Jewellery thief jailed for Boxing Day burglary and shoplifting spree Friday, April 25, 2025 burglar thomas wilkinson jewellery theft boxing day shoplifting burglary conviction forensic evidence sentence Thomas Wilkinson, a 34-year-old burglar and serial shoplifter, has been sentenced to seven months in jail for a home break-in on Boxing Day and 10 counts of shoplifting. The break-in occurred in Peasmarsh, near Ilminster, … Read More
Man sets fire to barn, admits to police Wednesday, April 23, 2025 arson sentence fire confession police barn jail farmer financial loss animals A man was sentenced to four years in jail after admitting to setting fire to a barn near the Somerset border. Liam Jones, 29, of no fixed abode, was sentenced at Swindon Crown Court on April 22 for arson. Shortly after the … Read More
Former Police Officer Receives Suspended Sentence for Child Sex Offences Wednesday, April 16, 2025 police officer child sex offences banned prison sentence suspended misconduct A former Avon and Somerset police officer, James Gullis, 28, has been given a suspended prison sentence after admitting to making indecent images of children. He pleaded guilty to the offences in February and received a … Read More
Driver's 100mph Chaos Injures Seven in M5 Crash Wednesday, November 20, 2024 m5 driver injury crash mentally-ill dangerous driving hospital order mental illness psychiatrist sentence A massive pile-up on the M5 was caused by a mentally-ill driver after he undertook 39 vehicles and averaged 102mph. Jamie Poyntz, 41, from Plymouth, injured seven people and sent a car containing a family of holidaymakers … Read More