A SCAMMER is calling homes and trying to trick people into giving out their national insurance number, Gloucestershire Constabulary have warned. A Gloucester resident received a call on Tuesday from an automated number which claimed to be HM Revenue and Customs, telling him his details were being used fraudulently. The man was advised to press 1 to speak to an advisor and to provide his National Insurance number to prevent his assets from being frozen. Becoming suspicious, the man hung up. Telephone numbers can easily be spoofed so anyone who gets an alleged call from HMRC is advised not to give any information but to tell the caller to write to them as they will have all their personal details, Gloucestershire Constabulary wrote on their Facebook page.
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The carriageway between junction 13 for Stroud and 14 for Thornbury was closed for more than nine hours and has since reopened. Gloucestershire police are appealing for witnesses
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A man has been recalled to prison after assaulting a shopper outside Tesco in Stroud. The assault took place outside the store in Stratford Road on Friday. Police said the man was charged with offences of wounding and witness intimidation in connection with the incident. Hundreds of fines have been handed out by police for breaches of Covid-19 laws in Gloucestershire since they came into force, figures show. Data published by the National Police Chiefs Council shows a total of 279 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) were issued by Gloucestershire Constabulary between March 27 and December 20. More than 50 tourists were spoken to by police on Sunday in the North Cotswolds.