Shepton Mallet residents are being asked to help police trace a man wanted on warrant.

Ashley Goodall, 43, is wanted after failing to appear at Taunton Crown Court and Yeovil Magistrates' Court in connection with assault and shoplifting offences, Avon and Somerset Police said.

Police say Goodall has links to Shepton Mallet and Frome, as well as Trowbridge and Semington in Wiltshire. Officers are asking anyone who sees him, or knows where he is, to contact them.

Goodall is described as white, around 5ft 11ins tall, with grey hair and grey stubble. Police have issued an appeal using his name and photograph as they try to locate him.

Anyone who knows where Goodall is should call 999, quoting reference 5226153915. Anyone with other information should call 101.

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