Tag Archives: Avon and Somerset Constabulary

Detectives have arrested a man in connection with an alleged rape in Bristol yesterday. Police cordoned off the green in Henbury in the early hours of the morning. Police were called to Crow Lane some time after midnight on Saturday (April 29). They cordoned off a large grassed area in …

A crash near a Royal Mail depot is causing delays in Bristol this afternoon. Traffic is building up on Gloucester Road, outside the Royal Mail in Filton this afternoon. There are reports of a bus and a car involved in a collision. BristolLive have contacted Avon and Somerset Police for …

A man has been arrested on suspicion of entering properties in Hartcliffe this morning. Two calls were made to Avon and Somerset Police between 6.20am and 6.40am in Hartcliffe. On both occasions the man was disturbed, but officers received reports of attempted sexual assault before he fled the scene. A …

A 90-year-old woman who died after being hit by a Royal Mail van in Bristol has been named. Friends of a woman who died last week after a fatal collision in South Gloucestershire have said she is a “lovely lady” who will be sadly missed. Nancy Valentine, from Hanham, was …

Armed police swooped on the Broadwalk Shopping Centre in south Bristol today (July 24) amid reports of a disorder involving a ‘bladed weapon’. Officers were called to the shopping centre in Knowle after several people were reportedly involved in the disorder at just before 1pm. Two people were arrested at …

Police are hunting a wanted man with links to Bristol. Edward Gordon, who also goes by the name Liam according to Avon and Somerset Police, is reportedly wanted for failing to appear at court. The 37-year-old was due to appear on a charge of possessing an offensive weapon. According to …

An elderly woman is in hospital in critical condition after being hit by a Royal Mail van. The crash happened in South Gloucestershire earlier this month. Police are now appealing for witnesses after the collision in Birdwood, Hanham, at around 7.30pm on Friday, July 15. The woman, who is in …

Police are hunting for a man after an attempted burglary in south Bristol. Officers have issued an image of a man wearing an orange high-vis tabard with what appears to be a Royal Mail logo, who was seen in St Annes around the time of the crime. Royal Mail told …

A thief attempted to steal a mailbag off a Royal Mail worker in Bedminster this afternoon (January 12). Police are searching the area following the attempted robbery, on Bedminster Parade, at about 5.30pm. The thug fled the area empty-handed after the incident. An Avon and Somerset police spokesman said: “We’re …

Police have revealed why suspicious package fears in Filton prompted a controlled explosion. Specialist officers, police dogs and an army bomb disposal unit evacuated Gloucester Road’s Royal Mail sorting office in the early hours of Friday (September 11). Investigations led officers to believe the parcel had been moved to Bath, …