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Operation clamps down on illegal tobacco trade
Avon and Somerset Police, North Somerset Council’s Trading Standards officials and HMRC visited 13 retailers in North Somerset over two days of action last week (11-12 August).
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Witness appeal following robbery on railway path
The victim, who is a boy in his late-teens, had a bicycle stolen from him by a group of unknown individuals during the incident that happened on Wednesday 12 August.
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Witness appeal following fatal collision in Bridgwater
We were called to a collision involving a pedestrian and a van in Barhams Close at around 6.30am on Monday 17 August.
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Witness appeal following fail to stop collision
A cyclist was injured when he was involved in a collision with a vehicle which failed to stop in Pen Park Road, Southmead, on Thursday 6 August.
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Man jailed for possessing thousands of indecent images of children
Josh Scott, 36, from Hanham, in South Gloucestershire, was sentenced on Thursday 13 August.
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Man jailed for nine-and-a-half years for causing death by dangerous driving
Matthew McGrath was speeding and driving after consuming alcohol when he crashed a car in Weston-super-Mare in August 2024.
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Celebrating the best of policing and public service
August's Force Awards celebrated the exceptional achievements of our officers, staff and members of the public.
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Body found in search for missing 18-year-old George
George Smyth was last seen in November 2025 when he travelled to Romania on holiday.
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Further arrests as man remains in critical condition after Avonmouth incident last month
Two people have been charged as part of our enquiries and a further four arrested after ship workers were injured in Richmond Terrace on Friday 31 July.
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Final men sentenced as part of £2.2m money laundering investigation
Four people have been convicted after a South West Regional Organised Crime Unit investigation into money laundering through Post Office branches in Bristol and Gloucestershire.