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Boy charged after death of girl, nine

A boy has been charged with murder following the death of a nine-year-old girl in Weston-super-Mare. The 15-year-old has been remanded and will appear at Bristol Magistrates’ Court today (Wednesday…

Family fighting for justice for Eddie Kinuthia

The mother of a murdered teenager has issued a powerful plea for justice as the family prepare to mark what would have been Eddie King Muthemba Kinuthia’s 20th birthday. Eddie…

Witness appeal linked to rape investigation

Father jailed for life after killing son

A 27-year-old man who was found guilty of killing his two-week-old son has been given a life sentence. Daniel Gunter, of no fixed address, was found guilty in July of…

New partnership helps police protect victims targeted by fraudsters in gift card scams

Avon and Somerset Police have identified and supported a number of fraud victims thanks to a new partnership with supermarkets designed to help prevent scams. Fraud Protect Officers launched the…

Taking a stand against drug dealing to make east Bristol streets safer

Neighbourhood policing teams in east Bristol made multiple arrests in early September for offences related to drug crime. These arrests follow an increase in high-visibility patrols in the area to…

Increased police presence in Bristol to tackle unlicensed music events

There will be an increased and highly-visible policing presence in and around Bristol city centre today with officers taking proportionate action in response to unlicensed music events, open drug use,…

Updated statement on response to major incident after explosion at property

The following statement has been read to the press by Superintendent Matt Ebbs: At about 6.17am, we received a call to attend a domestic-related incident at a residential address in Sterncourt Road. Officers were sent to the…

Ten arrests in North Somerset towns during shoplifting and drugs crackdown

A local operation targeting shoplifting and drug supply resulted in 10 arrests in Portishead, Weston-super-Mare, Cleeve and Nailsea in the space of five days. As part of ongoing efforts to…

Peer pressure, loyalty and safer choices: Police launch new knife crime film

Avon and Somerset Police is marking a national week of action to tackle knife crime (18–24 May) with the launch of a powerful new film produced for secondary schoolchildren. The 15-minute short film was commissioned for Blunt Truth, the police’s long-running knife crime prevention programme in…