Stolen goods seized from a house in Gloucester
It's been another busy night for Gloucester police. This time the team have been tracking down tools which were stolen from a vehicle. It looks like quite a bit of hardware was found at an address in...
View ArticleTwo Rodborough homes hit by thieves in the same week
Officers are appealing for information after two houses were broken into in Rodborough in Stroud in the past week.The burglaries happened between the afternoon of Saturday, August 1 and the morning of...
View ArticleDrug dealer caught red-handed by police outside Gloucester home...
A Gloucester drug dealer was caught red-handed by police officers outside his own home, where there were two young children, a court heard.David Sestak, 28, of Vauxhall Road, Gloucester was jailed for...
View ArticleCarphone Warehouse reports 2.4m customers hacked
Personal details of up to 2.4 million Carphone Warehouse customers has been taken in a cyber-attack.The firm said up to 90,000 customers may have had their encrypted credit card details accessed as...
View ArticleKnife found in car of motorist caught over the drink drive limit...
A driver spent a night in the cells after being caught driving over the drink drive limit. Glos Road Police tweeted that the driver had failed to stop in Gloucester and when they caught up with him had...
View ArticlePolice crackdown on speeding in Gloucester
Police have been cracking down on speeders near Gloucester this weekend after finding motorists going almost twice the speed limit in some places - and have sent the pictures to prove it.Yesterday an...
View ArticleLane closed after accident on A40 roundabout in Gloucester
One lane is blocked after a collision on the A40 in Gloucester. Two vehicles have collided on the northern bypass roundabout, joining with the A417 next to Over. No injuries have been reported but...
View ArticleHelp us find Scrumpty vandals Gloucester
The teenage vandals wanted for damaging one of Gloucester's treasured Scrumptys are still being sought by police – but need your help to identify them. Police have released stills and a video of the...
View ArticleWeekly bin collections coming back to Barton?
Barton and Tredworth may get weekly bin collections back to combat litter and flytipping.Rubbish piling the streets has become a regular complaint by residents who claim it has become a health hazard...
View ArticleTeenager from Gloucester stabbed her dad after he caught her...
A teenager from Gloucester potentially faces a spell behind bars after stabbing her father when he caught her smoking, a court has heard.The girl under 16, who cannot be named for legal reasons,...
View ArticleBoy wielding 12-inch knife in Eastgate Street avoids jail
The teenager who sparked alarm after being spotted brandishing a 12-inch kitchen knife in Gloucester city centre has apologised for his actions in court.Gloucester's Youth Court was told how the...
View ArticleMum's anger after taking mentally disabled son to see his sex...
Salesman Kelvin Adams has been jailed for sexually assaulting a mentally disabled schoolboy.A jury convicted Adams of Massey Avenue, Gloucester on Thursday on six counts of sexually assaulting the...
View ArticlePolice find cash and £40,000 worth of class A drugs at...
Police who raided a convicted drug dealer's Gloucester home found a heroin rock and £2,285 in his pocket, a further £8,000 in cash and £40,000 of Class A drugs hidden around the house, a court was...
View ArticleMore than 150 traveller camping spots needed by 2031 in...
As a Minsterworth travelling campsite is given permission to stay indefinitely, officials predict the region will need to provide more than 150 spots for families in the years to come.Permission was...
View ArticleGloucester residents debate weekly rubbish collections
Questions have been raised about the future of rubbish collections in Gloucester as residents clamour to have weekly pick-ups.Since the Citizen's report on Monday revealed weekly collections may return...
View ArticleGloucestershire traffic and travel: Quiet but roadworks may cause...
Traffic is relatively light this morning thanks to the summer holidays but a number of roadworks may cause problems.The A4019 Swindon Road has been reported busy in Cheltenham but moving between Royal...
View ArticleNewent murder investigation: Woman arrested over 43-year-old...
A 51-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was found in a house.Police were called to the new-build home in Newent, at 10.40pm on Wednesday where they discovered...
View ArticleQuedgeley businessman jailed for using hidden camera to film...
A businessman who used a secret camera to film a woman and two teenage girls taking showers was caught when his son found the videos on his computer, a court heard today.John Hall, 52, of Shelduck...
View ArticleUpdate: Motorcyclist comes off Newent road, blocking route
An accident near Newent has seen the road blocked after a motorcylist came off his bike.The B4215 was blocked after the crash in Malswick at around 6pm.Police have requested extra units to manage the...
View ArticleSevern Area Rescue, Coastguard and Police called to 'man hanging...
Lifeboats from Gloucestershire were called into action to save somebody apparently hanging from the railings of the M4 bridge over the Severn Estuary.Severn Area Rescue Association at Beachley Station...
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