Crime

Dog walker assaulted as helmet-wearing attacker tried to steal dog

AN unknown person wearing a motorcycle helmet tried to steal a dog from a dog walker…

Police said there is no wider risk to the public Picture: Google

Investigation underway after unexplained death of woman in her 70s in Salisbury

AN investigation has been launched after a woman in her 70s was found dead inside her home in Salisbury. The…

Russell was jailed for 16 months Picture: Wiltshire Police

Salisbury man who stole purse from friend jailed

A SALISBURY man has been jailed for 16 months after he stole a purse from a friend and handled…

More than 100 speeding drivers caught around Salisbury – in just 24 hours

A CONCENTRATED effort by Wiltshire Police saw more than 100 drivers caught speeding in just 24 hours around Salisbury. Project…

He was ordered to pay £4,837.70 in compensation and costs Picture: Wiltshire Council

Man to pay thousands – and given suspended sentence – after fly tipping in countryside

A MAN who left a horsebox containing waste across a private driveway in Rockbourne near Fordingbridge has been left…

The fire saw one building partially collapse. Picture: Roger Leggard/FB

Arrest made after blaze destroys historic WWI hangar at Old Sarum Airfield

POLICE have arrested a person in connection with the fire that tore through a Grade II listed First World…

Philip Wilkinson (inset) is backing calls for tougher cannabis classification Pictures: Wiltshire PCC FB/ Avon and Somerset Police

Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner backs calls to reclassify cannabis as Class A drug

CALLS to reclassify cannabis as a Class A drug have been “strongly” supported by Wiltshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner…

Police want to speak to these women Picture Salisbury Police

Women wanted by police after assault in Salisbury

POLICE are trying to identify two women after a man was assaulted in Salisbury. Salisbury Police said a man in…

Police want to speak to this man Pictures: Salisbury Police

CCTV appeal after bike stolen in Salisbury

POLICE have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to after a bike was stolen in…

Wiltshire PCC, Philip Wilkinson

Education is key to tackling knife crime in Wiltshire, PCC says

WILTSHIRE’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has said that education plays a “vital role” in tackling knife crime. The county…