15/09/2014

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:00:12. > :00:12.Good evening. system and maybe learn something

:00:13. > :00:14.Wiltshire's chief constable Patrick Geenty, is being investigatdd by the

:00:15. > :00:17.police watchdog following complaints about the way the force handled

:00:18. > :00:23.The Independent Police Complaints Commission is also looking

:00:24. > :00:27.into the actions of an inspdctor and a detective constable.

:00:28. > :00:28.This latest development means that three of

:00:29. > :00:31.the West's most senior officers are now the subject of investig`tions.

:00:32. > :00:36.Here's our Home Affairs Correspondent, Steve Brodie.

:00:37. > :00:38.In 2008, Pat Geenty was Wiltshire's `ssistant

:00:39. > :00:42.chief constable when the force received allegations from a member

:00:43. > :00:48.The victim and the alleged abuser were not police officers

:00:49. > :00:51.A year later, a complaint was made about how the

:00:52. > :00:55.And now it's been claimed that the detective inspector

:00:56. > :00:58.and a detective constable whthheld information from the complahnants

:00:59. > :01:06.It?s also claimed Patrick Gdenty, in his role

:01:07. > :01:08.as assistant chief constabld, also kept back information `nd

:01:09. > :01:18.I am shocked by the allegation that I attempted

:01:19. > :01:20.I welcome an open and transparent investigation

:01:21. > :01:24.I am committed to serving the people of Wiltshire and protecting

:01:25. > :01:28.It is vital that we listen to complaints and learn from them.

:01:29. > :01:31.Mr Geenty remains at his job as chief constable today.

:01:32. > :01:33.But the inspector, who hasn't been named,

:01:34. > :01:40.The detective constable has been removed from operational duties

:01:41. > :01:43.The IPCC said it was vital the public are confident th`t

:01:44. > :01:45.police forces take their complaints seriously

:01:46. > :02:01.Elsewhere, Chief Constable Nick Gargan remain suspended following

:02:02. > :02:08.allegations of inappropriatd behaviour with two female mdmbers of

:02:09. > :02:15.staff and data protection offences, which he strongly denies. And desert

:02:16. > :02:19.Davenport is still part of `n inquiry about her part in an

:02:20. > :02:20.investigation before she johned the force.

:02:21. > :02:23.As in all matters surrounding chief constables, any decision on their

:02:24. > :02:25.employment is made by the individual police and crime commissiondr.

:02:26. > :02:28.A former Mayor of Weston`super`Mare has been sentenced to 14 months in

:02:29. > :02:32.Philip Judd, seen here in the baseball cap, had pldaded

:02:33. > :02:34.guilty to 12 charges, including making indecent photographs

:02:35. > :02:39.of a child and possessing fhlms and images of children.

:02:40. > :02:42.The court heard he had hundreds of pictures and videos stordd

:02:43. > :02:48.on computer equipment when his home was raided by officers

:02:49. > :02:50.Detectives in Bath have spent the day searching

:02:51. > :02:53.the River Avon trying to find a missing 18`year`old last sedn in the

:02:54. > :02:58.Sammuel Amin has just finished his A`levels and is due to go to

:02:59. > :03:08.In the bright sunshine, polhce divers enter the Avon, beginning

:03:09. > :03:12.their search of the riverbed, hoping to eliminate this line of enquiry.

:03:13. > :03:14.Today, Sam's picture is everywhere on social media,

:03:15. > :03:17.everyone keen to see if thex can help discover what happened in the

:03:18. > :03:23.Sam had been out for the night and ended up, here at Opa,

:03:24. > :03:26.a Greek restaurant and basement bar on North P`rade.

:03:27. > :03:29.He left around 2am and was caught on CCTV as he walked

:03:30. > :03:36.He turned left here towards the river in the direction

:03:37. > :03:40.That was the last that anybody saw of him.

:03:41. > :03:44.We know he took that route, from CCTV, and then he's not been seen or

:03:45. > :03:46.heard of since, so we're very worried about his disappear`nce

:03:47. > :03:52.Everyone says he's healthy, young man.

:03:53. > :03:56.There are no concerns about his welfare before going missing.

:03:57. > :04:00.So, yes, you could say that he was probably drunk, he was off home

:04:01. > :04:03.But otherwise, he was a young man with his future ahead of hil.

:04:04. > :04:05.He was off to university in a week's time.

:04:06. > :04:09.So, you know, it's completely out of the ordinary.

:04:10. > :04:12.His friends said he often used the route to get back to Twdrton.

:04:13. > :04:14.It's a popular path with cyclists and walkers at any time

:04:15. > :04:19.The police have been followhng all sorts of lines of enquiry, hncluding

:04:20. > :04:22.talking to friends, family, taxi drivers, people he worked whth.

:04:23. > :04:27.Everyone is desperate to find a missing teenager.

:04:28. > :04:29.The River Avon has seen its fair share of tragedy over

:04:30. > :04:34.As the search continues tonhght for clues, all hope Sam will be

:04:35. > :04:41.Tonight, the police search continues on the River Avon and the dhvers are

:04:42. > :04:50.People living within the cull zone in Gloucestershire

:04:51. > :04:53.have been speaking openly at a community event tonight, about

:04:54. > :05:00.During the last cull some pdople said they were left feeling

:05:01. > :05:03."under siege", as the markslen and protesters descended.

:05:04. > :05:08.Here's our Gloucestershire reporter Steve Knibbs.

:05:09. > :05:11.In the heart of the cull zone, all sides came together tonhght

:05:12. > :05:13.and there were stark examplds of how some

:05:14. > :05:17.of the more determined camp`igners had affected this community.

:05:18. > :05:20.They're shining torches in through our windows.

:05:21. > :05:25.I can't walk up the road with our dogs because they drive alongside me

:05:26. > :05:29.and stare out the window, shout "We know where you live,

:05:30. > :05:32.where you're going, what you're doing."

:05:33. > :05:38.because they arrive at approximately 7pm in the evdning.

:05:39. > :05:44.Last year, some communities felt abandoned by the policd

:05:45. > :05:48.but now the focus has changed, hence events like this

:05:49. > :05:50.This year, or approach is much more focused on

:05:51. > :05:54.our communities ` both the residents that live within Gloucestershire

:05:55. > :05:59.to identify the issues they are experiencing at this tile.

:06:00. > :06:01.We are looking to resolve those issues through

:06:02. > :06:04.a partnership approach throtgh the County Council,

:06:05. > :06:06.district and borough councils and other agencies that we `re

:06:07. > :06:10.More events like this are planned until

:06:11. > :06:13.the end of October, to reassure those who suffer simply for living

:06:14. > :06:24.That's it from us tonight. Lore on today?s stories on the BBC Website.

:06:25. > :06:32.We're back tomorrow, but for now here's Ian with forecast.

:06:33. > :06:38.Thank you. We have not talkdd about showers for a number of days but we

:06:39. > :06:42.will do so increasingly over the next few days. We will also be

:06:43. > :06:49.talking about temperatures on the rise. Tomorrow will be a warm day.

:06:50. > :06:52.It will brighten up after a gloomy start. Showers around during the

:06:53. > :06:56.afternoon. Temperatures tonhght not particularly chilly, ten to 13

:06:57. > :07:05.Celsius. It will turn into ` gloomy night with a cat, nation of hill

:07:06. > :07:09.fog. `` with some hill fog. There could be one or two showers around

:07:10. > :07:13.during the morning. Generally a dry start. As soon as we head into the

:07:14. > :07:18.afternoon we will see the threat of some isolated heavy downpours. Some

:07:19. > :07:23.of them could turn thundery. A lottery for you will catch those. A

:07:24. > :07:28.good number will remain dry. Sunny conditions through the afternoon.

:07:29. > :07:30.Temperatures responding, up to the low 20s. Temperatures climbhng

:07:31. > :07:31.further through the course of the week. By

:07:32. > :07:44.week, with a greater risk of showers.

:07:45. > :07:50.When you compare it to what is happening over in the Americas. This

:07:51. > :07:52.is a hurricane and