Avon and Somerset Police say they are seeking witnesses after a number of cars were damaged in the Patchway area. The incidents happened on Monday lunchtime (20th May) between midday and 12.45pm in Rodway Road. Police believe that a man, who was dressed in a black top and black trousers, damaged the vehicles, which were parked outside a row of
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Special Constables from Avon and Somerset Police were brought in to help enforce traffic restrictions on Highwood Road in a targeted operation that took place last Friday The road has been closed to traffic, except for buses, taxis and bicycles, between its junctions with Durban Road and Coniston Road, since October 2012. Drivers were given a month to get used
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Avon and Somerset Police say they have arrested two people after a man died at a property in Willow Close, Patchway, in the early hours of this morning (Monday 21st January). Police crime scene investigators remained at the scene this afternoon (see photo above). In a statement released to The Journal, police said: “At around 5:35am we were informed by
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Local residents, community groups, businesses and victims of crime will all get the chance to have their say on the first Police and Crime Plan for Avon and Somerset when Commissioner Sue Mountstevens makes a return visit to Patchway next month. The newly-elected Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) first visited Patchway last December to to learn first hand about the
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Avon and Somerset Police are appealing for witnesses and information following an altercation in Patchway last night that has left a man critically ill in hospital. At around 2:15am on Tuesday (25th December), police were called to Cedar Close. Two men had been involved in a verbal altercation that then turned physical. A 29-year-old man remains in Frenchay hospital in
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Sue Mountstevens, the newly-elected Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Avon and Somerset, visited Patchway last Friday (7th December) to learn first hand about the work being carried out by Southern Brooks Community Partnership (SBCP). This visit was part of a whistle stop tour of South Gloucestershire, during which Ms Mountstevens also met the area’s District Commander, Chief Superintendent Sarah
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Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision between a pedestrian and a van in north Bristol at the weekend. The incident was reported at about 11:35pm on Saturday (1st December) when a Royal Mail lorry was in collision with a pedestrian on the A38 at Patchway. The vehicle was travelling in the direction of Aztec West, heading towards Bristol,
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Police officers in Patchway have been carrying out door-to-door enquiries at The Parade, Coniston Road as part of their investigations into an incident in which a firework was thrown into one of the shops. It happened at about 5:30pm last night (Wednesday 31st October), while a family with a three-year-old girl were in the store. Although the father tried to
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Police are appealing for help to catch thieves who stole cash from a 92-year-old woman’s home in Stoke Lodge, Patchway. It happened at about 1pm yesterday, Thursday 18th October, in the Stoke Lane/Amberley Road area. The lady was taking an afternoon nap when two men came into her home through an unlocked door and took the cash from her bag.
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Police are appealing to the public for witnesses and information following an armed robbery in Patchway this afternoon (Wednesday 17th October). At around 1:50pm a man entered Boots the Opticians (formerly Dolland & Aitchison) on Coniston Road and threatened staff with a bladed instrument whilst demanding money. The man made off with cash from the store. Officers investigating this incident would
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