Archive: 2026
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Behind the Nominations: Clare Ball
From part‑time van driver and single mum to respected Detective Inspector, Clare’s path into policing is anything but ordinary, and everything about it shows why she’s been nominated for an Outstanding Policing Award for Leadership.
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Men remanded into custody after robbery
The two men are charged with robbing a woman in her sixties of gold necklaces on a Taunton street on Monday 27 April.
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Man jailed for dragging woman from street
Mitchell Lee Rogers forced the woman - a stranger to him - from the street in Henbury in an attack described in court as "utterly horrific" and "chilling".
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Former officer pleads guilty to harassment and wasting police time
Jack Wood, 32, resigned from Avon and Somerset Police in January 2026.
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Police car responding to emergency involved in collision
A police officer and a member of the public have since been discharged from hospital following the incident in South Gloucestershire on Tuesday (28 April)
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Former police officer charged with harassment and stalking offences
A former police officer has been charged following an investigation by our Professional Standards Department.
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Taunton robberies – two arrested
The men are in custody after a woman in her nineties and another in her sixties had jewellery snatched from them on the street on Monday 27 April.
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Family pay tribute to ‘talented and creative’ Ella who died in RTC caused by two men’s dangerous driving
Ella Cook died in April 2023 after a collision caused by Alfie Cook and Lewis Glasby.
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Thousands of cigarettes, vapes and tobacco seized in clampdown on shops
Avon and Somerset Police officers, Bristol City Council’s Trading Standards officials, His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), and the Home Office were involved in a day of action targeting criminality and exploitation.
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Appeal to reunite bicycles with owners in Bristol
The bikes, which are suspected to have been stolen and dumped to avoid being tracked, were found in Brislington on Thursday 17 April.