With the advancements of modern technology and the rise in cybercrime, it’s proving more difficult to keep yourself safe online. The UK had the highest number of cybercrime victims per million internet users in 2022, with the most common cyber threat in the UK being phishing. This is the advice of Cheltenham Police: To protect […]
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Appeal for information to locate wanted man
A man is being wanted in connection with multiple breaches of a restraining order. Aaron Collins, aged 30, previously lived in Gloucester is described as being 5ft 10ins tall, of a stocky build, light brown hair with a beard and tattoos on his arms and neck. He is known to frequent areas: Birmingham, the West […]
18-Year-Old Dies Following Stabbing in Ipswich
An 18-year-old man was stabbed to death in Ipswich yesterday afternoon. Two male suspects were spotted leaving the scene are believed to be involved in the assault. “This was a brazen attack in the town centre which will have caused great distress to anyone who witnessed it,” Detective Chief Inspector Matthew Connick said, believing this […]
Dog Attack on Cleeve Hill
A woman suffered puncture wounds and bruising after she was attacked by a Staffordshire bull terrier on Cleeve Hill in Cheltenham last Thursday. The bull terrier approached the woman, who was walking her dogs around 7:30 and 8am between the golf club and wash pool, before it became aggressive and tried to attack them. Multiple […]
Image of stag do suspect released as public urged to come forward and identify him
Police have issued CCTV images of a man they want to speak to about a mass brawl during a stag do in Cheltenham. This is in relation to a serious incident which occurred on the evening of Saturday 13 November last year when a large brawl took place at Home and Botanic Nightclub on St […]
Fury of the Fists: football fans fight outside Cheltenham pubs
By Tia Cole A violent exchange between football fans was captured from the The Miller and The Moon Under Water. The fight broke out on Bath Road where punches were exchanged between the two groups, they then dispersed and no injuries were reported to the police. Gloucestershire Constabulary have issued images of a number of […]
Witness appeal after elderly woman robbed at cash machine
A woman in her 80s has had her handbag stolen from her after she was watched taking money from a cash machine. After being seen taking money out of an ATM on Bristol road in Gloucester, the robber followed the woman to Aldi where she was going to do her shopping. The thief was in […]
How to Stay Safe: Community Alert raised in Cheltenham
Homes in Cheltenham have been targeted for several burglaries over the past week. Children’s clothing, cash, jewellery and expensive push bikes have all been snatched. Residents have come home to find a hammer on the other side of a broken back door, a rock on a bedroom floor by a smashed window, and bolt cutters […]
Police start crackdown on drink and drug driving
A campaign has been launched by Gloucestershire Police to stop drink and drug driving this December. It comes after it was revealed that Gloucestershire is the second worst region for driving under the influence, with 420 arrests in the first half of the year. The campaign will run from December 1 until January 1, and […]
Police launch operation to stop anti-social bikers
Anti-social bikers have been targeted in a police operation to keep public areas safe. The strategy named “Operation Endurance” was re-launched after a surge in reports of anti-social behaviour involving bikes and scooters, including one report of an elderly woman being knocked over. Police will be conducting high visibility patrols in hotspot locations, including areas […]