We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ronnie Lungu as the new Local Policing Area Superintendent for BANES.

A man has been handed a 12-year prison sentence after admitting raping a woman in a Taunton park. The attack happened between 11pm on Friday 10 and 5am on Saturday 11 October 2025, in Victoria Park.

He is the second person to be charged in connection with our investigation to locate three men reported to have absconded from HMP Leyhill, in South Gloucestershire, on New Year’s Day. A 39-year-old ...

Two men who absconded from HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire on New Year’s Day have been arrested. Matthew Armstrong, 35, was arrested near Henley-in-Arden train station by our colleagues in ...

Det Ch Insp Ben Lavender, deputy head of the serious and organised crime team, said: “Alex O’Gorman is a drug-dealer responsible for supplying a vast amount of cocaine into our area and we’re pleased ...

Detectives are investigating the death of a man after a body was found in the St Judes area of Bristol on Saturday 3 January. At 2.17pm, officers carrying out enquiries as part of a missing person ...

A man will appear in court next week after being charged with escaping from lawful custody. The charge relates to our investigation into three people reported to have absconded from HMP Leyhill, in ...

Geraint Christopher, from Glastonbury, has been charged with one count each of possession of a class B drug (cannabis) with intent to supply and possession of criminal property. The 58-year-old, of ...

Officers investigating a burglary in Wells on Sunday 28 December are appealing for witnesses to come forward. It happened at some point between 6pm and 8pm in Campkin Road and a a quantity of cash was ...