Scammer Who Defrauded the RNLI of Nearly £27,000 Avoids Jail Sentence Thursday, September 11, 2025 fraud scam rnli charity sentencing deception bath exeter rehabilitation court A woman who fraudulently collected nearly £27,000 by posing as a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) charity collector has been spared prison. Eileen McDonagh, 33, conducted over 3,600 transactions on the streets of … Read More
'Wonka Bar' Cannabis Dealer in Pilton Sentenced to Two Years in Prison Monday, September 8, 2025 cannabis drugs drugcrime pilton sentencing avonsomerset drugdealer cannabisresin prison police Andrew John Westwick, a 59-year-old resident of East Town Lane in Pilton, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for supplying cannabis. The Bristol Crown Court handed down the sentence on Wednesday, September 3, following … Read More
Rapist Sentenced After Years of Legal Battle and Victim’s Courage Friday, September 5, 2025 rape sentencing justice victim trial forensic abuse crime offender support Shaun Bundy, 41, of Pookfield Close, Frome, has been sentenced to eight years in prison following a retrial that found him guilty of raping a woman in her own home. Bundy initially denied the crime, forcing the victim to … Read More
Man Jailed for High-Speed Road Rage Attack on Pedestrians Tuesday, September 2, 2025 roadrage violence injury sentencing driving assault retaliation charge court salisbury A 22-year-old man from Trowbridge has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for violently targeting two pedestrians with his car in a shocking act of road rage retaliation. Braden Lynam, of Woodborough Close, pleaded … Read More
Three-Year Ban for Drink-Driver Over Four Times Legal Limit Monday, September 1, 2025 drinkdriving disqualification road safety alcohol police taunton anpr sentencing collision avonsomerset Andre Vrona, 43, of Plain Pond, Wiveliscombe, has been disqualified from driving for three years after being found more than four times over the legal alcohol limit while driving his Volkswagen Golf on the A358 near Henlade. … Read More
Man Makes Nearly 2,000 Abusive 999 Calls Targeting Ambulance Service Monday, September 1, 2025 emergency abuse ambulance harassment criminal behaviour police sentencing rehabilitation nhs Richard Bowles, 51, from Woodstock Road, Salisbury, has been sentenced after making 1,920 calls to 999 over a 30-month period, all requesting to speak to the ambulance service. These calls frequently involved abusive and … Read More