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Missing Woman Found
Rebecca Pitt, who was reported missing from the Royal Berkshire Hospital on Saturday 21 January, has been found safe and well. Thames Valley Police would like to thank the public for their assistance in this matter.
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Reading News – 31/01/12
1 – Large amount of cash stolen in robbery Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses to a robbery in Lilac Close in Purley in which a man had £6000 stolen The incident happened last Thursday shortly after 12.30pm. The victim, a 40 year old man, had just withdrawn money from the Lloyds TSB in Tilehurst Triangle and driven home. As he got out of the vehicle two men approached him, demanded the money and punched him several times. The [...]
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Police Appeal for Missing Woman
Thames Valley Police is appealing for the public’s help to trace a missing woman from Reading. Rebecca Pitt, aged 21, who is a patient at Prospect Park Hospital, was receiving treatment at the Royal Berkshire Hospital when she went missing on Saturday morning (21/1). Rebecca is white, about 5ft 4ins, of large build and long brown hair. She was wearing blue jogging bottoms and a hooded top. PC John Carter said: “I would like to speak to anyone who may [...]
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Getting it right first time: accurate recording of crime
Thames Valley Police has been highly praised in an HMIC (Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary) report for the high standards achieved by the Force in recording crime and incident data. The report followed an HMIC review in September 2011 just a few months after major changes were introduced to the crime recording process. The HMIC inspectors carried out local inspections in the Police Enquiry Centres and on Local Police Areas as a ‘reality test’ to ensure that procedures were being [...]
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Safer Schools Partnership Pantomime
Thames Valley Police Safer Schools Partnership and Reading Borough Council Youth Services will be staging a pantomime on the 28th and 29th January at The Olympia Shehnai, Reading. During the summer holidays last year the organisers ran a drama club at the Dee Road estate youth club for two mornings a week. The drama club was attended by 25 young people and when it ended it became apparent they wanted more. PC Dave Thomas, the Safer Schools officer has his [...]
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Keep your vehicle safe
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses and asking residents to follow simple crime reduction tips, after a spate of theft from vehicles in Tilehurst. Overnight on 12 January, nine vehicles were broken into around the Dee Road and Meadway area in Tilehurst. We would like to remind residents that simple crime prevention measures can help reduce the risk of vehicles being broken into. Do not leave valuable items on display in your vehicle. Ensure all leads for sat navs, [...]
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Crime levels continue to fall in Thames Valley
Annual crime statistics released by the Home Office on Thursday 19th January, show the overall level of crime in the Thames Valley area has fallen by more than 11 per cent, the second largest reduction in England and Wales. The National Crime Statistics for October 2010 to September 2011, shows there were 19,873 fewer crimes in the Thames Valley area compared with the same period in 2009/10. In 2010/11 there were 159,496 offences recorded within the Force area, which serves [...]
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Hampshire and Thames Valley Police to begin joint work
Hampshire Constabulary and Thames Valley Police have moved a step closer to the implementation of their Joint Operations Unit (JOU), by signing a legal agreement under section 23 of the Police Act 1996, which covers how the two forces will work together. The Joint Operations Unit will cover Roads Policing, Firearms and Operations Support, which contains elements such as dogs and training. The first element to be implemented will be the Joint Roads Policing Unit, expected to become operational at [...]
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Crime Prevention Advice Following Asian Gold Burglaries
Thames Valley Police is stepping up its crime prevention advice in areas where Asian gold jewellery has been stolen during burglaries. The Force is working in partnership with Banham – a supplier of security locks and burglar alarms, as well as a supplier and installer of safes. Some areas in the south of the Thames Valley have particularly suffered from this type of crime in recent months. In Berkshire, there have been over 200 offences reported to police since April [...]
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Special Recruitment Event
Are you looking for an opportunity to give something back to your community on a voluntary basis and help improve your local area? Thames Valley Police is currently recruiting Special Constables to help the Force continue to beat crime in the Thames Valley. Special Superintendent for Berkshire Jason Morley-Smith, said: “Joining Thames Valley Police as a volunteer police officer is a great way to give something back to the community, and learn more about yourself as well as developing your [...]
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Stolen Jewellery Recovered
Thames Valley Police is releasing images of jewellery recovered from a house in London which may have been taken during burglaries in the Force area. The items of jewellery, including several watches, earrings and necklaces, were recovered from a property in the Lambeth area of London, on Friday 6 January. The images have been released in a bid to identify the owners. It is believed the items could have been stolen during burglaries in the Thames Valley area or surrounding [...]
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Antony Worrall Thompson cautioned for Tesco shoplifting
TV chef Antony Worrall Thompson has been cautioned by police for shoplifting. Police arrested the 60-year-old at the Tesco store in Reading Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, on Friday. Mr Worrall Thompson, from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, was questioned and given a formal caution. A police spokesman said the incident involved “low value goods”. Tesco declined to comment describing it as a “police matter”. In a statement, police added: “Thames Valley Police arrested a 60-year-old man from High Wycombe following a report [...]
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