Manhunt launched for escaped prisoner as public warned to not approach him
Police have urged the public not to approach an escaped prisoner after he fled from HMP Leyhill A manhunt has been launched after a prisoner has escaped from HMP Leyhill. Gary Rootham was serving sentences at the Gloucestershire prison for offences including robbery and burglary. He was last seen at around 4.50pm on Friday by […]
1 year ago
School in lockdown after ‘teacher stabbed by student’
Parents have been asked to stay away from the school ‘as this could compromise the police operation currently underway’ A school is in lockdown after a student reportedly stabbed a teacher and then fled, with parents being asked to stay away. Gloucestershire Police are at the scene at Tewkesbury School along with other emergency services. […]
2 years ago
Britain’s meanest thief who stole iPhone woman was selling to pay for daughter’s funeral
The man snatched the phone and ran off without paying Police are hunting Britain’s meanest thief – who stole a phone a woman was selling him to pay for her daughter’s funeral. Officers are appealing for information to help identify the man following the robbery of the phone in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. The victim had agreed […]
3 years ago
Retired police dog named as country’s top hero dog at Crufts
After starting out life as a rescue, Stella went on to become the country’s first Staffordshire Bull Terrier police dog A retired police dog has been named the the top hero dog in the UK at Crufts. Stella, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, was named the winner of The Kennel Club Hero Dog Award competition for 2023. […]
3 years ago
Police special operations unit seize mother’s e-scooter after she took child to school on it
She was travelling at just 6mph Police in Gloucester have been mocked after they seized a mother’s electric scooter as she took her child to school. The woman was stopped by specialist roads policing officers from the Gloucestershire Constabulary in Stroud, Gloucestershire, on Friday. Footage showed her riding the e-scooter at a speed of just […]
3 years ago
Police find ‘possible evidence’ that Fred West victim is buried under cafe
Gloucestershire police received the possible evidence from a TV production company. Excavation work is set go ahead at a cafe in Gloucester after “possible evidence” emerged, suggesting that the body of one of Fred West’s victims could be buried there. Forensic archaeologists have been undertaking exploratory work at the Clean Plate cafe in Gloucester in […]
5 years ago