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Appeal after man arrested on suspicion of exposing his penis to girl in Stroud
12:22 23/04/2026The incident happened on 7 April
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Appeal after man assaulted another man in suspected road rage incident in Stroud
15:50 08/04/2026The incident happened on Saturday 28 March
Appeal after teenager robs another teen of e-bike near Stroud
11:38 10/03/2026The victim had arranged to meet someone to sell the bike, however the offender took out a knife
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CCTV appeal following theft of bike from school in Stroud
11:26 16/02/2026An unknown man entered Archway School in Paganhill on Monday 9 February and stole a Yeti mountain bike
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Woman aged in her 90s dies following two-vehicle collision in Stroud
10:35 23/01/2026The woman died two days after the incident, which happened on the A46 Painswick Road
Crimes and priorities
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Reducing Anti-social behaviour in the area.
Action taken:
To reduce all forms of Anti-social behaviour within the area. This includes aggressive behaviour and criminal damage. We have been working with our partners and SOLACE to issue civil injunctions on those who regularly cause issues. In the last six months police have issued an injunction order to help keep a vulnerable person safe .
We have also been working hard on reducing Anti –social behaviour, this has included more high visibility patrols especially in the Rope walk area where the toilets have been vandalised and Water lane. We will also be looking to work with the youth projects in the area.
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Anti-social & Drink Driving.
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To tackle Anti-social & Drink driving in the town and surrounding areas. Police have continued to conduct patrols within the Wotton area targetting those causing ASD. This remains an ongoing priority.
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Safeguarding victims of fraud due to a recent increase and those in vulnerable positions.
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Wotton officers have been focussing on Victims of Fraud and safeguarding working together with local authorities and the Keepers.
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Tackiling Rural Crime
Action taken:
Proactively targeting all aspects of Wildlife, Rural and Heritage crime, including Hare coursing and poaching of game and deer. Investigating plant, trailer and quad bike thefts in the rural communities and offering prevention through various schemes available to the rural community. Please get in touch to see if your plant machinery/farming equipment qualifies for a free tracker or heavily discounted VIN chip scheme.