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Vehicle crime falls in Thames Valley

Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, has welcomed stats which show that vehicle crime (theft of a vehicle, theft from a vehicle and vehicle interference) has fallen over 13% across the Thames Valley.

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It Does Matter: Reporting Non-Contact Sexual Offences for a Safer Community

Lisa Squire, mother of Libby Squire and an active campaigner, said:

"Libby's death was totally preventable.

"I knew I had to do something to raise awareness around safety at university and in the night-time economy and the importance reporting of non-contact sexual offences. After many meetings and lots of discussions with Thames Valley Police, 'It Does Matter' was created."

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National week of action on spiking

Spiking is under the policing spotlight this week, 16 – 22 September, with the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) leading a nationwide policing week of action focusing on preventing spiking in the night time economy and improving police investigations into spiking cases, coinciding with the start of university freshers weeks across the country.

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