at around 10.30pm on Saturday following reports of a man aged "between 30 and 50" having a cardiac arrest in St Catherine's Street.The two men are currently helping with police inquiries into what is described as an unexplained death.A Home Office pathologist is to conduct a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.Onlookers described two men in their...

Spotlight on domestic abuse in Gloucestershire as pilot scheme...

September 8, 2014, 12:41 am

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YOUNG people are to be taught about the threat of domestic abuse as part of a new pilot project to be rolled out across Gloucestershire schools this term.In the past 18 months alone, 60 women and children have been forced out of the county to flee abusive partners at home.Refuge spaces for around 46 families affected by domestic abuse in Gloucestershire have been wiped out since 2000, forcing some families in extreme cases to flee the county.In 2014, there are no beds currently commissioned in...

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September 8, 2014, 5:27 am

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A gang of thieves who left a trail of devastation behind them as they blew up cash machines around the country have been jailed for a total of 82 years.One of the machines targeted was the HSBC at Quedgeley.All five men were charged with conspiracy to cause an explosion and conspiracy to commit burglary. Thomas Whittingham, 28, of Broughton Hall Road, West Derby, Merseyside was found guilty of both offences and sentenced to 18 years; Anthony Bushell, 29, of Childers Street, Old Swan, Merseyside...

Teenage girl savaged by dog in Stroud

September 9, 2014, 9:37 am

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A TEENAGE girl has been savaged by a dog in Stroud. Police are seeking information about the attack on a girl in Cashes Green. She was bitten on Friday, August 29 between 11pm and 11.15 pm, when a dog, believed to be an Alsatian, attacked her in Queen's Drive. She sustained bite wounds and tooth marks to her legs, back and right ankle, and needed stitches at Stroud hospital. Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting incident number 132 of September 1.

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September 11, 2014, 8:00 am

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THREE unknown offenders have broken in to a Gloucester pub making off with hundreds of pounds stolen from games machines.The thieves were spotted on CCTV forcing their way in to the Turmut Hoer in Abbeymead before smashing two games machines and removing the cash boxes inside. Police estimate they got away with up to £400 discarding the cash boxes on the floor of the pub.It is thought they made their way in via the entrance of the pub on the Abbeymead Avenue and Abbeymead Road junction...

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September 11, 2014, 8:07 am

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PRISON sentences passed down to a couple who kept their malnourished and head lice-infested children in filth and squalor for years are to be challenged as too lenient.The Attorney General Jeremy Wright has approved a prosecution appeal against the sentences received by the husband and wife at Gloucester Crown Court in May.The Court of Appeal will hear the case next week.The husband was jailed for two years and his wife for two years nine months.The couple, from Gloucestershire, who cannot be...

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September 11, 2014, 9:15 am

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Prolific shoplifters have been hit by a citywide ban from all shops in Gloucester - but are pleading with CitySafe chiefs to re-think their decision.Paul Hughes-Cooper, 34, and Sarah Luck, 27, were given a straight ban after being found stealing from shops in Gloucester city centre.The couple received 12 month banning orders under the new CitySafe scheme, but are desperate to be allowed back onto public transport.Bus operator Stagecoach and some taxi firms are signed up to the project,...

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Newent man remanded in custody over attempted murder of wife

September 12, 2014, 5:21 am

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A 59-year-old Newent man has been remanded in custody today accused of trying to murder his wife.Richard Osborne, of Foley Road, appeared before Gloucester Crown Court via video link from prison for the first hearing of the allegation that he tried to kill wife Jane.The case was described by Judge William Hart during today's hearing as 'peculiar' while prosecutor Mark Hollier said it was 'bizarre.'Defence lawyer Susan Knott said "This is an unusual case and there are unusual...

Police hunting pensioner mugger issue e-fit

September 12, 2014, 5:33 am

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POLICE are hunting a man who dragged an elderly woman along the ground after he ripped her handbag off her. The 71-year-old victim needed hospital treatment for a dislocated shoulder, after being pulled to the ground at The Knapp in Dursley. Police said a man lunged at her and grabbed her bag, knocked her over and dragged her for a short distance. He ran off with the bag and down a flight of steps leading to Sainsbury's car park. Police have released an e-fit of a suspect. He is described as...

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September 12, 2014, 9:45 am

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CARELESS driving under the influence of drink and cannabis, which cost a father-of-four his life, landed a 23-year-old man in jail for two-and-a-half years on Friday.But the sentence was condemned as too short by both the grieving family of victim Abdul Haque and passenger Richard Barton whose life has been turned upside down by the injuries he suffered.Zack Turner, from Shurdington Road, Brockworth, drove at 27mph across a Cheltenham junction where he should have given way. It caused a taxi...

Connors family: Hidden trail of cash and deception behind Irish...

September 12, 2014, 10:00 pm

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A myriad of aliases, hidden bank accounts and documents stored in lofts of their victim's families were just some of the lengths gone to by the Connors to dodge detection by police.Five members of the Staverton-based family of Irish travellers were found guilty in December 2012 of forcing people to work for them and made to live in squalid caravans.They were paid just a few pounds a day for their back-breaking work.Many were alcoholics or homeless, but the Connors were deemed to have benefited...

Beat the con artists: Gloucestershire police reveal top ten tips...

September 13, 2014, 9:25 am

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1 Be suspicious of all 'too good to be true' offers and deals. There are no guaranteed get-rich-quick schemes.2 Do not agree to offers or deals immediately. Insist on time to obtain independent or legal advice before making a decision.3 Do not hand over money or sign anything until you have checked the credentials of the company or individual.4 Never send money to anyone you do not know or trust, whether in the UK or abroad, or use payment methods that you are not comfortable with.5 Never give...

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September 14, 2014, 9:20 am

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Police have taken a man into custody following reports of an alleged indecent assault in Heathfield Park in Gloucestershire yesterday afternoon.An area of the park was cordoned off with police tape for a short period of time as officers conducted their inquiry. Police said the alleged incident occurred between two people who knew each other.Witnesses can call police on 101.

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September 15, 2014, 2:02 am

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A man has been released on police bail after being arrested for an alleged rape off London Road in Gloucester on Saturday night.The 35-year-old was taken into police custody following the alleged incident at Hillfield Gardens which is said to have occurred at around 9.30pm.A nearby park was cordoned off with police tape for a short period of time as officers conducted their inquiry.The man has been bailed until October 22. Call 101 quoting incident number 474 of 13/09 with information.

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September 15, 2014, 2:56 am

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THREE men held on suspicion of grievous bodily harm have been bailed after a man sustained life-threatening injuries in Wotton-under-Edge at the weekend.A witness reported seeing a green Volkswagen Transporter van, registration number N125 AWE, being driven the wrong way along a one way road in the centre of Wotton-under-Edge shortly before the incident on Saturday night.Police are investigating whether the injured 41-year-old from Bristol was pushed out of the van. Officers were called by...

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September 15, 2014, 2:58 am

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Crime prevention orders will hang over the Connors family of Irish travellers to stop them repeating their forced labour crimes elsewhere in the country.Five members of the Staverton-based family were found guilty in December 2012 of forcing people to work for them and prosecuted under new anti-slavery laws introduced in April 2010.Prosecutors at CPS Southwest were the first to ever institute proceedings under the 2010 Coroners and Justice Act.Combined sentences of 18 years were handed out to...

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September 15, 2014, 4:57 am

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Brave pensioner Heather Darling is appealing for help in catching the mugger who grabbed her bag, pulled her to the ground and broke her shoulder.The 71-year-old grandmother wants anyone who recognises the suspect in the e-fit picture issue by police to contact officers investigating the attack."I am still shaky even a week later," she said."But I won't get down about it and I want anyone who recognises him to call police."Gloucestershire Constabulary are hunting for the man who dragged her...

Gloucester burglar has a catastrophic relapse into drugs

September 15, 2014, 5:27 am

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Burglar Philip Croker failed to turn up to his probation appointments after a "catastrophic relapse into drugs," a court heard.The 21-year-old tried to break into Lloyds Pharmacy in Old Cheltenham Road, Gloucester in November, last year, with his partner in crime and dad-of-nine, Scott Devine.But Croker appeared back before Gloucester Crown Court on Monday after breaching the terms of his sentence imposed for the break-in.Defending Sarah Jenkins told the court: "He accepts that after an initial...

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September 15, 2014, 6:22 am

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A hotelier was said to have called a teenager "a delicious young thing" after he put his hand down her bra, a court heard.Geoffrey Sparkes, owner of the Forest House Hotel and Bluebell Restaurant in Coleford went on trial on Monday, alleged to have sexually assaulted the 15-year-old girl.Gloucester Crown Court heard the Forest businessman denied the allegation against made on November 27, 2012.Prosecutor Christopher Smythe told the jury of six men and six women the teen was left "tremendously...