Avon and Somerset Police say they have charged a 26-year-old man with 24 counts of arson following a series of arson attacks on vehicles in north Bristol earlier this month. The attacks happened in the Stoke Gifford, Little Stoke, Patchway and Bradley Stoke areas in the early hours of Sunday 3rd April.
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Police are investigating a robbery in which a teenager had his electric bike stolen in Stoke Gifford. The victim, a 16-year-old boy, had advertised his bike for sale and arranged to meet up with someone who wanted to buy it. On meeting the ‘buyer’, he was assaulted and robbed of the bike
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Detectives investigating a series of vehicle fires in north Bristol last weekend have made two arrests. A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of arson yesterday (Friday 8th April), while a 14-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of the same offence this afternoon (Saturday 9th April). Around 25 vehicles were damaged in just over 3 hours.
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Detectives investigating a series of arson attacks on vehicles in north Bristol in the early hours of yesterday (Sunday 3rd April) have renewed an appeal for information. An initial review of CCTV footage from the area suggests that two people were responsible for the attacks, however the police stress that they are still keen to hear from local residents.
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The police and fire services are investigating after up to 20 vehicles were deliberately set on fire overnight in the Stokes and Patchway areas. The incident locations include New Road and Gatcombe Drive in Stoke Gifford, the Rolls-Royce site in Patchway, the car park at Little Stoke Park and the car park of the Jubilee Centre, Bradley Stoke.
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Police officers are currently investigating a suspicious incident that happened in Little Stoke on Wednesday 16th June. At approximately 6pm, a man driving a work van approached a 12-year-old girl in the Hawkesley Drive area. The girl immediately returned home and informed her family who reported it to the police.
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Police are warning Stoke Gifford residents to make sure their cars and vans are locked when unattended following a spate of vehicle crime in the area. Several CCTV clips posted on social media show two or three individuals walking along roads, usually around midnight, “trying the doors” of parked vehicles.
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Police have issued a CCTV image in an appeal for witnesses and information following a knifepoint robbery at the McColl’s convenience store in Kingsway, Little Stoke. It happened at about 7.45am on Wednesday 3rd February 2021.
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Police are investigating a burglary in which three ferrets were stolen from a rescue sanctuary run out of private premises in Stoke Gifford. The ferrets, two males and one female, were taken from an outbuilding at the back of a property in Balmoral Close.
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Following a report in our September magazine that thousands of pounds of malicious damage had been caused to sport and leisure equipment in Meade Park, the Journal can reveal that six young people suspected of being involved have effectively been banned from the park.
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