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Changing the law to tackle high street criminals
I have written before about the need to tackle criminal businesses that operation in plain sight on our high streets. There's no point complaining about these problems without having a plan to tackle it! That is why I have been calling for a change in the law to help the police to close down these businesses more swiftly and for longer.
Major operation to fight serious and organised crime across Thames Valley
Thames Valley Police has started the year as it means to go on with a major operation last week across its patch targeting serious and organised criminals.
Hundreds of officers and staff came together to disrupt organised crime groups in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire who are linked to high-value motor vehicle thefts, robberies, business burglaries and other serious offences to make money illegally.
Stronger together with Safer Langley
The Safer Langley initiative has seen a reduction in crime in Langley and stronger community links established.
Since launching in November last year, the Safer Slough Partnership, made up of the council and Thames Valley Police, has been working with community groups and local voluntary sector organisations to improve crime rates and perception of crime in Langley.