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October 21, 2014, 3:14 am

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Matthew Creed has been cleared of causing death by dangerous driving for his role in the crash which claimed the life of Leanne Davies.Mr Creed, 19, burst into tears at Gloucester Crown Court this morning as the jury announced its decision. He was also cleared of perverting the course of justice.Yesterday, his co-defendant Paul Reddan was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving. Leanne, his girlfriend, was a passenger in his Vauxhall Corsa when it crashed into a wall in Longhope...

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Jailed Dursley lottery card burglar's joy at jail sentence

October 21, 2014, 4:19 am

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A burglar could not believe his luck when he was given nine months in jail after he broke into a newsagent's and stole lottery cards. Dean Marsden was whooped with delight, punched the air and patted his solicitor on the back after receiving his sentence at Gloucester Crown Court on Friday, October 17. The 28-year-old broke into Bailey's newsagents in Dursley where he stole 10 packs of lottery tickets between July 20 and 23. But the court heard his fingerprints were found on two of the winning...

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October 21, 2014, 4:50 am

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A Jaguar driver who was stopped twice for driving on a fake Italian licence told police he had got it in Naples from a man he could only name as 'The Accountant'.Pietro Forgione from Stonehouse could not tell magistrates who the man was because everyone is known by their nickname – he said he is known as 'The American' over there.Stroud Magistrates' Court heard how Forgione told a police officer who stopped him that another officer was sorting out the issue – only to discover it was...

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October 21, 2014, 7:13 am

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Greed led a hard working woman to fraudulently claim £36,000 of benefits for her dead mother, a court heard.Renata Nistorova avoided a jail sentence at Gloucester Crown Court today after a judge heard she had been paying back £130 a month to the state after the con.The 42-year-old pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud in March and was warned she would be going to jail if the tax payer did not get the funds back.Judge Jamie Tabor QC spared her immediate custody because of her...

Paul Reddan jailed for six years on 21st birthday for crash which...

October 21, 2014, 7:48 am

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Dangerous driver Paul Reddan started a six year jail sentence on his 21st birthday today for an "absolutely ludicrous" piece of driving which ended with his girlfriend's death.Gloucester Crown Court heard Reddan was racing and speeding through Longhope before he clipped the war memorial and smashed into a wall, taking the life of 19-year-old Leanne Davies, an apprentice hairdresser at The Beauty Spot in Coleford.Leanne's family said he had shown no remorse since her death on May 31 last...

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October 21, 2014, 10:09 am

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The ten biggest online scams lost victims across the country £670million over the last year – and this figure is likely to be far higher due to unreported cases, National Fraud Intelligence Bureau data reveals.Get Safe Online Week has launched in the wake of a study found half of those who have been a victim of cyber fraud – which includes ID theft, economic losses, hacking and viruses - said they felt either 'very' or 'extremely violated' by their ordeal.The survey also showed...

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October 22, 2014, 12:37 am

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Police are appealing for information after a suspicious incident in Tutshill.A woman collecting one of her children from a nursery in Coleford Road momentarily left her baby in the child seat while she went inside some time between 3.30pm and 3.40pm.While she was in the building a man was spotted standing next to the car, prompting the mother to go outside immediately and discover her baby distressed, the car seat ajar and the child seat moved.The man is described as a bald man, of thin to...

Gloucester 'guinea pig' drugs tester, Jason Danter, 'has seen the...

October 22, 2014, 1:26 am

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"A guinea pig" drugs tester for a Gloucester gang has stayed off drugs and is making excellent progress with the probation service, a court heard.Jason Danter, who admitted testing the quality of M-Cat for Reuben Brissett one of the city's drug ring leaders, in June.The 43-year-old was given an 18-month community order with supervision, a thinking skills programme and a drug rehabilitation requirement and appeared back before the court on Tuesday for a review of his progress.Judge Jamie Tabor QC...

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October 22, 2014, 4:11 am

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Temptation got the better of a reformed criminal who fell back in to his old ways and stole £1,100 from a newsagent's safe, a court heard. Former heroin addict Simon John Cross hoped no-one would notice the missing money he snatched from Martin's in Stroud High Street, town magistrates heard on Monday. But when staff discovered they were down by up to £1,100 on September 4, they called police and showed officers closed circuit television footage, prosecutor Graham Dono said. The...

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October 22, 2014, 9:45 am

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PARENTS are being urged to be vigilant outside nurseries following a suspicious incident in Tutshill.Police are appealing for information after a man was seen acting suspiciously outside a nursery in Coleford Road on Monday afternoon.A woman collecting one of her children from the nursery momentarily left her baby in the child seat while she went inside, sometime between 3.30pm and 3.40pm.While she was in the building, a man was spotted standing next to the car. It prompted the mother to go...

Thieves steal wheels from vehicle used to transport vulnerable...

October 22, 2014, 10:12 am

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Thieves stole the wheels from a people carrier needed by the most vulnerable people of Gloucester and left it on breeze blocks.The heartless act has saddened Jamie Knight, who runs community transport company PACE with his business partner Timothy Tonks.A number of adults with learning difficulties will not be able to access vital services until replacements have been found, he said.He said the wheels and tyres were stolen from his 13-year-old Toyota Previa parked in Sherborne Street, Kingsholm,...

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October 23, 2014, 5:43 am

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A police officer who kicked his partner in the stomach in a drunken rage after he left £30 in a cashpoint has been given a community order.Former firearms' officer James Vosper, 41, started boozing after the blunder and texted his girlfriend that "everything has gone to rat ****".He drank red wine for two hours before the petite, 37-year-old mum-of-two arrived home and he launched his assault.The attack was recorded when his partner frantically dialled 999 to call for help from...

Man admits possession of 1,500 child abuse images

October 23, 2014, 6:43 am

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More than 1,500 images of child abuse were found on a man's computer, a court heard. Nigel Hilary Glover admitted 11 charges relating to downloading child and animal pornography on the internet, when he appeared before Stroud Magistrates' Court. Graham Dono, prosecuting, said 38 category A - the most serious - images were found on his computer. "There were more than 1,500 overall, and the majority were category C," he told the court on Monday, October 20. Illegal pornography has been...

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October 24, 2014, 3:28 am

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Psychiatric reports will be taking place into a 32-year-old Stroud woman who took another woman prisoner and beat and sexually assaulted her. Gloucester Crown Court heard Jesamine Hearsum of Mosley Road in Cashes Green, Stroud, locked the woman up and told her she was 'not going anywhere' before she threatened her with a knife. She pleaded guilty to falsely imprisoning the woman for more than an hour, sexually assaulting her and punching her in the head and face in July this year. Hearsum also...

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October 24, 2014, 6:00 am

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A fourth person has been arrested for causing death by dangerous driving following the death of a cyclist near Gloucester's St Barnabas roundabout in September. Cyclist Alan Knight, 64, died following an alleged hit and run incident when he was hit by a black BMW at around 7am on Friday September 26. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police had arrested three people from Gloucester in connection with the incident and have now tracked down...

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October 24, 2014, 7:00 am

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Brazen robbers made off with a briefcase stuffed with £40,000 after a raid outside a supermarket in Ross-on-Wye.The thieves allegedly struck while a cash machine at Morrison's was being re-stocked with notes this morning.Police were called and cordoned off the crime scene shortly after 6.45am.Two men are wanted by police and one is described as white, stocky and around six-feet tall. They reportedly made off in a white car and are wanted by West Mercia Police.Call 101 with information.

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October 24, 2014, 7:13 am

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Detectives are investigating five linked hammer robberies in Gloucestershire.In each case the offenders threatened staff and customers with a weapon, believed to be a hammer. The first incident (Incident 470 17/10/2014) happened on Friday 17/10/2014 at a convenience store on London Road in Charlton Kings, Cheltenham. Two male offenders entered the store, one of whom took hold of a member of staff and threatened to hurt him with a hammer unless staff opened the tills. The males then made off...

CCTV released after 10 parked vehicles damaged in Stroud

October 24, 2014, 8:53 am

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Police have released CCTV images after 10 parked vehicles in two roads in Stroud were vandalised last weekend.The incident happened in Mathews Way and Farmhill Lane in Paganhill between 10.15pm and 10.30pm on Saturday, October 18.The wing mirrors of the vehicles were smashed off by a group of four young men and a young woman described as white, 16-20 years old and wearing dark coloured hooded tops and tracksuit bottoms.One of the males is described as stocky and with a shaved head.It is believed...

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October 27, 2014, 4:58 am

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Gloucestershire police have produced three posters to help you through Halloween.The first one is for householders who do not want to be bothered by trick or treaters.The second one offers advice for children who do want to go trick or treating and the third one is for shopkeepers who do not wish to sell eggs or flour to youngsters.If you would like to print one off click the links below and print them off:Poster 1 to stop trick or treatersPoster 2 for advice to youngsters trick or...

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October 27, 2014, 6:57 am

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Footballer Ashley Witts has been given a police caution after he assaulted two players during a youth football match.Gloucester Crown Court heard the violence unfolded 15 minutes before the end of the game between Hardwicke Rangers U18s and Avonvale United U18s on September 29, last year.The 18-year-old, who was centre forward for Hardwicke, accepted a police caution as opposed to going to trial, which was an option accepted by the crown prosecution service.The court previously heard Witts of...