Police looking for two absconders from Leyhill Prison

October 27, 2014, 9:03 am

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Avon and Somerset Police are appealing for the public's help to find two absconders from HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire.The two men Daniel Shankly and Daniel Wynne went sometime on Saturday afternoon. They were last seen at about 12.50pm and failed to appear for the 4.45pm roll call. It is believed they absconded together but it is possible they may have split up after they left HMP Leyhill.Daniel Shankly, aged 30 is described at a white man, about 6ft 3ins tall of slim build. He has...

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Missing Hayley Kubiak arrested and taken before a court

October 27, 2014, 9:07 am

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Missing Hayley Kubiak has been arrested in London on a warrant after failing to turn up to court. The 19-year-old was due to appear at Gloucester Crown Court earlier this month, but did not attend the hearing. The court heard she had been found in Forest Gate, London where she had been visiting a friend following a missing person's appeal. Prosecutor Janine Wood told the court Kubiak, who has also lived in Stroud, had been bailed on the condition she slept at accommodation directed by social...

Innsworth man, 37, admits having sex twice with girl, 15

October 28, 2014, 12:56 am

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An Innsworth man has admitted twice having sex with a 15-year-old girl.Gloucester Crown Court heard the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had to go to the doctors and have a pregnancy test after having had sex with Mark Reynolds.Reynolds, now 37, admitted two counts of sexual activity with a child between January 2005 and June 2007.Prosecutor Martin Steen said his basis of plea was that he had sex with the girl, when she was drunk on one occasion and had done the same on a second...

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October 28, 2014, 3:04 am

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A mother helped a "devious and manipulative" paedophile she met online to abuse children -- in return for shoes and a ring.Michael Cropton, 42, met the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, on an internet dating site and persuaded her to assist him in abusing two girls.He bombarded the 39-year-old with thousands of text messages and eventually built up to asking her to help him abuse the young girls. In one response the woman asked Cropton: "If I say yes, do I get my ring...

Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after man, 66, found dead...

October 28, 2014, 5:39 am

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Villagers have been left shocked that their 66-year-old neighbour was allegedly murdered at his Forest of Dean home.Police have launched an investigation into the death of a man who was found dead at a property in Broadwell, near Coleford, on Sunday morning.Police have arrested a woman on suspicion of murder amid accusations the Queensway pensioner was assaulted overnight on Saturday.Rhys Davies, 18, who lives on Queensway, said: "I walked up the road on Sunday and there were police forensics...

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October 28, 2014, 9:44 am

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Tributes have been paid to an alleged murder victim in the Forest of Dean.Gerald Nott, 66, was found dead at his home in Broadwell, near Coleford, on Sunday morning.A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murdering the pensioner who has been described as having "a heart of gold".His daughter, Jacqueline Nott, said: "My sister and I would like to thank people for their kind messages about our dad."We love him lots and he will be extremely missed. We would ask for people to respect our privacy...

'Buy a TV licence or face prosecution", students in...

October 28, 2014, 10:11 am

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Students across Gloucester have been reminded to buy a TV licence or face prosecution.The warning comes as new figures reveal that a total of 47 young adults were punished for watching their favourite broadcast with the legal permit in the past year.Freshers face prosecution and a £1,000 fine if they are caught watching live TV, on any device, without a licence.Richard Chapman, spokesman for TV Licensing South West, said: "On average, students own three devices capable of streaming live TV...

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October 29, 2014, 4:34 am

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A woman charged with the murder of pensioner Gerald Nott has been sent to Bristol Crown Court for a preliminary hearing.Amanda Howard, 46, of Edinburgh Place, Broadwell, Coleford, is alleged to have killed 66-year-old Mr Nott, who was found dead in Queensway, Coleford, on Sunday.Howard, who was wearing a grey jumper, appeared in Cheltenham Magistrates' Court on Wednesday and has not given a plea.She will appear in Bristol on Thursday morning.Tributes have been paid to Mr Nott by his family,...

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Warrant issued for Durlsey man who had illegal pepper spray in a...

October 29, 2014, 8:02 am

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A warrant has been issued for a Dursley man, who had illegal pepper spray in a hamster cage.Michael Hensley of School Road was due to appear at Gloucester Crown Court on Wednesday for an alleged breach of a community order handed down in August.But the 19-year-old failed to attend and Judge Jamie Tabor QC issued a warrant for his arrest.Probation officer Sian Worrall said Hensley had been written to and told about the court appearance.She added: "I have also been told he has been arrested for a...

Lydney drug addict, who burgled his gran's home, is struggling to...

October 29, 2014, 8:47 am

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A drug addict, who burgled the home of his 75-year-old disabled grandmother and took £800 from her handbag, has told a judge he is finding it difficult to stay clean following his release from prison.Gareth Worth narrowly avoided a prison term in September, after he had already spent seven months in custody awaiting sentence.But Gloucester Crown Court heard on Wednesday he had failed to produce any negative drugs test since his suspended sentence was imposed last month.Probation officer...

Police say the death of a man who was found in a burnt-out 4X4 on...

October 29, 2014, 9:23 am

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Police say the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who was found in a burning car remain unknown.Officers were called to Rodborough Common, in Stroud, where the body of a man was found in a four-by-four at around 4.55am.Road closures remain in place while an investigation is carried-out.A police spokesman said: "Officers were called by the fire service to a vehicle that was alight on Rodborough Common in Stroud at 4.55am today and discovered a body in the car shortly...

Concern is growing over the welfare of a man who has gone missing...

October 29, 2014, 9:50 am

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Police are trying to trace a man who has gone missing from a campsite in the Forest of Dean.Concern is growing for the welfare of Sean Jamieson, 47, from Clevedon, who has not been seen since he was believed to have booked into the Bracelands site near Berry Hill yesterday.Officers are now appealing for information that may help them find Mr Jamieson.A police spokesman said: "We are urging Sean, or anyone who spots him, to call us straight away."We have issued a photo of Sean and although he has...

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...

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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...

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October 29, 2014, 4:34 am

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A woman charged with the murder of pensioner Gerald Nott has been sent to Bristol Crown Court for a preliminary hearing.Amanda Howard, 46, of Edinburgh Place, Broadwell, Coleford, is alleged to have killed 66-year-old Mr Nott, who was found dead in Queensway, Coleford, on Sunday.Howard, who was wearing a grey jumper, appeared in Cheltenham Magistrates' Court on Wednesday and has not given a plea.She will appear in Bristol on Thursday morning.Tributes have been paid to Mr Nott by his family,...

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October 29, 2014, 8:02 am

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A warrant has been issued for a Dursley man, who had illegal pepper spray in a hamster cage.Michael Hensley of School Road was due to appear at Gloucester Crown Court on Wednesday for an alleged breach of a community order handed down in August.But the 19-year-old failed to attend and Judge Jamie Tabor QC issued a warrant for his arrest.Probation officer Sian Worrall said Hensley had been written to and told about the court appearance.She added: "I have also been told he has been arrested for a...

Lydney drug addict, who burgled his gran's home, is struggling to...

October 29, 2014, 8:47 am

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A drug addict, who burgled the home of his 75-year-old disabled grandmother and took £800 from her handbag, has told a judge he is finding it difficult to stay clean following his release from prison.Gareth Worth narrowly avoided a prison term in September, after he had already spent seven months in custody awaiting sentence.But Gloucester Crown Court heard on Wednesday he had failed to produce any negative drugs test since his suspended sentence was imposed last month.Probation officer...