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We're appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a pedestrian died following a collision with a bus in Bristol last night (Thursday 22 October).
The collision happened at the Stockwood Road junction with Hollway Road at 11.10pm.
➡️ Read more: orlo.uk/1JA2j
We've made a referral to @policeconduct after a man was injured in a police incident in Bristol, Thur 22 Oct.
Officers responding to a reported sighting of a gun discharged police firearms. A man is in a stable condition in hospital.
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A woman who killed her three children, has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order after admitting three counts of manslaughter by diminished responsibility.
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Do you know who this man is?
We wish to speak to him about a theft from a Tesco Express store, in Whitchurch, Bristol.
If you recognise him, please contact us via our website or on 101 quoting reference number 5226193210.
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We're asking anyone who knows where Tony Ware is to contact us immediately.
The 34-year-old is wanted on recall to prison and has links to Bristol, Bath, Keynsham, and Weston-super-Mare.
If you know where he is, call 999 using the reference number 5226343176.
Leyla is missing and we hope members of the public may be able to help us find her.
The 37-year-old has links to Bristol, Clevedon, Horfield, Stroud and Swansea.
If you know where Leyla is, please call 999 quoting reference 5226339295, or call 101 with any other information.
ALT Photo of Leyla and the following text Can you help us with our enquiries to find Leyla? Leyla is 37 years old and was reported missing last week. The last known contact she had with anybody was on Tuesday 13 October. Leyla has links to Bristol, Clevedon, Horfield, Stroud and Swansea. She is described as white, female, and about 5ft 11ins. She tends to wear black clothes and often has a black backpack with her. If you know where Leyla is, please call 999 quoting reference 5226339295, or call 101 with any other information.
A man who raped and sexually assaulted multiple children has been jailed for more than 30 years.
Timothy Mealing, 34, was convicted of 24 offences at Bristol Crown Court, before he was sentenced to 32-and-a-half years in prison on Monday (19 October).
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Zack Coughlan has today received a life sentence for the murder of student Jamie Collins in Filton in April.
He will serve at least 28 years in prison.
The judge said Jamie (pictured) was a 'gentle soul' and recognised he was deeply loved.
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ALT Jamie Collins - a white man with medium-length dark hair wearing a black, white and red shirt.
Zack Coughlan called 999 on 9 April to say he'd found the body of his friend, Jamie Collins, in their garden in Filton.
What he didn't disclose was 8hrs earlier he'd murdered Jamie while wearing a disguise.
Today he pleaded guilty to murder.
Full story: avonandsomerset.police.uk/ne…
ALT Man dressed in all black clothes walking down the road minutes before the murder, who police would later establish was Zack Coughlan.
Jamie's family have asked for privacy but said: "We would like to express our gratitude to everyone who has supported us over the past six months.
“To see so many of Jamie’s friends in the public gallery at court was truly overwhelming.
"We will never forget people’s kindness.”
ALT Three photos of Jamie Collins - a white man with dark hair.
We are appealing for witnesses after a collision involving two vehicles on the A38 in North Somerset this morning (Tuesday 20 October)
The collision happened on the A38 at Redhill, near Bristol Airport, at around 4.50am.
➡️ Read more: orlo.uk/Uf85H
Do you recognise this man?
We want to speak to him in connection with the assault of a man and a woman in Bristol city centre.
If you know who he is, call 101 using the reference number 5226190434 or use our online reporting tool via this link:
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Can you help us find missing Alexander, 37.
He was last seen at Boyd Valley Campsite, Bitton, in South Gloucestershire, at around 7pm on Friday 16 October.
➡️ If you know where Alexander is, call 999 quoting 5226340847, or call 101 with any other information.
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Our ongoing enquiries into the death of a boy, 16, & injury to another teen in a collision in Taunton on 1 Oct have led to an arrest & the seizure of a electric motorbike.
A boy, 15, was arrested & is on police bail outside our area.
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ALT A marked police car on a road at night with blue lights activated, and the words "can you help"?
If you can help you can find contact details here: orlo.uk/jHkHl
Please give the reference 5226281802.
We are releasing an image of a man we would like to speak to in relation to an assault at a pub in Glastonbury earlier this month.
A staff member at the George and Pilgrim was assaulted by an unknown offender at 9.40pm on Friday 2 October.
➡️ Read more: orlo.uk/w2RCc
Three men who broke into a man's home in Bristol and threatened him in a failed attempt to steal cryptocurrency have been jailed.
Terroll Paul, 31, Mohamed Samagassi, 37, and Pierre Madzou, 30, were sentenced yesterday (15 October).
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We are appealing for witnesses and anybody with dashcam footage following a collision on the M32 in South Gloucestershire.
A beige Suzuki Alto was involved in a collision and overturned near junction 1 at around 12.45pm on Thursday October 15.
Read more: orlo.uk/G6lXq
A man has appeared in court in connection with the 2025 collision in Stoke Gifford in which Leyton Coombs, 14, sadly died.
Paul Dacey, 56, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and will next appear at Bristol Crown Court in November.
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