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Dementia Action Week: Police and fire partnership strengthens dementia safeguarding
Families and carers of people living with dementia are being encouraged to register for a free safeguarding scheme which to helps protect vulnerable people both at home and in the community..
Prevention 18 May 2026 -
Peer pressure, loyalty and safer choices: Police launch new knife crime film
The 15-minute short film will be shown to schoolchildren during Blunt Truth workshops – our knife crime prevention programme in collaboration with the NHS.
Prevention 18 May 2026 -
Woman jailed for attempted murder in Bristol
Alina Burns has been jailed for attempted murder following a Counter Terrorism Policing South West investigation into an incident in Bedminster last summer.
In Court 15 May 2026 -
CCTV appeal after cyclist hurt in fail-to-stop collision
We are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a fail-to-stop collision involving a cyclist on the A372 near Bridgwater.
Appeals 15 May 2026 -
CCTV appeal linked to Bedminster shop theft
We are releasing a CCTV image of a man we would like to speak to in relation to a shop theft on Friday 3 April.
Appeals 15 May 2026 -
Men in court after burglaries
Between them the two men from Bristol are charged with offences across our area, including burglary, vehicle theft and driving offences.
In Court 15 May 2026 -
Behind The Nomination: Charis Abraham
From a career change “on a whim” to leading major investigations, Charis’s story shows what saying yes to something new can achieve.
Good News 15 May 2026 -
Man comes forward after CCTV appeal
Several people contacted us with information after we issued an appeal about an assault in Bath last month.
Good News 14 May 2026 -
Man jailed for rape and sexual assault of two children
Callum Waterhouse, from Nelson in Wales, has been jail for 16 years for nine offences against two children.
In Court 13 May 2026 -
Witness appeal after Burnham-on-Sea public order incident
An altercation between two men occurred before a third arrived in a car park off Berrow Road on Saturday 9 May.
Appeals 13 May 2026