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Shepton Motorists May Get An extra Valentines Day Card
Avon and Somerset Police have announced a unique Crime Prevention measure which might, momentarily at least, make your heart go bumpity bump! Valentines cards will be sent out to the registered keepers of vehicles which are identified as being vulnerable to thieves. Officers in Shepton Mallet, as well as in other areas such as Chard, Somerset, Wincanton, Yeovil, Frome and Street, will be on the look out for vulnerable... -
Would you pay for a safer Shepton?
Avon and Somerset Police Authority are inviting people in the area to have their say on the policing part of council tax, in an online survey. There are just six days left to have your say on matters relating to the proposed council tax freeze, which the Authority's Chair, â¨Dr Peter Heffer warns could be storing up trouble for the future. Dr Heffer said "The freeze sounds good on paper but is actually... -
Is antisocial or nuisance behaviour a problem in Shepton Mallet? Police advice to the community
Avon and Somerset Police are reiterating that nuisance or 'antisocial' behavior is unacceptable. Police are reminding us about the '101' number we can now dial for non urgent matters, and point out that non-emergency does not mean that the issues reported will not be taken seriously. "We will listen, take action and let you know what is being done to address the issue" say police in a statement in their latest... -
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Shepton Mallet Crime Report
Here is the latest Crime News from Avon and Somerset Police: On the night of the 15th-16th December, between 22:15 and 09:00 thieves broke into an outside shed at Cranmore Hall, All Hallows School (East Cranmore, Shepton Mallet). A hedge cutter and strimmer were taken. Between 17:00 and 10:30 on the night of the 18th-19th December, a thief or thieves gained entry to the front garden of a property in Board Cross (Shepton... -
Drink Driving Arrests, and other Crime News from Shepton Mallet
Across Somerset around 140 people have been arrested for drink driving this month in an operation that has seen nearly 8000 drivers stopped and checked. In a move to exploit new technology, Police have launched their new 81819 text service in which people can bring drink drivers to their attention. The calls go through to the control room and are treated the same as 999 calls. So far though, in comparison to the...
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Police Issue Last-Minute Advice To Glastonbury Festival Goers
Last-minute advice is being offered to fans packing for the eagerly-awaited 2011 Glastonbury Festival. Every year Avon and Somerset Police work closely with the festival organisers to ensure that festival-goers have a fun, hassle-free and crime-free festival. This year police will be helping festival-goers stay safe through to the end of the festival by releasing crime stats, safety tips and news via Twitter, text messages and... -
Shepton Mallet PIN Fraud attempt is repeated elsewhere:
Police are warning us to keep our PIN numbers safe. This follows a theft of a bag from a hospital, following which, the owner received a call asking for her PIN number! A similar crime occurred last year when a bag was taken from an office in Shepton Mallet. The owner then also received a call from someone pretending to be from her bank. On this occasion, the owner of the bag did give her PIN, thinking it related to... -
Shepton Mallet Corsa Thefts: Suspects Arrested
Following a report that thieves around Shepton Mallet had been targeting Vauxhall Corsa cars a Police report states that two men from the Frome and Shepton Mallet area have been arrested. â¨â¨At just after 8pm on Wednesday February 16 a Vauxhall Corsa was reported stolen from Lower Keyford in Frome. The vehicle was later spotted and stopped by Police in Frome, and two men ran from the car. Following... -
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Shepton Mallet Crime News
A Vauxhall Corsa has been stolen from a driveway in Home Fields, in Shepton Mallet. On the night of the 17th-18th January the car, which was fully secured, was broken into and taken away. Some time between 8th and the 20th January thieves broke into a metal shed in Finch Close, Shepton Mallet. Having forced their way into the shed, which is in the garden of a domestic property, thieves got away with a number of items including... -
Drink and Drug Driving figures hit ‘New all time low’ for Shepton Mallet force area, say Police
A majority of drivers in Avon and Somerset, Shepton Mallet's force area, are being praised by police. Operation Tonic, which was launched in 2002, is a month long campaign in which the Police deliver the loud and clear message, "Leave the car behind if you intend to drink". Before Christmas, Police made headlines with their tongue in cheek offer of 'accommodation' for those who choose to drink and drive, describing...
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Good advice from the blues there! All seems quiet on the roads, which is a good thing for us...