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July 25, 2015, 4:32 am

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Drug addict burglar Tyler Johnson who spent nearly a year locked up on false suspicion of murder has walked free from court despite breaking into student digs after assaulting a man in a club The 27-year-old, of Central road, Gloucester, was one of four men arrested on suspicion of murdering Neil Bennett in Parkend Road, Gloucester, on carnival day in August 2013 but the case against him was eventually discontinued.At Gloucester Crown Court Johnson admitted that since his release from remand he...

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July 27, 2015, 8:20 am

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"Jealous and controlling" husband Kenneth Brown blew up his estranged wife's home after realising he had lost her to another man, a jury was told today.Kenneth Brown, 43, may have intended to die in the gas blast because he left a note for his wife in the house saying: "I couldn't go on without you", Gloucester Crown Court heard.After the huge explosion which shook neighbouring houses and sent glass and debris flying into the street, Brown was found lying on the living room...

Police dog Stella gives staffies a good name

July 27, 2015, 9:08 am

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One of the smallest members of the Gloucestershire Police force has discovered arguably one of the biggest hauls of the year after sniffing out £25,000 in the Forest of Dean. It was all in a day's work for staffie police dog Stella who was recruited to take part in a raid with police officers and Gloucestershire Trading Standard officers at a home in Coleford on Friday. Trading Standards officers had already located 100kg of hand rolling tobacco and 750 cartons of cigarettes –...

Tredworth man jailed for role in Breaking Bad-style drugs...

July 27, 2015, 9:16 am

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A Breaking Bad-style drugs gang who were led by a cancer victim just like the hit TV series have been jailed for more than 80 years.Mastermind George Rogers, 78, started the plot from prison despite his illness and recruited a cook to make drugs including crystal meth.One of his crew was Karl Thomas, 45, from Tredworth, who went down for eight-and-half years at Bristol Crown Court today (Monday) after being convicted conspiracy to produce methamphetamine.Rogers formed a UK-wide team who obtained...

Sex workers return to Barton as Gloucestershire Police adopt new...

July 27, 2015, 11:14 am

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Prostitutes are once again blighting families' lives in Barton Street as they have been spotted returning to the area.Residents say sex workers have been seen soliciting on Charles Street and near Widden Primary School and Ghousia Islamic Community Centre and are attracting kerb crawlers.It has been a regular problem in the Barton area over the last few years but it was thought to have come to an end a few months ago.However a number of women have been seen loitering on street corners most...

Car buyers sought after pouring oil into Dursley vehicle

July 28, 2015, 4:48 am

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Three men who are believed to have tampered with a car they were looking to buy are being sought by police in Dursley.The car's owner had advertised the vehicle for sale and arranged for the viewing at his home in Fourth Avenue, at about 5.30pm on Wednesday 22 July. He was kept talking by one of the men but noticed the other two pouring oil into the expansion tank of his car. When he challenged them, all three quickly got back into their own vehicle - a red Mercedes with a '63 number plate -...

'Potentially dangerous' car seized by police in Tuffley

July 28, 2015, 6:07 am

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Police have seized a 'potentially dangerous' car in Tuffley after the driver failed to stop twice in the last week. Glos Road Police tweeted that the Peugeot was seized today on suspicion on unlicensed driver and no insurance as well as having a bad tyre. According to the police the driver had failed to stop for officers twice in the last week in the Tuffley area. 1/2 This Peugeot has failed to stop for officers twice in the last week in the Tuffley area, last time today. Log 134...

Girl, 13, left shocked and confused after man stole £20

July 28, 2015, 7:17 am

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A 13-year-old girl had £20 stolen from her while she was walking home in Abbeydale.The teenager had been cycling home at 7.30pm on Sunday evening when she got off her bike in a small wooded cut-through leading from Lobleys Drive to Upton Lane.A man came up behind her, lifted her off her feet, put her down again, then snatched a £20 note from her hand before running off towards Lobleys Drive. In the process, he hit her face, although it was not believed to be intentional. Neither...

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July 28, 2015, 7:52 am

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A man charged with blowing up his wife's Forest of Dean home after she left him for a biker is claiming the blast was caused by unknown people who attacked him while he was in the property.The prosecution at Gloucester Crown Court allege Kenneth Brown, 43, caused the blast at wife Fay's house in High Nash, Coleford, in a fit of jealous rage when he realised he had lost her to a member of a biker gang called The Outlaws in Norfolk.Brown was in the house when it blew up and he was found apparently...

Thieves steal £100 from Stroud charity shop

July 28, 2015, 8:44 am

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More than £100 in cash has been stolen from a charity shop in Stroud.Police are searching for burglars who forced entry into Sue Ryder charity shop in Union Street between 5.15pm on Saturday, July 25 and 8.45am on Monday, July 27.They caused considerable damage and stole over £100 in cash.If you know anything or saw anything call police on 101 quoting incident 69 of July 27.Looking for a job in Gloucester? Visit our jobs in Gloucester pages

Longhope farm owner guilty of 13 animal neglect charges

July 28, 2015, 9:43 am

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Pet owner Leonard Pritchard faces jail and being banned from keeping animals after pleading guilty to more than a dozen charges of animal cruelty at his Forest of Dean farm.The 62-year-old from The Mill in Dursley Cross, Longhope admitted contravening the Animal Welfare Act 13 times at Cheltenham Magistrates Court.The animals affected by Pritchard's neglect included 10 dogs, a puppy, a chicken and a guinea fowl.The RSPCA along with police officers and a vet raided his farm in November before...

Police may not attend burglaries in Gloucestershire, chief claims

July 29, 2015, 12:52 am

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If you are burgled you may no longer get a visit from the police, warns one of the force's most senior chiefs.Sara Thornton, head of the National Police Chiefs' Council, said budget cuts and staff losses meant constabularies including Gloucestershire may need to prioritise "traditional" crimes.Speaking on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme on Tuesday, she said: "Crime is changing in this country. There are a lot less burglaries than there used to be and a lot less car...

Wife speaks out after ski instructor ex-husband is convicted of...

July 29, 2015, 12:52 am

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Ellie Street has spoken of her relief that her ex-husband, a pub landlord and occasional ski instructor at Gloucester Ski & Snowboard Centre, has been convicted of attacking her.She suffered facial, hip and arm injuries after being beaten by pub landlord Nigel Street three times between 2011 and 2012.The 59-year-old runs The Yew Tree at Conderton, near Tewkesbury.He had denied three charges of assault causing actual bodily harm but was convicted by a jury after a trial at Taunton Crown...

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July 29, 2015, 3:14 am

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Thieves have broken into an elderly couple's home in the Forest of Dean and stolen several war medals and money.The break-in happened between 9am and 1pm on Monday, July 27 in Brockweir while the owners were out. A side door to the house was forced open and a search of drawers, cupboards and boxes was made before the burglars made off with three sets of World War Two medals and a quantity of cash. The elderly couple were left very shaken and upset by the incident. The stolen medals include the...

Thousands of pounds worth of tools stolen from van in Quedgeley

July 30, 2015, 6:52 am

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A nail gun and power drills are some of the items stolen from a van in Quedgeley.Police are seeking a thief who broke into a white Ford Transit van in Shelduck Road and stole tools including three power saws, Makita power drills, a battery charger and a nail gun in an orange case.The theft happened between 4.30pm and 6.10pm on Sunday, July 26 and the goods stolen amount to several thousand pounds.If you saw anything or have any information call 101 and quote the incident 350 of July 26.Looking...

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Bicycle stolen from Quedgeley garage

July 30, 2015, 6:56 am

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A bike worth hundreds of pounds has been stolen from a garage in Quedgeley.The break in is believed to have occurred between midnight and 9.50am on Sunday, July 26, when one or more offenders broke into a garage in Church Drive.A grey GT Transeo road bike, with front and rear mudguards and disc brakes, frame number CM13B000471, which is worth several hundred pounds was taken.Anyone who has information about this burglary is asked to contact police on 101, quoting incident 210 of July 26.Looking...

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July 30, 2015, 8:10 am

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Jurors have convicted Kenneth Brown of blowing up his wife's home after losing her to another man.The 43-year-old, of Park Road, Gloucester, cut the gas pipe in wife Faye's house in High Nash, Coleford and lit a Zippo lighter on Valentine's Day this year.He claimed at Gloucester Crown Court that he was attacked while in the house by other people and it was them who cut the gas pipe.But the jury rejected his argument at the end of his trial today, Thursday.He was found guilty of damaging the...

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July 30, 2015, 8:25 am

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A prolific thief who breached two suspended jail terms by going shoplifting was given yet another one by a judge who conceded that other courts would be 'aghast' at such leniency.Francis Nisbet, 39, of Mistletoe Meadows, Churchdown, received a six months prison sentence suspended for two years after he admitted stealing £100 worth of memory cards from Tesco in Quedgeley in April 29.He committed the offence despite already being subject to two suspended terms for earlier offences,...

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July 31, 2015, 3:03 am

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A 'Jekyll and Hyde' drug addict who beat a friend with homemade weapons including a spiked broomstick, bicycle chain and golf club after making him strip naked was jailed for 12 years today.Dennis Cull, who was heard begging for mercy during Matthew Ware's prolonged and relentless attack, was soaked in blood and so badly injured that he was unable to talk to police about it until more than a month later.Ware, 40, of Stroud Road, Gloucester, had been convicted by a jury last month of wounding Mr...

Mobile speed camera locations revealed for Gloucestershire

July 31, 2015, 10:29 am

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The location of mobile speed cameras in Gloucestershire for August has been revealed.The Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership operates Mobile speed detection vans operate at more than 80 sites across the county and prioritise site activity by examining speed and accident data including intelligence received from communities.In an effort to reduce speeding in areas across the county, the priority sites are advertised each month.Visits to the other sites will continue but emphasis will be...