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[Closed] Bristol (Westbury Park / Redland) - Gang arrested going equipped

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 Leku
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Watch out - From Police web site;
http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/LocalPages/NewsDetails.aspx?nsid=28783&t=4&lid=0&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

ADDED: Today 13:03

We have arrested five people after reports of suspicious activity in Henleaze last night.

Shortly after midnight this morning, January 20, 2014, a member of the public called us to say they could see a group of people acting suspiciously in the Henleaze area of Bristol. The group had been seen to run off down a lane which runs to the rear of Devonshire Road. When we arrived, we stopped a group of men and boys on Cossins Road by Redland Park in Henleaze, who were searched and a balaclava and crow bar were found. We also seized three suspected stolen bicycles.

We arrested a 17-year-old boy from Hillfilelds, a 16-year-old boy from Kingswood and a 20 year-old man, 16-year-old boy and 14-year-old boy from Southmead for going equipped to steal. They remain in police custody at this time whilst investigations continue.

PC James Diffey from Southmead's Priority Crime Team said: "We are asking all residents in the Westbury Park and Henleaze areas to check their garages and outbuilding for signs of a break-in. If you suspect you may have had an attempted break in, or have noticed anything missing, in particular a bicycle, then please contact the Southmead Priority Crime Team on 101.

"We take burglary very seriously and rely on the support of the public in helping with our investigations."


 
Posted : 20/01/2014 2:27 pm
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Good luck securing a conviction, assuming that lot are guilty....

Glad to see the police are recognising theft of a bike from a shed as burglary, in the same way that the Law does.


 
Posted : 20/01/2014 2:36 pm
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Three of them are from Southmead, they're bound to be guilty of something... 😉


 
Posted : 20/01/2014 2:49 pm
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It's been well known locally that there was something happening out of Southmead but from what I heard from a couple of officers I know, there always seemed to be a lack of quality intelligence & evidence. Sounds like these could be the culprits.

Just a shame they can't just dish out kettle & sugar water treatment rather than the "cuddles, biscuits and talk about your feelings as a victim of society with a social worker" that they are likely to get.


 
Posted : 20/01/2014 3:08 pm
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Daily Mail alert..!


 
Posted : 20/01/2014 3:28 pm
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Good news!

I had one of my bikes chained up outside Waitrose only an hour earlier, and there were a couple of reasonable bikes, including a Cannondale, still there when I left.


 
Posted : 20/01/2014 3:48 pm

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