A 26-year-old Filton man has been charged with 24 counts of arson after vehicles with a total estimated replacement value of £400,000 were destroyed at seven locations across the Stokes and Patchway in the early hours of Sunday 3rd April. His is due to appear at Bristol Crown Court on Wednesday 25th May.
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Two town council trucks damaged in suspected arson attack
Two vehicles belonging to Bradley Stoke Town Council were severely damaged in a suspected arson attack in the early hours of Sunday 3rd April. A private vehicle parked in Sherbourne Avenue was also set alight in the early hours. The incidents are understood to account for just three of a total of 20+ vehicles damaged across north Bristol.
Continue readingCouncil’s tough talk over recovering arson repair costs comes to nought
The final cost of repairing damage caused by an arson attack earlier this year at the Beacon Play Area on Jubilee Green was just over £1,900. However, despite tough talking by the town council’s press spokesperson at the time of the incident, no independent action to recover the repair costs has been taken.
Continue readingPlay park fire damage estimated at almost £3,000
A suspected arson attack in the Beacon Play Area on Bradley Stoke’s Jubilee Green has caused damage with an estimated repair cost of almost £3,000. The damaged equipment has been taped off and replacements will be ordered.
Continue readingCouncil vehicle destroyed in suspected arson attack at Baileys Court
Thousands of pounds of damage has been caused in a suspected arson attack on storage containers located on the edge of the cricket field at the Baileys Court Activity Centre in Bradley Stoke. Fire crews from Patchway, Southmead and Soundwell attended the incident shortly after 3am on Tuesday morning (22nd July). On arrival, they found two containers well alight. The
Continue readingMan arrested in Bradley Stoke in connection with phone mast arson attacks
A 33-year-old man has been interviewed by police in connection with a series of suspected arson attacks on mobile phone masts in the Bristol area after he was arrested in Bradley Stoke in the early hours of Thursday morning (12th June). The man, from the Greater Bristol area, was arrested on suspicion of “going equipped” after his vehicle was stopped
Continue readingTwo youths held by police after three cars set ablaze in the early hours
Police have arrested two 17-year-old men in connection with a series of car and property blazes in Bradley Stoke during the early hours of Friday morning. The incidents began at 1:40am when a wheelie bin was set on fire in Saxon Way. Within the next hour three cars were set alight and other smaller fires started. Police declined to issue
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