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Crime & Public Safety Five Valleys
Police are appealing for information to locate Hollie, a 25-year-old woman from Stroud who was last seen in Weston-super-Mare on 23 July. Officers say they are increasingly concerned for her welfare after enquiries involving multiple police forces.
Crime & Public Safety Nailsworth
Gloucestershire Police are appealing for witnesses after a man allegedly shouted racist remarks at a group of people and damaged event materials at Bank Gardens in Stroud. A man in his 30s from Cam was arrested and later released on police bail while enquiries continue.
Crime & Public Safety Nailsworth
Gloucestershire Police says a new approach to shoplifting investigations helped push the force’s charge and solved rates above national averages between May and July 2026, with 94 charges sought in July alone.
Crime & Public Safety Five Valleys
Gloucestershire Police are appealing for witnesses after masked offenders stole a jet ski and trailer from a property in Slimbridge on September 7, using a blue Ford Transit van with a bull bar.
Crime & Public Safety Nailsworth
Police are appealing for information to locate Kathleen, an 89-year-old woman who has not been seen since the morning of Saturday, September 19, 2026. Officers believe she may be travelling on foot or by bus in the Nailsworth area or nearby locations.
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Gloucestershire Constabulary recorded a 12% increase in non-fatal strangulation offences, from 216 to 242, as police, health services, the county council and charities launch an awareness campaign. Agencies are warning about delayed medical effects, misconceptions about consent and routes to support.
Crime & Public Safety Nailsworth
Police are seeking the owner of a dog involved in an attack at Woodchester Park that left a woman with a serious hand injury requiring surgery and another dog with puncture wounds. Witnesses and anyone who recognises the owner or dog are also being asked to come forward.
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A 20-year-old man from Emersons Green has been arrested after police say suspected drugs were thrown from a van during a pursuit on the M5 in the early hours of Monday. Officers later found suspected drugs and bank notes in the vehicle and along the pursuit route.
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Chace Stevens, 18, from Stroud, has been charged with three offences after a 15-year-old boy was injured in a suspected stabbing at a Stroud park on Saturday night. The boy’s injuries were not considered serious, and Stevens was remanded in custody ahead of an appearance at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 14 September 2026.
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Forest Green Rovers owner Dale Vince has explained why the club is flying the Palestinian flag at The New Lawn and displaying messages of support on its digital pitch-side advertising. The club says its position is based on human rights, international law and the protection of civilians, while stressing that it is not directed at Jewish people, Israelis or Judaism.
Crime & Public Safety Nailsworth
Gloucestershire Police are appealing for information to locate Jack, aged 23, who has been missing from Nailsworth since leaving a property at around 7.30am on September 6, 2026. Officers are concerned for his welfare and believe he may still be in the area on foot.
Crime & Public Safety Five Valleys
A new nationwide crackdown on illegal number plates will use specialist technology and a new roads policing team to identify vehicles designed to evade cameras. The measures target offences ranging from avoiding parking and speeding penalties to organised crime and the movement of illegal goods, with drivers displaying an incorrectly displayed plate facing fines of up to £1,000.
Crime & Public Safety Nailsworth
Police are appealing for witnesses after a grey Nissan Qashqai was taken from the Berrycroft area of Berkeley between the morning of September 1 and the early hours of September 2. Officers are also seeking information about reports of suspicious behaviour involving a man and a woman nearby.
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Detectives are appealing for witnesses and footage after a van driver was assaulted in a suspected road-rage incident in a lane off Marling Close in Amberley, Stroud, on 28 March.
