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Southampton Police are appealing for information and witnesses after a man exposed himself to a woman walker. Between 5.15 and 7pm Saturday, April 20, a 39-year-old Southampton woman was walking on a footpath leading to Victoria Country Park when she saw a man urinating in public. The man left on a mountain bike, but...
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Eastleigh residents will be shocked to discover that the town’s landmark bandstand, so often the centre of community events, has been extensively vandalised. The Victorian edifice which stands proudly in the Town Centre recreation ground was only renovated two years ago but now faces further repairs after mindless yobs left almost every panel of...
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Police at Eastleigh are seeking information about two men who twice broke windows in a Fair Oak house. Large rocks were thrown through the windows of a house in Strawberry Mead on the late afternoon of Wednesday, February 27. The following night, just before 9pm, the front windows again were hit by large rocks,...
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Police officers have already arrested 17 people – including one from the Eastleigh/Romsey district on suspicion of drink-driving just two days into Hampshire Constabulary’s ‘Smashed’ campaign. Between 12.01am on Saturday and 11.59pm on Sunday, 17 people, 13 men and 4 women between the ages of 18 to 64 were arrested on suspicion of driving...
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Police officers closed down an unruly party and dispersed a group of 50 – 60 teenagers at North Baddesley on Halloween night. A mother alerted police to the event at the Sandy Lane sports pavilion shortly before 9pm. The woman, who intended to drop off her daughter, reported that the venue was full of...
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It’s Halloween tonight and Hampshire Constabulary are suggesting people who don’t want to be disturbed by trick or treaters should display a ‘No Trick or Treat’ poster at their front door. The police have a poster that can be downloaded and printed out from: www.hampshire.police.uk. A spokesman for Hampshire Constabulary’s Safer Neighbourhoods said: “Every...
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A 24 year-old man was seriously injured by a bottle wielding thug after he intervened to stop a group of yobs who verbally abused his girlfriend as she tried to get them to stop breaking bottles which she feared would damage cars. The victim, named Sean, chased the group of three youths down an...
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A popular and effective scheme that encourages young people to interact with Eastleigh’s Police Officers has been given the funds that it needed to continue. As we reported in Will Cop Shop be forced to drop Cop Swap?, Cop Swap cards are a variation of the well known and popular Top Trumps card game, featuring local Police Officers. Eastleigh’s Police Officers...
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A woman recovering from a bone marrow transplant was attacked by a Staffordshire terrier in Leigh Road recreation ground as she fought to save the life of her savaged pet spaniel – only for the callous owners to walk away from the blood covered victims without offering any assistance. The victim who does not...
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A popular scheme that encourages young people in Eastleigh to approach Police Officers and which helps with community engagement is at risk of running out of resources. Cop Swap is an innovative variation of the Top Trumps game that is perennially popular with children, but this version features details of local Police Officers. The idea is...
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A 63 year old man is alleged to have been assaulted on Wednesday 18 April, around 9.45 am at the M3 slip road as he stopped at the traffic light junction with Leigh Road. The victim who lives in the New Forest was driving a Citroen Xantia and had joined the M3 from the...
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A number of youths leaving a large 18th birthday party in Bursledon started trying to attack police who had been called to the scene after reports of loud and rowdy behaviour. Police made several checks on the party during the evening of Saturday, March 24 and also went to the scene after complaints about...
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A new chip shop in Fair Oak has been given the go-ahead despite the overwhelming opposition of locals who made their feelings known during a fiery November meeting of Bishopstoke and Fair Oak local area committee which resulted in the Chairman threatening to clear the room. The controversial chippy will now be one of...
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Police are searching for a perverted man who targeted a 17-year-old girl and flashed at her in Chamberlayne Road, Eastleigh. The incident happened between 19:50 and 20:00 on Sunday 20 November. The man stood between two parked cars and flashed at the girl before he then ran off towards Factory Road. In a statement...
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An Eastleigh Man has been placed under a curfew for three months after brandishing a chair in the Swan Centre McDonalds. Officers from Eastleigh Neighbourhoods Team had to be called to the late night incident on October 29 after Gareth Robinson, 31, became aggressive after an argument. Following an appearance at Southampton Magistrates Court...
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