Salisbury Police are warning people of courier fraudsters targeting elderly people in the area.
This involves people calling victims pretending to be a police officer. We've received 9 reports of this in the last 6 days.
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From the age of 8 until 18, Rhys was heavily involved in drug and knife culture, being exploited by county lines gangs and seeing his friend become a victim of knife crime.
Now, he has turned his life around and become a youth mentor.
Here's his story:
The family of Swindon man Neil Bambrick have paid tribute to him after a man was found guilty of his murder.
In a moving tribute, Neil’s family said: “We would like to say we are so happy we got the outcome that we wanted."
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A man has been jailed for life after being found guilty of the murder of a Swindon man.
Today at Bristol Crown Court, Vincent Sparkes was found guilty of the murder of Neil Bambrick, who died after being stabbed in Broad Street in July last year.
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We are sharing this in support of our colleagues in Bedfordshire.
Michael has links to
#Chippenham
and
#Melksham
.
Anyone with information on Michael’s whereabouts is asked to call 101 quoting reference 153 of 8 May.
Have you seen missing Michael, 15 from Luton?
He was last seen near Biscot Road on Wednesday (8 May) at around 8am.
Anyone with information is on Michael’s whereabouts is asked to call 101 or report online at quoting reference 153 of 8 May.
We're urgently appealing for information regarding the whereabouts of a teenager who is missing from the
#Trowbridge
area.
Artion, 17, has been missing since 02/05 and we are extremely concerned about his welfare.
Artion also has links to Harlow, Essex
#call101
Do you recognise these people?
We're hoping to speak to them in connection with an incident of theft and public order at Ciao Eatalia, Highworth.
On April 20, a group of people left a restaurant after only paying £100 of a £281 bill.
If you can help 📞 101 quoting 54240045171.
PD Conan had located a male wanted for breaching his sexual risk order in Swindon.
The male ran off from officers yesterday and couldn’t be located. Thankfully PD Conan helped with the search, locating the male hiding in a shed in someone’s back garden. Well done team 👏🏻
Two men who stole more than £5.7 million worth of cryptocurrency from victims all over the world have been sentenced and a confiscation order made to compensate the victims.
Full story here ⤵️
A man from Tidworth has been found guilty of sexual offences using his position as a landlord to prey on vulnerable women.
Frederick Allard was found guilty of sexual assault & inciting prostitution after a trial at Winchester Crown Court.
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Congratulations to
@pwilkinson_pcc
for being re-elected as the PCC for Wiltshire and Swindon. I look forward to continuing to work closely with you and your team to ensure our communities receive the best possible service from
@wiltshirepolice
Drivers are advised that a road closure is in place on the A30 London Road near Laverstock (north east of Salisbury) due to a lorry having become stuck beneath a bridge at the Hampton Park Roundabout.
Please seek alternative routes where possible and expect significant delays.
⚠️ Courier fraud is more common than you might think.
👮 Criminals pretend to be a victim's bank or the police and ask them to transfer or withdraw money to aid an investigation.
🚨 Don't be fooled, read more below... 👇
The death of a man in Coombe Bissett is no longer being treated as suspicious.
Officers attended a property in Thorne Close on January 4 following a report that a man in his 50s had been found with serious injuries.
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A man has been charged with drug offences in Salisbury and remanded in custody.
Simeon Valkovski, 43, of Boundary Road, Bournemouth was arrested and charged with being concerned in supplying cocaine between April 6 and April 18.
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Six people, suspected to be running a county line from London to Wiltshire, have been charged with drug offences.
Detective Sergeant Ted Roe said: “We will not hesitate to take robust action against those we suspect of dealing in drugs."
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We have been notified of a gas leak in the London Road area of Salisbury.
The road is currently closed and we would urge people to avoid the area.
Thank you for your patience.