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Nearly £2 million of stolen cryptocurrency to be paid back to victims
Around £1.9 million worth of stolen cryptocurrency is to be paid back to victims of theft as a result of work by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU).
Nitrous Oxide ban welcomed
Matthew Barber, Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, has welcomed the ban on nitrous oxide.
Cash boost for Street Pastors
Matthew Barber, Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley, has announced £46,000 of funding for 13 Street Pastors organisations across the Thames Valley.
More funding for Safer Streets
Another £1 million will be spent on localised initiatives to make communities safer after the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) for Thames Valley secured the maximum amount of funding available from the round 5 of the Home Office’s Safer Streets Fund.
PCC commissioned inspection into Thames Valley Police published
Following the arrest of Luke Horner in June for this awful offence, I commissioned His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) to carry out a targeted inspection into Thames Valley Police’s management of this individual.
PCC pledges more resources to tackle retail crime
Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, has pledged to implement an intelligence sharing platform to help tackle shoplifting and retail crime in the Thames Valley.