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12 motorists were stopped over the nature of their driving in relation to cyclists and 4 more for vehicle defects during Operation Close Pass this morning in Melksham

Four people are currently in custody on suspicion of the theft of caravans in Salisbury. Officers were called to the rugby club training fields at approximately 7.45am this morning (September 20) following a report that four caravans were on the site, believed to have broken in to the location.

A man has been found guilty of indecently assaulting a young girl in Calne more than 30 years ago. David Alan Anderson, 66, who now lives in Auckland, New Zealand, was found guilty yesterday following a trial at Swindon Crown Court.

A Swindon man has been jailed for 11 years after he was found guilty of two counts of sexual assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Edward Booth, 27, of Corfe Road, Toothill, has been standing trial at Swindon Crown Court this week.

Adults go missing for all sorts of reasons, but according to national charity Missing People; dementia is one of the most common, representing around one in ten adult missing incidents nationally.

Despite several media reports over recent days, we would like to clarify the situation regarding our ongoing enquiries into Christopher Halliwell. To date, we have not uncovered any links between Halliwell and any other murders across the country.

We are appealing for witnesses after an elderly woman sadly died following a road traffic collision on the A303.

A big drive to recruit more police officers in Wiltshire is set to launch later this month, as Wiltshire Police opens police officer recruitment for the first time in two years.

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon, Angus Macpherson, is submitting an application this week (week commencing 19 August 2019) for change of use of the former Wiltshire College campus at the Avenue, Warminster to enable it to replace the town's existing police station.

Two of the winning entries to our Digital Investigations and Intelligent Unit's (DIIU) coding competition attended Police Headquarters this week to accept their prize and have a tour. Myles Butterworth, aged 10 from Bradford on Avon and Toby Johnson, aged 11 from Salisbury both developed their own game based on the theme of staying safe online as part of our #CyberLife campaign that run throughout July.