Cordons were lifted and residents returned home after specialists confirmed a suspicious item reported by a concerned member of the public was a false alarm.

Police staff work in a variety of essential roles, providing valuable support to front-line and operational colleagues.

A quantity of suspected cocaine and heroin was also seized. Two women, aged in their 30s and 40s, and two men, in their 40s and 60s, were arrested when a warrant was executed under the Misuse of Drugs ...

At one premises in Bristol, more than 130 bags of counterfeit goods were seized, with an investigation being taken forward by Trading Standards.

It also includes livestock worrying, which occurs when dogs attack or chase livestock on agricultural land. Rural crimes can ...

The last confirmed sighting of Simon Walters was on Tuesday 18 March. We are continuing to appeal for the public’s help to find missing 65-year-old Simon Walters. Simon was last seen on Tuesday 18 ...

Officers remain at an address in Bristol where the dog is currently secured, pending the arrive of specialist dog handlers.

The above issue is a forcewide priority for Avon and Somerset Constabulary to make women feel safer walking, predominantly after dark, in their communities.

The men were sentenced after a a package was found within HMP Bristol containing almost 54g of cocaine, as well as other class B drugs (spice) and tobacco.

A man from Wellington will appear in court today after being charged with a number of offences. Adam Parsons, 21, is alleged to have committed the following offences: Parsons was remanded into custody ...

On Saturday 1 March at around 5.05pm, an unknown man assaulted a woman and stole an electrical appliance from a shop in Western Avenue, Yeovil. The victim was punched to the side of the head and ...