Thames Valley Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner have marked the start of work on the new forensics centre with a ground-breaking ceremony.

A man who was found in possession of a knife in Aylesbury has been jailed after Thames Valley Police’s Operation Deter secured a swift charge and remand.

🚨 Threatened someone with a machete in Wolverton on Sunday
👮‍ Arrested, charged and remanded on Monday
⚖️ Convicted and remanded for sentencing on Tuesday
Just 48 hours between offence and conviction for Harry Williams, aged 19, of no fixed abode.

Maidenhead Street Angels are trained volunteers from local churches who provide help and support to people on a night out in Maidenhead town centre.

Calling the move “A huge step forward”, Matthew Barber praised the work that will see vulnerable people receiving the support they need from specialist services, not the police, under the national roll-out of the Right Care, Right Person model.

Thames Valley Police will complete the force-wide roll out of Operation Deter as a part of its fight against knife crime in the next two weeks.