Bath policeman assaulted - man pleads guilty

August 4, 2015, 4:26 am

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A man has been bailed after admitting assaulting a police officer.Timothy David Wilcock, 33 of Tavistock Road, Plymouth, pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer in Bath on April 17 and to using threatening or abusive words or behaviour on the same day in the city.Wilcock also pleaded guilty to a third charge of failing to surrender to custody at Bath Magistrates' Court on June 20.He will appear again at Bath Magistrates' Court on August 21 for sentencing.

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Becky Watts murder: six people appear in court

August 4, 2015, 6:58 am

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Six people have appeared in court in relation to the death of Bristol schoolgirl Becky Watts.The family of the murdered teenager were present during the proceedings at Bristol Crown Court today (Tuesday August 4).Becky's father Darren Galsworthy sat with his wife Anjie – the mother of Nathan Matthews, 28, charged with the teenager's murder together with girlfriend Shauna Hoare, 21.The pair, who have a child together, appeared via video-link for the administrative hearing.They did not enter...

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August 5, 2015, 7:49 am

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Daniel Moran, 31 of Broadway, Saltford, has been given a ten-week suspended prison sentence, a four-week curfew between the hours of 7pm and 7am and ordered to pay £200 for stealing cosmetics worth £798.77 from Boots in Keynsham and eight cans of deodorant worth £24 from Star News.Sam Cooper, 36 of Pitway Lane, Farrington Gurney, was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay £165 for damaging a Nokia Lumia 920 worth £230 and for one charge of assault by...

Man kicked wing mirrors off cars in Bath street

August 5, 2015, 7:53 am

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A Bath man has been given 200 hours community service for kicking wing mirrors off cars parked in the city.Alexander James Battrick, 21 of Wiltshire Way, Bath, caused £644.81 worth of damage to seven cars when he punched or kicked their wing mirrors off.The cars had been parked in Bay Tree Road on March 28 when the incident happened.Battrick, who pleaded guilty to the charge at Bath Magistrates' Court, was also given an eight-week curfew between the hours of 7pm and 7am, and ordered to pay...

Man banned from McDonald's following assault

August 5, 2015, 7:58 am

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A man has been banned from entering a McDonald's restaurant for two years.Louis Jay Baker, 27 or Church Square, Clutton, has been banned from the McDonald's fast food restaurant in Brislington, Bristol, until July 2017 after pleading guilty to an assault charge.The assault happened in Keynsham on July 10.Baker also pleaded guilty to destroying a LG flatscreen television, a UPVC front door, a ceiling, picture frames, a carpet, wardrobe, two snow globes, mirror, laminate flooring, a curtain pole,...

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August 8, 2015, 1:41 am

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A compulsive pornography viewer has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years after raping his sleeping disabled wife in front of their toddler.The 31-year-old Bristol man committed the offence and then watched a recording of it from a CCTV camera installed in his home.Police accidentally discovered the footage when called to the Bristol property regarding alleged domestic violence, Bristol Crown Court heard.It transpired the abuser also committed sex acts as he watched porn with his two-year-old...

Burglar tries to escape from police on a bus: regional news

August 8, 2015, 6:02 am

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A man who burgled a house and then tried to escape from police on a bus has been jailed.Jarrant Rice, 21, and an accomplice were still at the Bristol property when police officers who had been called to the house arrived.Avon and Somerset police said: "They escaped through an upstairs window and then took a bus, which was stopped by officers."Rice had jumped over a garden fence and punched a hole in a glass kitchen door to get in to the house.Once inside, he stole jewellery from a...

​Man appears in court on drug charges after mass drug raid:...

August 10, 2015, 5:36 am

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A 19-year-old man has appeared in court facing drug supply charges following a mass drug raid in Weston-super-Mare on Friday.The London man appeared before Bristol magistrates on Saturday 8 August charged with possessing heroin and cannabis with intent to supply. The magistrates granted him conditional bail, including an overnight curfew, until he appears before Bristol Crown Court next month.Four other people were arrested on Friday August 7 after police searched six addresses, but they were...

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August 12, 2015, 5:46 am

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Mr Matthew Alexander Mahony, 36 from Coronation Avenue, Bath, was ordered to pay £745 failed to identify a driver to police, who was alleged to have committed an offence.Miss Rebecca Snook, 31 of Gare Hill, Frome, was ordered to pay £205 after pleading guilty to driving at 39mph in a 30mph zone (Berkley Street, Mendip). She received three points on her licence.Mr Nicholas Elliott White, 43, of Mount Pleasant, Bradford on Avon, was ordered to pay £240 and received three points...

Roof protester avoids going to jail

August 13, 2015, 3:18 am

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A protester who brought a city centre to a standstill has been handed a two-year conditional discharge.Road and shops were forced to close in January when Tammy Dadgarnejad climbed onto the roof of the The Galleries shopping centre in Bristol.She claimed to be fighting against police corruption, and made peace signs at bemused onlookers.It took a three hour stand-off – in which people below told her to get on and jump – before police managed to talk her away from danger.Dadgernejad,...

Woman ordered to pay £200 for stealing meat from the Co-Op

August 13, 2015, 4:01 am

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A woman has been ordered to pay £200 for stealing meat from the Co-Op.Kathleen Towns, 29, initially pleased not guilty to theft and handling stolen goods in partnership with Matthew Groom on June 10, and a trial date was set.But after leaving court and being given advice, she returned and pleaded not guilty to handling stolen goods, which the prosecution accepted.Towns, of Sentry Corner, Bideford, told North Devon Magistrates that she had not understood what was going on when she pleaded...

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August 15, 2015, 3:20 am

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A man has been given nine years in jail after stamping and jumping on his victim's head.Umar Mir, 21 of Lowndes Close, Penkhull, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent.Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard Mir attacked David Plant under Stoke Railway Bridge in the early hours of the morning.He got out of a friend's car then jumped up and down on the 44-year-old before driving off.Another motorist followed the car and noted the registration, before returning to the scene to help Mr...

Keynsham man Lance Taiani jailed for cash machine crime spree

August 15, 2015, 3:59 am

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Two men responsible for a nationwide ram raiding spree have been jailed.Lance Taiani, 29, of Station Road, Keynsham was jailed for three years four months at Maidstone Crown Court and his co-accused, Paul O'Shea, 32, of St David's Crescent, Bristol, received four years. O'Shea already had a record for burglary and robbery.Over an eight-month period in 2013 the criminal pair carried out 14 raids on cash machines stealing £130,000 and causing £143,000 worth of damage.Both pleaded...

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August 16, 2015, 3:01 am

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Kurt Anthony Butler, 22 of Hazel Grove, Midsomer Norton, was ordered to pay £390 for pleading guilty to using abusive or insulting words or behaviour in Paulton on April 18.Benjamin Steven Ross, 29 of Bladud Buildings, Bath, was given a community order and ordered to pay £250 for a racially aggravated assault in Bath on May 29 and for breaching a previous community order. He was also ordered to pay additional compensation of £59.98 for the theft of two DVDs from HMV on Stall...

Former Clifton College teacher Jonathan Thomson-Glover to appear...

August 16, 2015, 3:08 am

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A former teacher at Clifton College will appear in court later this month for making indecent images of children.Jonathan Thomson-Glover is alleged to have made videos of more than 120 children over a ten-year period.At a hearing at Taunton Magistrates' Court last month it was said the images were of both boys and girls taken between January 2004 and August 2014.Thomson-Glover, previously of Wadebridge, Cornwall, has made no indication of plea. The unmarried son of a vicar, who gave his address...

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Paedophile jailed for ten years

August 17, 2015, 4:36 am

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A paedophile has been jailed for ten years after being found guilty of raping a girl under 16.Martin Evans, 53 of Preston Road, Yeovil, was found unanimously guilty by a jury at Taunton Crown Court on Friday, August 14.Evans had pleaded not-guilty to indecent assault of a girl under 14, gross indecency with a girl under 14 and rape of a girl under 16.He was sentenced to two six-year prison terms and one ten-year sentence, to run concurrently, which means his total sentence is ten years in...

Man jailed for rape and other sexual offences: regional news

August 20, 2015, 11:50 pm

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A Devizes man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of 16 sexual offences, including rape.Thomas Bassett, 58, from Stockwell Road, Devizes was convicted of raping two women, a number of sexual assaults on children and one sexual assault on another woman.DC Keith Harford, from Wiltshire Police, said: "This is a positive result reflecting years of hard work for my officers in compiling enough evidence to convict this man."Wiltshire Police would like to thank...

Brothers charged with Peasedown St John woman's murder

August 21, 2015, 8:28 am

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Two brothers have appeared at Bristol Crown Court charged with the murder of a Peasedown St John woman.Jesse Harper, 22, is charged with murder of 55-year-old Joanna Doman, who was found at her home at Hillside View with head injuries.His brother Declan, 20, is charged with assisting an offender.The brothers live at Frederick Avenue, Peasedown St John, and Declan Harper has pleaded guilty to obstructing police.The murder case was adjourned until September 11.Police were called to Mrs Doman's...

Brothers charged in connection with Peasedown St John woman's...

August 21, 2015, 8:28 am

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Two brothers have appeared at Bristol Crown Court charged in connection with the murder of a Peasedown St John woman.Jesse Harper, 22, is charged with murder of 55-year-old Joanna Doman, who was found at her home at Hillside View with head injuries.His brother Declan, 20, is charged with assisting an offender.The brothers live at Frederick Avenue, Peasedown St John, and Declan Harper has pleaded guilty to obstructing police.The murder case was adjourned until September 11.Police were called to...

Corsham man disqualified from driving for speeding on M4

August 24, 2015, 8:20 am

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A driver has been disqualified after being caught speeding on the M4.Mike Blane, 47 of The Ridge, Corsham, was caught exceeding the 50-mile-an-hour speed limit on the westbound carriageway of the M4, between junctions 17 and 18, on February 14.Blane pleaded guilty to the charge and was disqualified from driving for six months by Bath Magistrates because of repeat offending.He was also given a fine for £500 and ordered to pay a £50 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.