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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Police are asking residents of the Stokes to be mindful of their home security following a number of recent burglaries in the area. A total of five burglaries have been reported to have occurred at properties on Hambrook Lane in Stoke Gifford, Dorcas Avenue in Stoke Gifford, Bibury Avenue in Stoke Lodge and Bush Avenue in Little Stoke, all between
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Police are appealing for information, following an attempted burglary in Little Stoke. The incident happened at about 10.30pm on Saturday 21st September in Tetbury Close. Two men tried unsuccessfully to force entry into the front of the property. They then entered the property via a rear door and threatened the occupants and demanded cash and jewellery but left empty-handed. The
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Archie Flook, the new PCSO for Stoke Gifford and Little Stoke, has finished his training and tutoring and is now fully active within the local neighbourhood beat area. He is keen to establish a good relationship with the community and “make himself known” to local residents so that people will feel comfortable approaching him with any issues or concerns they
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A man has been arrested and suspected stolen property recovered after police stopped a car in Stoke Giford this morning (Friday 19th April). Officers patrolling the area spotted a blue Citroen Picasso suspected of being involved in a number of recent incidents in which items have been stolen from vehicles. When they attempted to stop the car on Coldharbour Lane,
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Police are appealing for witnesses after three men used hammers to smash their way into a Stoke Gifford pensioner’s home and steal a large amount of cash. The incident, in the Elizabeth Crescent area, happened on Wednesday 20th February at about 6.50pm. The victim, a man in his seventies, had been saving up the cash as a charity donation. During
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Police are urging people to be alert and check on vulnerable elderly relatives and friends after a spate of distraction burglaries at senior citizens’ homes in the past week, including one in Little Stoke. On Tuesday 18th December, between 7pm and 7.15pm, a man claiming to be a police officer called on a 92-year-old man in Kingsway, Little Stoke. He kept
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Parish councillors in Stoke Gifford have raised concerns over policing levels after it emerged that the local beat team currently has just one member of staff on active duty. A meeting of the Community Engagement Forum in March was told by Chief Inspector Mark Evans that beat manager PC Julie Rudyard was currently the sole officer covering Stoke Gifford because
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Police are appealing for information following a high value burglary at a house in Beaufort Crescent, Stoke Gifford, between 10am and 5.30pm on Friday 6th April. Thieves smashed a patio window with a rock to gain access to the property and stole a significant amount of high value gold jewellery, watches, cash in Sterling, Euros and Iranian currency and personal
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