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Latest News

Drone to add new dimension to tackling rural crime in Avon and Somerset

PC Stefan Edwards with Andrew Smith, Emily Martin, Jeremy Padfield and Lindsay Isgar of the NFU and NFU Mutual In National Rural Crime Action Week, Avon and Somerset Police has announced it will soon be deploying a drone to assist its Rural Affairs Unit in catching criminals and to provide…

Forcewide news 22 Sep 2023
PCC attends BBC Radio Bristol interview on Cybercrime and Fraud

PCC, Mark Shelford and Cyber Protect Officer from Avon and Somerset , Megan Haldane were interviewed by John Darvall from BBC Radio Bristol, regarding the concern of fraud and cybercrime, on the 13th of September. PCC Mark Shelford became the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) national lead for…

Fraud 22 Sep 2023
Police and Crime Commissioners lead campaign to tackle rural crime in the south west

Police and Crime Commissioners across the south west have joined together to lead a new campaign and bring together all police forces in the region to combat the involvement of Organised Crime Groups (OCGs) in rural crime. Under the new initiative known as Operation Ragwort, the OCGs who target rural…

Good news 22 Sep 2023