Police in Gloucester are appealing for information after an aggravated burglary in Finlay Road in the early hours of today, Thursday, April 22.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a suspicious incident in Barton Street on Sunday March 28.

Gloucester Police have launched a crackdown and issued security advice after a spate of bike thefts in the city centre and Barton Street area in May and June.

The Gate streets were hardest hit in the centre of Gloucester while Bruton Way and Weston Road were the other hotspots. In total over £32,000’s worth of bikes were stolen in the last two months.

The boys lent their bikes to police chasing a suspect who was trying to get away on his bike through alleys. The police want to contact the boys to say a proper Thank You.

Police are offering a large reward for information leading to the arrest of Brett Ireson, who is wanted in connection with a shooting in Matson last week.

A £2500 reward is available for information directly leading to his arrest and another £2500 for information directly leading to the recovery of the firearm used.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a house and a car were broken into in Gloucester.

Police in Gloucester are urging shoppers to be vigilant with their bankcards and when using cash machines following distraction thefts in the city.

The number of people carrying knives was down by 44% in Gloucester in 2009/10 compared to the previous year.

Police believe the reduction, from 25 in 2008/09 to 14 in 2009/10, is connected to the use of knife arches, which were introduced by the Gloucester Crime and Reduction Disorder Partnership (CDRP) and used in several operations last year.

The Royal British Legion collection box was stolen from the food court of the mall between 9am and 12.30pm on Saturday, October 31 and it’s thought to have contained approximately £30.

Police from the Safer Community Team (SCT) in Matson teamed up with school pupils and junior wardens in the area to tackle parking and road safety issues last week.

Officers concerned for the welfare of a man who has not been seen since yesterday afternoon are appealing for him or anyone with information to help locate him to contact police.

David Steward Baxter, aged 55, originally from Scotland but now living in the USA was last seen at 12:45pm yesterday, Tuesday 6th July 2010, when he returned a hire car to a firm in Union Road, Chippenham.

On Friday June 4 a locker has been entered in the changing rooms of a health and fitness club on Tewkesbury Road in Cheltenham and a wallet and documents have been stolen.

The cards from this wallet have then been used at cash points in Cheltenham and Gloucester.

16 Motorists Reprimanded In Quedgeley Operation After Concerns Raised

Officers from the Barton Street Inspector Neighbourhood Area (INA) executed three drug warrants on Monday September 7 and arrested four people as part of Operation Bloodhound.

Gloucestershire police race the Cheltenham Ladies’ College “across Britain” in five-day cycle challenge

Police have issued CCTV images of three people they would like to speak to in connection with thefts at a leisure centre in Gloucester.

Gloucester Crime Reduction

Gloucestershire Police have teamed up with a number of partner enforcement agencies for an operation at St Oswalds Retail Site aimed at denying criminals the use of the city and to target a Sandhurst policing priority.

Gloucestershire Criminal Justice Board

Police are appealing for witnesses following an alleged firearms incident in Gloucester on Wednesday October 7.

Police in Gloucester are appealing for information about the whereabouts of a missing college student.

Seventeen-year-old Jerry Roberts, also known as Peng Peng, was last seen by his parents when he left his home in Central Road, Gloucester, on Friday March 5.

Gloucestershire police officers are hiking up one of Britain’s toughest mountains to raise money for a military charity.

The expedition on Pen-Y-Fan in the Brecon Beacons is being organised by PCs Roni Dadge and Wayne Qualter, of the Domestic Abuse Unit.

Horrible History

Police are appealing for witnesses following a non-stop road traffic collision in Gloucester on Tuesday February 23.

Three London thugs were sentenced at Gloucester Crown Court yesterday, June 9, to a total of 12 years after pleading guilty to charges relating to assualts and attempted robbery at a jewellery shop in the city in December last year.

Police have released photographs of some distinctive items of property in the hope
of tracing the owners.

Police warn of increase in metal thefts locally - businesses advised to ensure good security, and contact police if any suspicious activity locally.

Police have issued a photo of an elderly lady who has been missing from her home address in Heathville Road, Gloucester, since 9am on Tuesday October 13.

Joan Williams is 76-years-old, white, 5ft 4” tall and of medium build. She has short grey hair and walks with a slight stoop.

A mosque in Conduit Road, Gloucester was burgled on Friday morning.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery in London Road, Gloucester on Sunday October 18.

Below is a press release from the Council :-

Former New County Hotel, Southgate Street, Gloucester - Lead Article, The Citizen 14th October 2009

The owner of a rare and valuable motorcycle taken from Cheltenham has appealed for its safe return.

Warren Davies is asking the public to be on the lookout for his Yamaha R1SP thought to be one of only 60 on the road today.

Residents from the Tredworth Estate and Tenant Residents Association (TETRA) met on Tuesday to appeal to people from the community to come forward and join the new Neighbourhood Watch scheme for Parry.