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. …
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 …
August 2025 saw a range of serious criminal cases concluded across Somerset and nearby areas, with offenders receiving substantial prison terms for a variety of grave crimes. Courts in the region have delivered justice to …
Two men have been sentenced following a perilous high-speed chase on the M4, during which a high-powered lamp was deliberately shone into the eyes of pursuing police officers, and missiles were hurled from their vehicle. In …
Callum Denley, a former Wiltshire Police Constable, has been sentenced for failing to comply with the conditions of his Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) by refusing to hand over his mobile phone for inspection. The …
Marcin Raczak, a 28-year-old resident of Harford Street, Trowbridge, has been sentenced to nine months in prison following a series of alarming incidents involving an imitation firearm and illegal drugs. The sentencing took …
On Sunday, August 17, a 38-year-old man from Walthamstow was disqualified from driving for over two years and handed a suspended prison sentence following a serious drink-driving incident in Chippenham. Mihai Bacar was …
On June 10, Marlon Henriques, 30, from Tidworth, Wiltshire, sparked a terrifying police chase after refusing to stop for roads policing officers. Initially spotted speeding at 56mph in a 30mph zone on Marlborough Road, …
Callum Foster, a 27-year-old homeless man from Chippenham, was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison after robbing a Jaguar XF during a test drive. Foster pleaded guilty to robbery and driving without a licence …
Brett Conway exploited his elderly parents by stealing nearly £52,000 from their joint bank account between December 2017 and June 2018. His father was suffering from severe dementia, leaving both parents vulnerable to his …
A 14-year-old girl was struck by a van driven by a drink driver in Westbury earlier this year. Despite the serious nature of the collision, the girl fortunately escaped without life-threatening injuries. The incident took an …
A tragic family incident unfolded in Bath earlier this year when 30-year-old Christopher Monro pleaded guilty to the murder of his father, Peter Monro, aged 73. The attack occurred on Tuesday, February 11, at Peter’s …
Joshua Moss, 31, who openly admitted to a series of shoplifting incidents and assaults on shop workers, has been sentenced to 26 weeks in jail. Between June 8 and August 1, Moss committed 14 counts of theft and four assaults …
Caroline Beaverstock, a 35-year-old resident of Combe Park, has been sentenced to eight months in prison after repeatedly violating a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) and committing numerous thefts in Bath. Earlier this year, …
Stefon Winter, 73, a former resident of Goatacre near Calne, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison after being convicted of multiple historic child sex offences. Winter showed no remorse during sentencing at Swindon Crown …