Arrested, charged, remanded and convicted within 24 hours. Operation Deter see another swift conviction for knife possession in Slough, demonstrating Thames Valley’s zero-tolerance approach to knife crime.

First Stop are a night time first aid and pastoral care project, set up by Reading Borough Council with Transform Reading. They operate every Friday and Saturday night from 9pm to 3am in Reading town centre. Volunteers work alongside paramedics from South Central Ambulance Service and provide first aid and support to those who need it.

The Thames Valley Rural Crime Taskforce is the second winner of a prestigious national award from the Construction Equipment Association for being the most proactive rural crime team in the UK

After its initial launch in Milton Keynes in July last year, Op Deter has now been rolled out in Slough, Aylesbury and Reading, with an objective of obtaining swift charge and remand decisions for offences involving knives.

80 more community police officers | investment to reduce 101 call times | protect women from violence | improve CCTV | tackle online sex abuse | train more Special Constables

On Friday (20/1), Matthew Barber visited prisoner support charity BACO at the Youth Offending Service Offices in Aylesbury. The visit provided an opportunity for Matthew to find out how £5,000 of funding, awarded via the PCC’s Community Fund, will support BACO to help prevent crime across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes.