• Metal thieves arrested

  By TimothyL12

  Well done the police for cracking down on metal thefts and making arrests. It's unbelievable what...

            

   

  By Wells_Jaqui at 09:21 on 14/09/11

  

  At 11:00 on Monday September 12, over 300 officers from Avon and Somerset Police simultaneously entered and searched 50 scrap metal dealerships across the force area. They have so far made 25 arrests across Bath, Bristol, Wells and rural parts of Somerset and South Gloucestershire for handling stolen goods, money laundering and theft..  The day of action comes as part of the Constabulary's ongoing "Operation...

• Wells youngsters given a say by police

  By TimothyL12

  I think this is a noble idea, but the kids who will talk to the police are not going to be the ones...

            

   

  By Wells_Jaqui at 18:15 on 11/05/11

  

  Young people in Wells are being given the opportunity to have their say about the police with the force's first online youth survey. Inspector Paul Cox said: "This survey is a chance for the young people of Somerset to log-on and tell us what they think about the police, what we do well and where they think we need to improve. "The survey will give 13 – 19 year olds from across the force area the opportunity...

• Dad and son thieves caught by spy camera

  By bearfacekilla

  I got robbed from there? I wonder if they know ill look for them?

            

   

  By Wells People at 09:00 on 02/12/10

  

  t.cork@bepp.co.uk A secret police investigation to catch a gang of beauty spot thieves plaguing the West has led to a father and son criminal team sentenced to community punishment orders. Police installed a hidden camera at one of the West's best known beauty spots, Alfred's Tower on the Stourhead estate, after a wave of thefts from cars parked there, and at other spots around Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire. The surveillance...

• Shooting in Westbury-sub-Mendip - 2 killed

  By WellieWonka

  Apparently he was a 58 year old businessman described as a 'pillar of the community' who lived at...

            

   

  By Wells_Jaqui at 09:13 on 11/04/11

  

  Police have launched an investigation following a serious incident in Westbury-sub-Mendip. At 10.39pm on Sunday April 10, 2011 a call was received by police from someone reporting that a man had been shot at a house in the village. Police attended the scene but the man died shortly after the incident. An investigation was immediately launched to identify the person responsible and enquiries lead to the discovery of a man's body in a...

• Wells crime map - innovation or irritation?

  By Calvin72

  In a place the size of Wells I would have thought word of mouth would spread quicker than a website...

            

   

  By redlight at 20:59 on 11/02/11

  

  Wells residents are now able to check crime in their street thanks to a new government website, but is this use of technology all it's cracked up to be? The crime map for Wells enables anyone to see the reported crimes in their street whether it be the Market Place with its surrounding pubs or a quiet residential area like Woodbury Avenue. Various police forces have been mixed in their reactions to the site with some welcoming...

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