Crime & Policing
The latest Wiltshire police news updates from the Wiltshire 999s news team. We bring you the latest crime and policing news from across Swindon and Wiltshire. Got a 999 news story? Get in touch with the newsdesk.
A4361 closed both directions as car overturns in collision near Broad Hinton
The A4361 is closed in both directions this afternoon following a road traffic collision. It reported happened on the stretch...
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Asda will stop selling kitchen knives in response to knife crime epidemic
Supermarket Asda has said it is to stop selling single kitcken knifes from sale in its stores by the end...
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Teenage cyclist injured after hit-and-run collision in Melksham
A teenage boy has been injured after a hit-and-run in Melksham yesterday evening. The 13-year-old was riding his bicycle along...
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Two men arrested and hospitalised after assaulting each other in Swindon
Two men have been arrested and are now in hospital after assaulting each other in Swindon. A crime scene is...
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Major crime scene in place after double stabbing in Trowbridge car park
A major crime scene is in place in Tesco car park this morning following a double stabbing. Emergency services were...
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Man killed in crash on A36 ahead of heavy snowfall across Wiltshire
A man from Frome has died following a head-on collision on the A36 at Codford yesterday. The two vehicle crash...
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Britain’s youngest female paedophile Sophie Elms sentenced to prison
An 18-year-old former nursery worker from Swindon has been sentenced to seven years and ten months imprisonment after she admitted...
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Police officer jumps into Devizes canal to save woman from drowning
A police officer jumped into a canal to save a woman from drowning last night. It happened at Kennet &...
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Ashwani Kumar, 54, charged over vandalism of cenotaph in Swindon
A man from Swindon has been charged following vandalism at the cenotaph in Swindon. The incident happened during the early...
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Passengers avoid serious injury after bus versus lorry crash in Swindon
A crash involving a bus and a lorry has closed a road in Swindon this evening. Emergency crews are attending...
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