News

Road users in the Westbury, Trowbridge, Melksham and Chippenham areas of Wiltshire may experience delays tomorrow (Thursday 18 July).

A man has been charged with multiple offences after failing to stop for officers in Melksham. Michael Kibble, aged 23, of Southwick, has been charged with two counts of making off without payment, dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified, failing to stop a vehicle when required by an officer, possession of a class B drug and using a vehicle without insurance.

Police forces are appealing for people to hand in unwanted guns with a two-week surrender of firearms and ammunition, starting on Saturday 20 July 2019.

A 23-year-old man from Southwick was arrested last night after a vehicle failed to stop for officers. At approximately 8.40pm, officers were made aware of a Ford Focus travelling along Snowberry Lane, Melksham.

Officers investigating a suspicious fire in Devizes have arrested a woman in connection with the incident. The fire was started in a bin store in Waiblingen Way shortly after midnight on July 8. Fortunately nobody was injured in the incident but officers from Central CID have been investigating.

Two people were arrested in the early hours of Saturday 13 July after officers stopped a vehicle on the A350, Melksham. Officers were on patrol in the Trowbridge area at approximately 1.30am when they spotted a black Audi on a number of occasions.

We are appealing for information regarding an attempted burglary and theft from motor vehicles in Haydon Wick, Swindon.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested by police in Melksham last week following information received from the public about suspicious activity in the play area in Primrose Drive. At approximately 2.45pm on July 9, officers attended the area just before children were due to leave school, and conducted a search under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act

Three people have been arrested and drugs, cash and mobile phones seized after police stopped a car in Swindon in the early hours of this morning.

We are appealing for witnesses after a motorbikes were stolen from a Salisbury dealership.