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Anger as knives and guns being sold on Gloucester Facebook...

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Knives and firearms are being sold openly in Gloucestershire via social media.Moderators and users of so-called 'selling sites' have called for change as they face a struggle to control ever-increasing levels of the activity on their Gloucester-based Facebook pages.The sites, which can be set up by any user, work like classified advertisements but are not officially monitored – leaving it to volunteers to watch over a daily stream of posts.One buying and selling site was reported to...

Anger as knives and guns being sold on Gloucester Facebook...


Convicted killer Timothy Spencer from Gloucester jailed for...

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Convicted killer Timothy Spencer's bid to rob a petrol station while on parole from a life sentence was thwarted by brave cashier Anna Jankowska, a court heard today.Spencer, 46, of Barton Street, Gloucester, was semi-masked when he walked into the Shell Station in Gloucester Road, Cheltenham and pointed a knife at Ms Jankowska, demanding money from the till.But she refused - and when he twice tried to climb over the counter she pushed him back forcefully, suffering a small cut on the arm from...

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Victim of "scary" Lucas Smith from Podsmead was beaten...

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"Scary" Lucas Smith assaulted his girlfriend so many times that she lost count, a judge was told yesterday.But despite Smith's violence towards his partner she still loves him but realises that "after all the beatings and horrible things" she needs to stay away from him, Gloucester crown court heard.Prosecutor Ed Burgess said the victim described Smith's behaviour as "controlling and jealous" and told of how he had locked her in his flat for up to an hour at a time.Smith, 26, of Stratford close,...

Victim of "scary" Lucas Smith  from Podsmead was beaten...

A cyclist had her handbag stolen while she lay unconscious in a...

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A female cyclist lay unconscious in Gloucester while her handbag, purse, cash and bank cards were stolen from her.Police are appealing for witnesses and say it is yet unclear whether the woman simply fell off her bike or was hit by a vehicle on Bristol Road.The incident happened on the junction with Stroud Road at around 9.30pm yesterday.A spokesman for Gloucestershire Police said: "While she lay unconscious in the road her blue and white handbag was stolen from the basket on the front of her...

A cyclist had her handbag stolen while she lay unconscious in a...

Brave petrol station cashier fights off convicted killer who...

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Brave petrol station attendant Anna Jankowska fought off an armed robber on instinct. Convicted killer Timothy Spencer tried to rob the Shell Station in Gloucester Road, Cheltenham on January 2, armed with a knife. But a court heard he didn't reckon on plucky cashier Anna, who pushed him away when he tried to climb over the counter to get to the till. Spencer, 46, of Barton Street, Gloucester, was on parole from a life sentence for manslaughter when he walked into the petrol station and...

Brave petrol station cashier fights off convicted killer who...

Gloucester men who posed on Grindr to blackmail suspected...

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Two Gloucester men who blackmailed a suspected paedophile have been ordered to pay him compensation of £5,000 each.Nathanael Foster and Adam Webb were each jailed for four years last September after they admitted posing as under age boys on the gay website Grindr and luring two men who they then demanded money from.Today they were back before Gloucester Crown Court today (Wednesday) for a confiscation hearing under the Proceeds of Crime Act.Prosecutor Julian Kesner said it had been agreed...

Gloucester men who posed on Grindr to blackmail suspected...

The stepbrother of missing Bristol teenager Becky Watts has been...

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The stepbrother of missing Bristol teenager Becky Watts has been charged with her murder.Nathan Matthews, 28, is due to appear at Bristol Magistrate's Court tomorrow morning.His girlfriend, Shauna Hoare, 21, also known as Shauna Phillips, has been charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice.The pair, of Cotton Mill Lane, Bristol, will appear before magistrates at 10am.Four other men and a woman, all in their 20s, are still being questioned on suspicion of assisting an offender.Ms...

The stepbrother of missing Bristol teenager Becky Watts has been...


Police release CCTV footage which is believed to show a...

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Yobs allegedly carried out a racially-motivated attack in Cheltenham – and police are urging people to step forward with information. Gloucestershire officers today released a video that showed a hooded figure on a bicycle hurling a large object at the house on the Cheltenham estate. It happened in November in Whaddon Road and damaged a front bay window. The video was released following a similar incident, in which the same window was damaged, on the night of February 22 or the early...

Police release CCTV footage which is believed to show a...

Christian Dior necklace stolen in Stroud burglary

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Police in Stroud are appealing after a burglary at a house on Chalford Hill. It happened between 12pm and 7.40pm on Tuesday (3 March). Unknown offenders forced entry to the garden before breaking into the property itself and searching the house, finally making off with jewellery including a Christian Dior silver necklace and vehicle keys. Police are investigating if the incident is linked to reports of three males wearing balaclavas or with scarves around their face walking around Chalford...

Christian Dior necklace stolen in Stroud burglary

Body of missing teenager Beck Watts has now been formally...

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The body of missing Bristol teenager Becky Watts has now been formally identified.Police have confirmed the procedure took place yesterday.The confirmation comes after Becky's stepbrother, Nathan Matthews, 28, of Hazelbury Drive in Warmley, appeared in court charged with her murder.Police announced on Tuesday a body discovered at an address in Barton Hill was believed to have been that of the St George teenager.Becky, 16, had gone missing from her family home on the morning of Thursday, February...

Body of missing teenager Beck Watts has now been formally...

'Respectable brothers' sentenced for beating innocent Gloucester...

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An innocent man was beaten up in his home by two 'highly respectable' brothers who were tipped off on Facebook that he had stolen a £4,500 mountain bike from their stepfather's garage, a court heard today.Firefighter Samuel Kelly, 27, his brother Benjamin, 23, and their stepdad Christopher Royce, 55, all went to Ryan White's home as a result of information they were given on the social networking site, Gloucester crown court was told.Royce took a bat with him and it was used during the...

'Respectable brothers' sentenced for beating innocent Gloucester...

Man accused of "extraordinary" Coleford gas explosion...

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The man accused of causing an "extraordinary gas explosion" which wrecked a Coleford house will be interview by a psychiatric nurse before his case proceeds.This direction was made by Judge Jamie Tabor QC when Kenneth Brown, of Park Road, Gloucester, appeared at Gloucester Crown Court for a brief preliminary appearance today.Bearded Brown is accused of arson with intent to endanger life and criminal damage to the house in High Nash, Coleford. He wore a grey tracksuit with his long dark...

Man accused of "extraordinary" Coleford gas explosion...

Gloucester shop owner jailed for 35 counts of selling illegal...

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SHOPKEEPER Sarkaut Habib Ali has been sentenced to 36 weeks in prison after pleading guilty to 35 counts of selling illegal tobacco and counterfeit cigarettes in Gloucester.His store Gloucester Groceries in Station Road was reported to the County Council's Trading Standards team in October 2012.An investigation was launched and after he failed to appear in court in June 2013 a warrant for his arrest was issued by Cheltenham Magistrates Court. He was stopped and arrested at Stansted airport when...

Gloucester shop owner jailed for 35 counts of selling illegal...

Three children arrested after car crashes into Cheltenham house

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A 12-year-old, 13 year-old and 14-year-old have been arrested in connection with theft of a car which crashed into the side of a house in the town. The Renault Clio - believed to have been stolen - crashed into the end-of-terrace house on the corner of Swindon Road and Townsend Street at around 8.30pm on Thursday night. Three people were evacuated from the home last night as the crash was said to have caused serious damage to a flat-roof extension on the rear and side of the...

Three children arrested after car crashes into Cheltenham house


Carer Emma Carter has been jailed for stealing £65,000 from...

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Callous carer Emma Carter has been jailed for stealing £65,000 from two vulnerable women – but will only repay £1.The 35-year-old wept when she was sentenced to two years behind bars at Gloucester Crown Court yesterday.The court was told she had started stealing from the women, one of whom has since died, because her husband's gambling addiction plunged her family into debt.Carter, from Gurney Avenue, Tuffley, pleaded guilty to stealing £84,011 from Andree Embrey between...

Carer Emma Carter has been jailed for stealing £65,000 from...

Reports of rape in Gloucestershire has increased dramatically...

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Reports of rape across Gloucestershire have risen sharply over the last two years, a study has stated.The significant increase is in line with a national trend according to a report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary.Since the beginning of Operation Yewtree and revelations of rape and sexual abuse by celebrities, more people have been willing to come forward to police, according to the document by the Government's Rape Monitoring Group.In 2013/14 135 rapes against adults were recorded...

Reports of rape in Gloucestershire has increased dramatically...

Undercover detectives caught Patrick Holub selling crack and...

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Undercover police caught Czech-born Patrik Holub repeatedly selling crack cocaine and heroin in Gloucester Park, the city crown court heard.Holub, of Parkend Road, Gloucester, who came to the UK in 2010, touted his evil trade in and around the park area in September and October last year, said prosecutor Julian Kesner on Friday.He told the court police kept their eye on him and then sent in undercover officers posing as addicts to buy drugs from him.He supplied officers with crack or heroin on...

Undercover detectives caught Patrick Holub selling crack and...

Gloucester police officer accused of forming sexual relationships...

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Police officer Darren Heath will face a judge accused of forming sexual relationships with vulnerable women over a 10 year period.The 44-year-old police constable, from Taynton, near Newent, will appear at Bristol Crown Court tomorrow.Heath, who works in Gloucester, has been suspended from all duties and has been charged with five counts of misconduct in public office.Chris Jackson, a Gloucestershire Police spokesman, based in Quedgeley, said: "He has always been involved in local policing...

Gloucester police officer accused of forming sexual relationships...

Gloucestershire rapist among the 10 most wanted UK criminals...

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A convicted rapist from Gloucestershire is one of ten most wanted UK criminals to have skipped the country. Mohammed Jahangir Alam, from Cheltenham, was convicted in his absence of four charges in connection with the rape and sexual assault of a woman by penetration and was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment. But the 32-year-old Bangladeshi national is believed to have skipped the country and is thought to be hiding in Spain. Alam's is one of 10 faces being circulated by crime fighting...

Gloucestershire rapist among the 10 most wanted UK criminals...

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