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Two men - seen behaving suspiciously in Thornbury - have been arrested in connection with theft. The arrests came after a member of the public called police yesterday (Wednesday February 6) to report two men in a van behaving suspiciously in Thornbury and abandoning a dog. The dog, a cocker spaniel, was found to have been stolen from Thornbury earlier the same day. The van was later found by police abandoned just off the A38 in...

A 97-year-old woman had cash and jewellery stolen from her Thornbury home following a distraction burglary on Saturday (January 13). At about 6pm a man called on her home in Blakes Road claiming to be from a water company. He stated that he needed to look at her pipes in order to resolve a problem at a neighbours address. The woman allowed the man into her home and stayed with him the whole time. While she was with him another unknown...

Can you help identify a man police wish to speak with in connection with a hate crime? In this case a disabled service station employee was subject to abuse from a driver. The person police wish to speak with is described as white, aged between 22-25, of stocky build and wearing a green riding style jacket. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crimestoppers anonymously 24/7 on 0800 555 111.

Two men have been arrested after a woman had her bag snatched in the car park of Tesco in Thornbury yesterday evening (November 7). The incident happened at about 8pm. A 40-year-old woman was walking across the car park when a dark-coloured people carrier drove past her and the occupant grabbed her bag - pulling her to the ground before driving off. She was not seriously hurt. Officers later arrested two men aged 30 and 31 who remain...

A teenager has been arrested by officers investigating an incident in which a toddler was injured by a firework thrown into a Patchway shop. The young girl was in the shop with her parents at about 5.30pm on Wednesday October 31 when someone threw a firework into the store on The Parade. Although the girl's father tried to stamp out the 'banger'-type firework the girl and her mother received burns to their legs and feet. A 16-year-old...

Stephen Farrow has been jailed for life after being found guilty of the murders of a Thornbury vicar and retired teacher from Worcestershire. Drifter Farrow killed the Reverend John Suddards after leaving a chilling note when he burgled a nearby home, saying he hated God. Over the course of a month-long trial at Bristol Crown Court a jury heard he claimed to have been abused by a priest as a child and had contemplated crucifying the...

A JURY has retired to consider its verdicts in the trial of a drifter charged with the murder of Thornbury vicar the Reverend John Suddards. "Psychopath" Stephen Farrow killed Rev Suddards and spoke to a doctor about it as casually as talking about shopping, a court heard. Consultant forensic psychiatrist Dr Tim Rogers told Bristol Crown Court he believed the drifter suffered from a rare personality disorder which bore psychopathic...

Snowboarders are asked to check their equipment after a snowboard believed to be stolen was recovered from a house in Bristol. A police spokesman said: "Earlier this month we conducted a search of a burglary suspect's home and recovered property believed to have been stolen. Enquiries are underway to return the property but we need help identifying the owner of a snowboard which we believe to have been stolen." PC Mark...

An armed robbery took place in Boots, in Coniston Road, this afternoon (October 17). A man entered the store at about 1.50pm and threatened staff with a bladed instrument while demanding money. He then man made off with cash from the store. Officers investigating this incident would now like to speak to a man who is described as white, around 5ft 8ins and of a slim to medium build. He was wearing baggy style clothes, a hooded type...

A nurse who assessed the man accused of murdering Thornbury vicar John Suddards has told a court that he considered crucifying him. Mental health nurse Richard Evans said he assessed Stephen Farrow after his first appearance before magistrates in February and he claimed he had thought about crucifying Rev Suddards before killing him and watching him die. Farrow, 48, admits that, over last Christmas last year, he burgled Vine Cottage...