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Keeping weapons off the streets

This week we are engaged in Operation Sceptre, an intensified focus on enforcement, education and engagement around knife crime.

Prevention 17 May 2022
Free Datatag security marking to be offered at rural crime prevention event

The Avon and Somerset Police Rural Affairs Unit (RAU) is reminding rural residents of the importance of marking agricultural vehicles and equipment to make them less attractive to thieves.

Prevention 26 Apr 2022
Phone users urged to be aware of fake WhatsApp message scam

Fraudsters tend to pretend to be the child of the victim and ask for money to be urgently sent to a different bank account.

Prevention 08 Mar 2022
Warning issued following increase in catalytic converter thefts

We’re urging motorists to take steps to protect their vehicles.

Prevention 21 Jan 2022
Victim who lost thousands in cryptocurrency scam shares story to raise awareness

Tom, who is in his 30s and from Weston-super-Mare, fell victim to a professional fraudster and lost Bitcoin worth a six-figure sum.

Prevention 20 Jan 2022
Romance fraud awareness campaign launched after millions lost in scams last year

Romance fraud cases worth £2.4million were reported in Avon and Somerset last year but the true figure is likely to be much higher.

Prevention 10 Jan 2022
Alert over burglars targeting jewellery

Please call if you see anyone acting suspiciously at a neighbour's property

Prevention 30 Dec 2021
Closure order granted for Bristol property linked to drug offences

Officers attended 35 Cranmore Crescent, in the Southmead area of Bristol, on multiple occasions in response to concerns about drug related offending and anti-social behaviour

Prevention 11 Aug 2021
New partnership helps police protect victims targeted by fraudsters in gift card scams

We are working with supermarkets to help stop people falling victim to scams where fraudsters ask would-be victims to buy them gift cards.

Prevention 20 Jul 2021
Hotels successfully trained to spot the signs of child sexual exploitation

Ten of 11 Bridgwater hotels refused to let out a room to one of our plain clothed officers who visited with a volunteer police cadet

Prevention 14 Jun 2019