A lot of driving ahead today, nice to get some fresh air before setting off! 🐾

From @TVPRuralCrime PC’s Dollery and Woolley have patrolled the Ridgeway near Watlington following poaching reports last night 🚔 Four males have been searched under S23 Misuse of Drugs Act in the Wycombe area and dealt with for possessing cannabis ❌

From @TVPRuralCrime The Rural Crime Taskforce is out on patrol across the Thames Valley area tonight 🚔 If anything suspicious is seen in our rural areas please call 101 or 999 in an emergency 🚨

From @TVPSouthandVale 🚨 MISSING PERSON 🚨 Have you seen Ivy? She is 40-years-old and was last seen on Monday morning, around 11.10am, near to Cowley Road. 📍 She is described as a white woman with a slim build. She has ginger hair with parts dyed black, normally in a ponytail. She was last se...

From @TVPSouthandVale 🚓 Didcot & Wallingford Neighbourhood Team – What We’ve Been Up To 🚓 It’s been another busy set of shifts for your Didcot and Wallingford Neighbourhood Team (coffee definitely required ☕), and we wanted to share a snapshot of what we’ve been up to in your communities. Se...

Great to catch up with some of the hardworking local Conservative team in Milton Keynes this evening.

🗓️ A look back at another busy week... ✅️ Visited Westminster to lobby MPs to support an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill to help shut down criminal businesses ✅️ Held my regular Liaison meeting with the Chief Constable

Spent some time this afternoon with new recruits joining Thames Valley Police. Talking to a class of student officers about the issues the public raise with me and outlining some of the work we’re doing to help cut crime. ❤️👮🏻

From @ThamesVP From Cadets to the front line, Charlotte’s journey into policing began through the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) Now an AIU officer in the Mental Health Team, Charlotte reflects on why she chose the PCDA, the realities of balancing study with frontline po...

From @ThamesVP Discover Your Future with Thames Valley Police 📅 Saturday 25 April ⏰ 10am–2pm 📍 The Oak Room, Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe Join us for our Careers Event and explore the wide range of opportunities available at Thames Valley Police. Whether you’re ready to apply ...

From @TVPSouthandVale Discover Your Future with Thames Valley Police 📅 Saturday 25 April ⏰ 10am–2pm 📍 The Oak Room, Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe Join us for our Careers Event and explore the wide range of opportunities available at Thames Valley Police. Whether you’re ready to apply ...

Productive morning at The Beacon in #Wantage talking to members of the Chamber of Commerce at about retail crime and business rates, and later meeting with residents to discuss road safety and parking. Quick bite for lunch on the go - a cracking bacon roll courtesy of the Bay Tree Cafe.

From @TVPSouthandVale 📣 Wantage & Grove NHPT 📣 We don’t just get great results on our own patch — sometimes we’re called to help further afield 🚓✨ Wednesday 15th April, was one of those days. On our way back to Wantage after covering another area, we heard about an electric motorbike ⚡🏍️ ma...

From @TVPSouthandVale 🚨 We are appealing for witnesses following an indecent exposure in Longford Way, Didcot. Around 11.20am on Wednesday, a man was seen exposing himself in Longford Way, after cycling past a woman and her child. Later in the day, approximately 1.05pm, a man was seen on the...

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From @TVPRuralCrime The Rural Crime Taskforce attended reports of suspected illegal poaching in the Watlington area tonight. With assistance from the police helicopter 4x males were located and detained 👮‍♀️ The males admitted to being in the area looking for game without permission from th...

From @TVPRuralCrime At around 22:08 on 15/04/26 a red Ducati motorbike with index ending “OAP” made off from officers from the Taskforce on West Wycombe Road in High Wycombe. The rider collided with the police van whilst making off, causing damage 🚔 If you were in the area at the time and w...

Just back from a wonderful night at the #TVPFedBravery Awards, paying tribute to some of the wonderful men and women serving in Thames Valley Police. A real honour to present tonight’s Special Constable of the Year Award to the incredibly deserving Special Constable Ben Gill.

From @TVPRuralCrime Officers assisted ICR crews in responding to a domestic incident in Banbury They ensured the safety of the victim before locating & arresting the suspect During a post arrest search, cannabis was located 🌱 The suspect was given a Community Resolution for this before bei...

From @TVPSouthandVale 🚨 Have you seen Billy Clarke? The 38-year-old is wanted in connection with a failure to appear warrant issued by High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court. Clarke is white, approximately 5ft 9in tall, with short hair, blue eyes and a gold front tooth. He is known to frequent Oxfo...

PCC writes to Policing Minister to urge action on closure notices Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, has written to the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire, Sarah Jones MP, to request a consultation on changes to closure notices as part of an ongoing cam...

Great to be back at Flint House this morning, the police rehabilitation centre based in Oxfordshire- but serving much of the country. In the last year they have treated 169 Thames Valley Police officers and their services are now available to police staff.

From @TVPRuralCrime Following information from the DVLA, PC Little & PC Carney-Smith located a stolen Hyundai Tucson in Feltham on Monday. The vehicle was on cloned ID & sold to an innocent buyer❌ This evening, this Nissan Navara was located in the High Wycombe area by PC Little & PC Boyden...

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From @TVPRuralCrime PC's Dollery and Woolley have searched this Ford Fiesta under the Misuse of Drugs Act in Wycombe tonight 👮‍♀️ Despite numerous attempts to ascertain the drivers proof of insurance he eventually admitted to not having any ❌ Vehicle recovered & driver reported for the off...

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I've been working on a change in the law to increase police powers to issue closure notices - instantly shutting down criminal businesses. 💪 Last night this proposal received cross-party support in the House of Commons, but the Government still blocked it! 🚫

From @TVPRuralCrime Last night, PC BOYDEN and PC CARNEY-SMITH patrolled north Buckinghamshire. They assisted with the search for a high risk missing person. Following this, they have located a male in Buckingham who was wanted on a warrant for failing to appear at court.

From @TVPRuralCrime One of the best parts of the job is returning stolen property to their owners. This bike was stolen in January 2025 and found in the Met Pol area whilst our officers were on other enquiries. The Windrush Bike Project do great work and helped us return it to the owners i...

🐾 Allow me to introduce you to… Trainee Police Dog Bracken. As part of his socialisation I took him to Didcot Police Station this morning to meet some of the local team at the start of their shift. #SaveOurPoliceDogs #PoliceDogs #Dogs #Puppies #Police #NeighbourhoodPolicing

Over the last five years the Didcot Powerhouse Fund has raised over half a million pounds for the local community. Tonight’s event at Cornerstone highlighted the good causes supported by £132k this year alone, donated by local businesses and philanthropists. didcotpowerhousefund.co.uk 🔗

From @TVPRuralCrime 🚨 *STOLEN GOATS - PLEASE SHARE* 🚨 Road Farm Countryways, Great Missenden Sunday 12th April, between 1500–1900 hrs We’re appealing for information after two much loved goats were stolen while grazing in fields at Road Farm Countryways, Great Missenden. 🐐 Goat 1: Raspbe...

🚨 ICYMI: Over £200,000 taken from criminals to fund crime prevention activity 47 community and voluntary organisations were recently awarded a share of £201,077 from the first round of this year’s Community Fund. 💬 Matthew Barber, Police & Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, said: “Among...

From @TVPRuralCrime On Friday night a male on an E-bike attempted to make off from officers from the Rural Crime Taskforce in the Headington area ❌ The male was promptly stopped and detained. He was searched under the Misuse of Drugs Act and then arrested on suspicion of possession with int...

⚠️ Over £26 million lost to investment fraud in the Thames Valley in 2025 Investment fraud occurs when scammers deceive individuals into investing money in fake, worthless or misrepresented financial opportunities. Protect yourself 👇 ✅ Use the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s firm chec...

From @TVPSouthandVale That’s all, folks! ... for this set of shifts at least. • PC Oldroyd from Wantage arrested a male for being concerned in the supply of Class A (cocaine) in Wantage. Abingdon NHPT mustered together to get the male charged and remanded him to prison. He managed to replicat...

From @ThamesVP `⚠️ We are still appealing for help to find prison absconder Darnell Smith. Smith, pictured below, has links to Croydon and Plumstead in London. Please contact us if you can help us, or 📞999 if you see him ⬇️ ⚠️ WANTED ⚠️ We are appealing for help to find a man who ha...

From @TVPSouthandVale 📣 Wantage & Grove NHPT 📣 🚨 3 in 3 – Disrupting Drug Dealing in Our Community 🚨 Can you remember our post a couple of days ago about arresting a male for possession with intent to supply in Wantage on 10/04? Following that arrest, the male was charged and remanded in cu...

🚨 ICYMI: Pioneering programme that works to tackle youth knife-offending and reduce youth violence set to be replicated nationally. Operation Deter Youth sees rapid intervention from Youth Justice Services for young people under the age of 18 arrested for knife-possession or knife-enabled o...

1️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ days and counting... That's how long it is since South Oxfordshire District Council unanimously agreed "emergency" action to help local pubs and hospitality businesses. Vale of White Horse District Council also unanimously agreed a similar motion back in February.

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From @ThamesVP Not sure if an investment firm is genuine? 💳 A quick search on the FCA register can make all the difference ✅ If they’re not authorised, your money may not be protected If you think you've been a victim of fraud, report it online or call Report Fraud ➡️ orlo.uk...

From @TVPSouthandVale 📣 WANTAGE & GROVE NHPT 📣 Yesterday (10/04), our officers stopped a male on Denchworth Road, Wantage, posing as a food‑delivery rider after suspicious behaviour caught our attention. That instinct paid off — during a search we recovered 16 wraps of cocaine and over £1,00...

From @TVPRuralCrime PC’s Dollery and Woolley are currently recovering this Mitsubishi in Iver as it has been untaxed and uninsured since 2025 ❌

From @TVPRuralCrime Yesterday, officers from the TVP Rural Crime Taskforce conducted an arrest attempt in Rugby. A male was arrested on suspicion of Fraud by False Representation and taken to Banbury custody👮‍♂️ He has been bailed whilst the investigation continues 🫆 Last week we also arres...

From @TVPSouthandVale 🚨 We are appealing for witnesses following a fatal RTC in East Hendred, Oxfordshire. Just before 7.20pm yesterday, police received a call from South Central Ambulance Service reporting a road traffic collision involving a silver Volkswagen Golf and a pedestrian on the A4...

🗞️ Spoke to residents whilst out campaigning in Culham 🏇 Talked to lots of people visiting my stand at the Point-to-Point over the Easter Bank Holiday 📹️ Discussed progress on the Thames Valley CCTV Partnership 👮‍♂️ Met with student officers going through training to join Thames Valley Police