Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision in Bradley Stoke in which a cyclist suffered multiple injuries. The incident took place at approximately 7.35am yesterday (Wednesday 17th August) on the roundabout junction with Savages Wood Road and Bradley Stoke Way (near Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre). A car, believed to be a burgundy Mercedes A-Class, drove out of Savages Wood
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Police helicopter deployed in vehicle pursuit that ended in Bradley Stoke
The deployment of the police helicopter over Bradley Stoke for around half-an-hour last night (Wednesday 8th June) was connected with a vehicle pursuit which had started nearly two hours earlier in Thornbury. The helicopter was first seen circling over the The Common East area of Bradley Stoke at around 9pm, before gradually moving down to the south of the town, where
Continue readingPolice issue description of burglary suspect
Police have issued a description of a man they’d like to trace following three overnight burglaries in Bradley Stoke. Between Tuesday 12th April and Thursday 14th April, there have been three incidents – two in Great Meadow Road (as reported yesterday by The Journal) and the third in Breaches Gate. In all the incidents, the residents were at home asleep at the
Continue readingHomeowner threatened during early morning burglary in Bradley Stoke
Police are warning householders in Bradley Stoke to make sure their properties are secure following two burglaries on Great Meadow Road last night (Wednesday 13th/Thursday 14th April), including one in which the homeowner was threatened by an intruder. The first incident is reported to have taken place just after 4.30am at a property on Great Meadow Road. A male gained
Continue readingCriminal damage and anti-social behaviour in Baileys Court area on Friday 13th
PC Jamie Shiels of the Bradley Stoke beat team has issued the following appeal for information following recent incidents in Bradley Stoke: “On Friday 13th November, around midnight, there were a few incidents of anti-social behaviour and criminal damage around Baileys Court and Huckley Way in Bradley Stoke.” “If you have any information in regards to these incidents, please contact either PC
Continue readingEmergency services deal with overturned car on Brook Way
The emergency services were called to attend a road traffic incident on Brook Way, Bradley Stoke this afternoon (Thursday 1st October) in which a car flipped over near the junction with Merryweather Close. Police and paramedics attended the scene at around 1.30pm and found a red VW Polo lying on its roof and causing an obstruction to southbound traffic. A police spokesperson
Continue readingWitness appeal following assault in Palmers Leaze – Man charged with attempted murder
Police want to trace a female motorist who came to the aid of a woman being seriously assaulted outside a house in Palmers Leaze, Bradley Stoke, at around 1pm on Monday (10th August). The Good Samaritan was driving a blue car and is described as having dark hair and speaking with a foreign accent. Avon and Somerset Police say they would like
Continue readingAftershave clue to sexual assault in Bradley Stoke
Detectives believe the distinctive smell of a men’s aftershave could be an important clue in their hunt for a sex attacker in Bradley Stoke. They say they want to hear from anyone in the Bradley Stoke area who knows a man who wears Paco Rabanne 1 Million – the perfume the attacker’s victim, a 22-year-old woman, has identified. Detective Inspector
Continue readingPolice investigate sexual assault in Bradley Stoke nature reserve
Avon and Somerset Police say they are investigating reports of a serious sexual assault in the Bradley Stoke area on Saturday night, 6th June. The incident happened at about 11.45pm when a 22-year-old woman, who was on her way home from a night out, was attacked in an area of the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve described by police as being
Continue readingBurglary victim spurred to form NHW group
A Bradley Stoke man has formed a Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) group in the hope of encouraging people to “look out for each other” after his home was stripped bare of valuable items while he and his family were away on holiday last August. Recounting the moment when the family discovered they had been burgled, Andrew Tancock, of Snowberry Close, said:
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