Latex-clad man detained following incident in village near Bristol

A man dressed in a latex suit jumped out in front of a woman’s car in Bleadon in the early hours of this morning (May 9). Avon and Somerset Police said they were taking the incident ‘extremely seriously’.

Police attended the incident in Accommodation Road at 12.10am, and found and detained a man aged aged in his 30s nearby.

The man had previously been arrested on suspicion of causing a public nuisance in relation to incidents in the Cleeve, Claverham and Yatton areas in October last year. He remains under investigation for these incidents.

Inspector Graeme Hall, of the neighbourhood policing team, said: “We understand this latest incident may cause the community some concern.

“We took this morning’s report extremely seriously and had officers on the scene within minutes which ultimately led to the arrest being made.

“To reassure the community, we will be carrying out extra patrols in the Bleadon area and anyone concerned about this, or any other incident, is encouraged to speak to an officer.”

Anyone who saw a man acting suspiciously in the Bleadon area overnight or has CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage which could help the inquiry is asked to phone 101 and provide the call handler with the reference 5223107134.