Detectives investigating a series of arson attacks on vehicles in north Bristol in the early hours of yesterday (Sunday 3rd April) have renewed an appeal for information. An initial review of CCTV footage from the area suggests that two people were responsible for the attacks, however the police stress that they are still keen to hear from local residents.
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The police and fire services are investigating after up to 20 vehicles were deliberately set on fire overnight in the Stokes and Patchway areas. The incident locations include New Road and Gatcombe Drive in Stoke Gifford, the Rolls-Royce site in Patchway, the car park at Little Stoke Park and the car park of the Jubilee Centre, Bradley Stoke.
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Police officers are currently investigating a suspicious incident that happened in Little Stoke on Wednesday 16th June. At approximately 6pm, a man driving a work van approached a 12-year-old girl in the Hawkesley Drive area. The girl immediately returned home and informed her family who reported it to the police.
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Police are warning Stoke Gifford residents to make sure their cars and vans are locked when unattended following a spate of vehicle crime in the area. Several CCTV clips posted on social media show two or three individuals walking along roads, usually around midnight, “trying the doors” of parked vehicles.
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Police have issued a CCTV image in an appeal for witnesses and information following a knifepoint robbery at the McColl’s convenience store in Kingsway, Little Stoke. It happened at about 7.45am on Wednesday 3rd February 2021.
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Police are investigating a burglary in which three ferrets were stolen from a rescue sanctuary run out of private premises in Stoke Gifford. The ferrets, two males and one female, were taken from an outbuilding at the back of a property in Balmoral Close.
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Following a report in our September magazine that thousands of pounds of malicious damage had been caused to sport and leisure equipment in Meade Park, the Journal can reveal that six young people suspected of being involved have effectively been banned from the park.
Continue readingPolice are asking residents of the Stokes to be mindful of their home security following a number of recent burglaries in the area. A total of five burglaries have been reported to have occurred at properties on Hambrook Lane in Stoke Gifford, Dorcas Avenue in Stoke Gifford, Bibury Avenue in Stoke Lodge and Bush Avenue in Little Stoke, all between
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Police are appealing for information, following an attempted burglary in Little Stoke. The incident happened at about 10.30pm on Saturday 21st September in Tetbury Close. Two men tried unsuccessfully to force entry into the front of the property. They then entered the property via a rear door and threatened the occupants and demanded cash and jewellery but left empty-handed. The
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Archie Flook, the new PCSO for Stoke Gifford and Little Stoke, has finished his training and tutoring and is now fully active within the local neighbourhood beat area. He is keen to establish a good relationship with the community and “make himself known” to local residents so that people will feel comfortable approaching him with any issues or concerns they
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