Crime

Chief Constable of Wiltshire Police Catherine Roper, inset, has vowed not to cut officer numbers

Wiltshire Police vows to improve despite extra £5.2m funding gap

OFFICER numbers will not be reduced – despite making savings of more than £6 million in 2025/26 – the…

Police are keen to speal to these people after an assault in Salisbury. Picture: Wiltshire Police

CCTV appeal after assault outside Salisbury takeaway

POLICE are keen to speak to these two people after a serious assault in Salisbury in the early…

More than 40 arrests in Wiltshire Christmas crime crackdown

MORE than 40 arrests were made in Wiltshire as officers targeted shoplifting and anti-social behaviour over the festive period.

Several sheep, including one pictured inset, were injured in the area. Picture: Wiltshire Police

Sheep put down after suspected dog attack in Salisbury

A SHEEP was put down after being injured in a suspected dog attack near Salisbury Racecourse. Officers from the Wiltshire…

The motorbike was seized in The Avenue, Wilton, officers said. Picture: Wiltshire Police

Motorbike seized in Wilton after residents’ reports of dangerous driving

REPORTS of a motorbike being ridden dangerously in Salisbury – with no number plates or lights – led to…

Catriona Still and Paul Maskall will be giving expert business advice

Series of Wiltshire lectures offers advice for businesses to avoid fraud

CYBER crime experts will reveal the latest online threat to businesses – and how they can protect themselves…

Two farms near Salisbury targeted by thieves with power tools and van stolen

THIEVES who stole £1,800 worth of tools from two farms in Whiteparish and Landford at the weekend reportedly verbally…

Adam Harris has been jailed for five years and three months. Picture: Dorset Police

Adam Harris, of St Leonards and St Ives, jailed after guns found in lock-up

A DORSET man has been jailed for more than five years after admitting a number of charges of possessing…

The assault occurred outside Chick-O-Land in Salisbury, police said. Picture: Google

Man suffers serious facial injuries after Salisbury assault

A MAN suffered “seriously facial injuries” after an assault in Salisbury, police said. The incident occurred outside Chick-O-Land, in New…

Police said the burglary is believed to have taken place between 10am and 12pm Picture: Google

£1,500 worth of copper stolen from Salisbury house in broad daylight

THIEVES reportedly stripped an uninhabited house in Salisbury of £1,500 worth of copper wire. Police said the burglary took place…