Overview
- Avon and Somerset Police are investigating bacon placed on a glass door at the Cheltenham Road mosque in Montpelier during Friday prayers in the first week of Ramadan.
- The incident, reported around 2:15pm on 20 February, is being treated as a religiously aggravated public order offence.
- CCTV enquiries and witness statements are under way, patrols in the area have been increased for reassurance, and officers are engaging with mosque leaders and victims.
- A CCTV image of a man of interest—described as bald and wearing high-visibility trousers with a dark jacket—has been released as part of a public appeal.
- Police urge anyone with information to call 101 quoting reference 5226049136 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously.