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The Latest Breaking News from Wiltshire Police

Urgent search for mum who disappeared near river among fears she fell in water

Fiona Edson left her home in Chippenha, at about 1pm on Sunday

The Independent UK

Major search after mum vanishes near river - as specialist dogs are deployed

Fiona Edson was last seen on Sunday, June 25, when she left her home in Chippenham, Wiltshire, sparking a huge search and rescue operation by emergency services in the area

Daily Mirror

Technical fault affecting 999 calls - local police issue advice in case of emergency

999 calls have not been connecting across the country

Bristol Post

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Police dogs given body armour by force ‘when needed’

The new ‘canine vests’ will shield the animals from knife attacks and bullets, Wiltshire Police said.

The Independent UK

Groom stopped by police for speeding at 121mph to his own wedding

Wiltshire Police said other members of the wedding party picked the driver up and took him to the wedding

The Independent UK

Father charged with murdering three-month-old baby daughter

Samuel Warnock is due to appear before Winchester Crown Court on Friday.

The Independent UK

Eleven cops investigated after 'abhorrent' texts found on dead officer's phone

The officers are being investigated after the discovery on Ricky Jones' mobile phone, following his death.

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Misconduct notices served on 11 police officers after 'abhorrent' messages found on a dead officer's phone

Two serving officers are under criminal investigation for the alleged unauthorised disclosure of police information to a police officer after he left the force

Wales Online

Thug, 22, who launched exploding firework at police officers and dog jailed

Lewis Hill, 22, pleaded guilty to four counts of assaulting an emergency worker and one count of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal after police dog Ross suffered burns to his nose

Daily Mirror

Man and woman found dead in West Country village by member of the public

Detectives are investigating

Bristol Post

Heartbroken dad's fight for law change after death of baby son left home alone by mum

Luke Turvey believes his one-year-old son Ethan might still be alive if a law had existed at the time of his death making it illegal to leave small children at home alone

Daily Mirror

Builder fights off three thieves in back garden wearing just his underwear

Simon Downs had been enjoying a day off work, when he heard some rummaging around the side of his house in Quidhampton, near Salisbury. He raced round to block them and punched one

Daily Mirror

Concerns raised over Damien Bendall’s association with girl year before murders

Wiltshire Police contacted probation about Bendall’s involvement with the vulnerable teenager in March 2020.

The Independent UK

Four-year-old boy dies at Center Parcs

Wiltshire Police said officers attended the leisure complex at Longleat in support of the South West Ambulance Service on Christmas Eve morning.

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Evening Standard

London county lines dealers who supplied heroin in Swindon sentenced to 17 years

Police have appealed for information (PA)

Liverpool Echo

Mum desperate for answers after daughter's naked body found dumped in field

'I feel like her case files are just gathering dust on a shelf'

Wales Online

Three police officers suspended after 'racist, misogynistic and homophobic' messages found on dead sergeant's phone

The IOPC has announced it is launching an investigation after messages were published in a national newspaper

The Independent UK

Man disqualified from driving after performing doughnuts on roundabout

Wiltshire Police released footage of the incident involving Daniel Bassett.

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The Independent UK

Gwent Police investigated over ‘offensive messages found on phone’

Racist images, pornographic videos and sensitive information about corruption investigations were reported among the material exchanged.

The Independent UK

Novichok police force chief to retire

Kier Pritchard will leave Wiltshire Police in June 2023 having spent his entire career with the force after joining as a 19-year-old.

Bristol Post

Two Bristol men jailed over plans to burgle warehouse

They were tracked by a PCSO using a drone

The Independent UK

IOPC ‘sugar-coated’ probe into police handling of murder case, mother says

The police watchdog criticised Wiltshire Police for its handling of the investigation into the killing of Becky Godden.

The Independent UK

Timeline of case against double murderer Christopher Halliwell

The taxi driver killed Becky Godden in 2003 but was not prosecuted for her murder until 2016.

Bristol Post

Wiltshire Police apologises to Becky Godden-Edwards' family for failures

A damning report found a 'fog of confusion' over who was in charge after first case collapsed

The Independent UK

The evidence missed in the Becky Godden murder case

Wiltshire Police failed to follow up leads in the case against Swindon taxi driver Christopher Halliwell for many years, the police watchdog found.

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