Police shift focus to city centre knife crime
CRACKING down on knife crime is being made a priority by Gloucester city centre police in the wake of a double stabbing over the Easter weekend.Two men arrested by police investigating incidents at...
View ArticleTeenager could be locked up for shooting girlfriend with air...
A TEENAGER who punctured his girlfriend's lung when he shot her with a 'lethal' air rifle has been warned he could be locked up.The 16-year-old, from Matson, was convicted by jurors at Gloucester Crown...
View ArticleVIDEO: Route taken by Cheltenham Promenade sex attacker
DETAILS have been released tracking the movements of a sex attacker before he assaulted a 24-year-old woman in Cheltenham's Promenade.Police highlighted the suspect's journey in a bid to jog people's...
View ArticleTime up for dangerous Gloucester immigrant now facing deportation
VIOLENT immigrant Peter Pavlisin is one step closer to being booted out of the country after Immigration Minister and Forest of Dean MP Mark Harper said his deportation was 'very likely'.Pavlisin, 23,...
View ArticleKnifepoint robber tells homeowner: "I'm the wallet...
A NIGHTIME knock at the door led to a terrifying ordeal when a man was robbed at knifepoint by a 'wallet inspector'.The 26-year-old victim was at home in Lea Walk, Brockworth when he heard a knock on...
View ArticleCriminal feud led to Tredworth shooting, police believe
A CRIMINAL feud led to the shooting of two innocent brothers, police believe.As officers investigating the shotgun attack in Falkner Street, Tredworth, on Tuesday confirmed it was a case of mistaken...
View ArticleWomen won't be put off partying in Cheltenham despite Promenade...
YOUNG women say they will not be put off partying in Cheltenham despite a terrifying sex attack on a 24-year-old.The woman was assaulted near the taxi-rank in the Promenade on Easter Monday between...
View ArticleVictim of Tredworth shooting will need surgery to 'rebuild' his...
ONE of the victims of a shooting in Tredworth will need reconstructive surgery to rebuild part of his arm.The 46-year-old was blasted with a shotgun on the doorstep of a house in Falkner Street on...
View ArticlePolice carry out drugs raid in Lipson Road, Hester's Way
A 32-year-old man has been arrested following a police drugs swoop at a home in Hester's Way, Cheltenham, this morning. The man was arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis following the raid in...
View ArticleEx-policeman left with broken ribs and fractured wrist after...
FORMER policeman Brian Lawrence was left with broken ribs and a fractured wrist by a mugger in Kingsholm.The 61-year-old said he had lost confidence in going out alone since he was attacked while...
View ArticleThieves take four off-road bikes from British championship event...
THIEVES got away with off-road motorcycles worth thousands from a British championship event near Nailsworth at the weekend.Three Husqvarna enduro machines and a Jotagas trials bike were stolen from...
View ArticleGang of three punch and rob man of iPod Touch in Stroud
Police are appealing for information after an 18 year old man was robbed in Stroud. Three men approached the victim at around 10.15pm on Sunday April 7 as he walked along Middle Road in the town. One...
View ArticleMan assaulted in Promenade
AN 18-year-old man from Cheltenham was assaulted while walking along the Promenade in the early hours of last Saturday morning. The man was walking along the Promenade along around 4am when he was...
View ArticleBarnwood teenager speaks out after hit and run on zebra crossing
TEENAGER Lydia Allen says a driver who hit her on a pedestrian crossing and drove off could have killed a smaller child.The 18-year-old was left in agonising pain and was unable to walk for two weeks...
View ArticleA new project is being set up today to tackle gang culture in...
A new initiative led by police is set to revolutionise the approach to gangs in Gloucester.The aim is to reduce the number of youngsters involved in gangs by offering support to those who are or may be...
View ArticleSex attacker – search continues
A MANHUNT is still under way for a man suspected of carrying out a sexual assault in Cheltenham's Promenade.A 24-year-old woman was attacked in the busy street, near the main taxi rank in the early...
View ArticleFive men bailed over Tredworth double shooting
FIVE men arrested after the shooting of two brothers in Tredworth have been bailed by police.Armed officers made the arrests in Barton Street and on the A38 in Quedgeley on Saturday.Three Gloucester...
View ArticleThomas Dolan locked up for robbery - a month after being rewarded...
TEENAGER Thomas Dolan was rewarded for catching a thief – but was locked up for robbery himself within a month.Judge William Hart praised 19-year-old Dolan's public-spirited actions and ordered that he...
View ArticlePolice seek Angry Birds jumper man to help with Cheltenham...
POLICE investigating an assault in Cheltenham have released CCTV images of a man wearing what's thought to be an 'Angry Birds' jumper who may be able to help with their enquiries.The assault happened...
View ArticleStroud shopkeeper jailed for selling illegal tobacco
A shopkeeper from Stroud has pleaded guilty to supplying illegal tobacco products to Gloucestershire residents. Following an investigation by Gloucestershire County Council's Trading Standards service,...
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