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Crime & Public Safety
A 21-year-old man from Frome has been charged over a fatal collision on the A361 in Rode in which passenger Alfie Belcher, 20, died. He is due to attend Yeovil Magistrates’ Court on 6 October, according to Greatest Hits Radio Somerset News.
Crime & Public Safety
A 21-year-old man is due before Yeovil Magistrates’ Court after being charged over a fatal collision on the A361 at Rode in which 20-year-old passenger Alfie Belcher died.
Crime & Public Safety
Three people, including a 41-year-old man from Yeovil, have been sentenced at Taunton Crown Court after admitting offences linked to the theft and supply of prescription medicines in Somerset.
Crime & Public Safety
Three current or former Yeovil residents have been sentenced at Taunton Crown Court after admitting offences involving the theft and supply of prescription-only medicines in Somerset.
Crime & Public Safety
Three people, including a 41-year-old Yeovil man, have been sentenced after admitting offences linked to the theft and supply of prescription-only drugs in Somerset.
Crime & Public Safety
Leon Walker has been sentenced at Taunton Crown Court after being found guilty of raping a woman he met through a dating app in 2023. He was acquitted of two other rape counts.
Crime & Public Safety
Leon Walker, 38, has been sentenced at Taunton Crown Court after a jury convicted him of raping a woman he met through a dating app in 2023.
Crime & Public Safety
Avon and Somerset Police have released images of a man and a woman they want to speak to after a shop worker was assaulted and a security camera was damaged in Middle Street, Yeovil.
Crime & Public Safety
Avon and Somerset Police have released images of two people they want to speak to after a shop worker was assaulted and a security camera was damaged in Yeovil’s Middle Street.
Crime & Public Safety Central
Avon and Somerset Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to after parcels were taken from a flat at Central House in Church Street, Yeovil.
Crime & Public Safety Central
Avon and Somerset Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to after parcels were stolen during two burglaries at Central House on Church Street, Yeovil.
Crime & Public Safety
Police have released an image of a man they believe may be able to help with an investigation into an assault outside a kebab shop on Stars Lane, Yeovil. The victim, a man in his twenties, suffered injuries but was discharged from hospital. Officers say there is no wider risk to the public.
Crime & Public Safety
Avon and Somerset Police are seeking information after a man in his 20s was assaulted outside a kebab shop in Stars Lane, Yeovil, at around 11.30pm on Friday, July 17.
Crime & Public Safety Town Centre
Avon and Somerset Police have warned people not to enter abandoned buildings in Yeovil after reports of urban exploring and ongoing antisocial behaviour in the town centre.
Crime & Public Safety Brympton
Construction has started on a new vehicle workshop at Yeovil Police Station, where a multi-million-pound refurbishment is expected to be completed in late 2027. Avon and Somerset Police has also explained why the Horsey Lane site will not include a custody suite.
Crime & Public Safety
Andrew White, 60, of Sherborne Road, Yeovil, has been sentenced to seven years and four months in prison after admitting supplying cocaine and cannabis. Police found drugs and cash during raids at two Yeovil addresses, including cannabis and cocaine hidden in blue drums under a duvet cover.
Crime & Public Safety
A 41-year-old woman reported missing in Yeovil has been safely reunited with her family, Avon and Somerset Police said after an appeal for information.
Crime & Public Safety
Joanne, 41, was found safe with her family after Avon and Somerset Police appealed for information following her disappearance in Yeovil.
Crime & Public Safety Town Centre
Concerns have been raised about reported increases in begging and antisocial behaviour in Yeovil town centre after two public space protection orders expired. Somerset Council says there are currently insufficient reports to justify renewing them, but the situation remains under review.
Crime & Public Safety
Avon and Somerset Police are investigating an assault in Yeovil that left a man with serious head and facial injuries. Officers are appealing for witnesses and CCTV footage from the route between St John’s Road, St Michael’s Avenue and Northbrook Road.
Crime & Public Safety
A man suffered serious head and facial injuries during an assault on a route between St Michael’s Avenue and Hawthorn Road in Yeovil. Police are appealing for witnesses and relevant CCTV, doorbell and dashcam footage as their investigation continues.
Crime & Public Safety South
Wayne Shortland and Lewis Coombes have been sentenced to prison after a burglary at a property in South Street, Yeovil, during which video game consoles and cash were stolen.
