• Six car thefts within one week in Westbury and Warminster

  By nhavergal at 08:40 on 16/05/13

  

  Six cases of theft from cars have been reported by police in Westbury and Warminster beauty spots last week.  On Tuesday, 7, May a black Golf was broken into with the windscreen being smashed and a handbag was stolen from the boot of the vehicle along the B390 road.  Bank cards from the handbag were used to make numerous cash withdrawals. On the same day a wallet was stolen from a Vauxhall Astra at Church Road, Bratton,...

• Police appeal: Good Friday assault in Westbury

  By nhavergal at 13:20 on 03/04/13

  

  Local Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in Westbury on Good Friday afternoon. At around 1:45pm last Friday, along Queens Road, Westbury, a 33 year old man was assaulted in what a passer by claimed was an unprovoked attack. The man was visiting a near by shop at the time and suffered head injuries as a result of the attack. The man was taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath for treatment suffering a...

• Man cautioned in Westbury for class B drug possession

  By nhavergal at 11:50 on 27/03/13

  

  A man was arrested, cautioned and released with a caution after Westbury's local Neighbourhood Policing Team executed a warrant under the misuse of drugs act.  A property in Queens Court, Westbury was visited by the Neighbourhood Policing Team at around midday and discovered was what was reported as Cannabis. A 35 year old man was arrested for the possession of a class B drug and taken to Melksham Custody.  The man was later...

• Police Appeal: Car theft along the Fishing Lakes, Westbury

  By nhavergal at 11:26 on 26/02/13

  

  Police are appealing for information after a car was stolen near the Fishing Lakes last Saturday.  The grey Renault Laguna Estate was parked securely but unattended from midday on Saturday, 23, February 2013 and discovered missing by the owner when they returned at 6:30pm.  The registration number for the vehicle is DS04 WFG.  Enquiries are ongoing by police to establish the whereabouts of the vehicle.  In a...

• Serious assault in Westbury leaves man with broken jaw

  By nhavergal at 11:40 on 13/02/13

  

  Melksham CID is currently investigating a serious assault which happened in the Market Place, Westbury in the early hours of last Saturday. A 24 year old man from Trowbridge suffered a broken jaw and was taken to Royal United Hospital.  It has been reported the man was out drinking with friends at a local pub when he stepped outside where the fight took place believed to have involved two men.  DC Martin Faulkner from...

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