• Cheltenham man arrested amid counterfeit currency investigation in Gloucestershire

  By Inatizzy at 14:51 on 17/05/13

  

  Police have arrested a man as they continue to warn shoppers about counterfeit currency circulating in the county.  Several incidents were reported in Cheltenham on Wednesday (May 15), where counterfeit £10 notes had been used in shops across the town.  Similar incidents have been reported in the Stroud and Dursley areas, and last week police issued a warning after fake £20 notes had been used...

• Lorries targetted in spate of Cotswold diesel thefts

  By Inatizzy at 13:32 on 17/05/13

  

  Police are appealing for information after a spate of diesel thefts in the Cotswolds. In the first incident, a Renault lorry had around £300 worth of diesel stolen from its tank at some point between 7pm on Tuesday (May 14) and 5.40am on Wednesday (May 15), while it was parked in a lay-by near Cotswold Water Park on the A417. At some point that same night, offenders struck again, but were disturbed by police while attempting to...

• Cirencester police seek brick-hurling teen in lorry windscreen smash incident

  By Inatizzy at 15:55 on 15/05/13

  

  A lorry driver miraculously escaped injury after a brick hurled from a bridge in Cirencester smashed through the vehicle's windscreen. Police believe the large brick, which completely destroyed the screen, was thrown intentionally and have appealed for help in tracing the culprit - a teenage boy aged around 13 to 14 years old, who was seen riding a pushbike. The incident happened last Friday (May 10) on the A417 Gloucester Road, at...

• Police raid suspected brothel in Bussage

  By Inatizzy at 12:30 on 03/05/13

  

  Premises suspected of being used as a brothel have been raided by police in Stroud. The address on the large Manor Farm estate in Bussage was visited by police in possession of a warrant. Officers swooped on the terraced house in The Hawthornes late on Tuesday afternoon. A man was also arrested away from the premises according to Gloucestershire Constabulary spokesman Simon Masters, who confirmed: "A 61-year-old man was arrested on...

• Police investigate spate of cycle thefts in the Cotswolds

  By Inatizzy at 03:14 on 11/04/13

  

  Police in the Cotswolds are investigating a number of break-ins in the area involving the theft of bicycles. The burglaries are thought to have taken place in the two weeks between Monday, March 25 and Monday, April 8, at properties in Kemble, Cowley and Cirencester. The first break-in occurred at a house just off West Lane in Kemble at some time between 11.30am on Monday, March 25 and 6.30pm on Sunday (April...

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