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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.
Opposing East Hagbourne Post Office Closure
Last month East Hagbourne Post Office closed following the resignation of the postmaster. Now Post Office Ltd has announced that they do not intend to reopen the Post Office! This is a huge blow to local residents and will also have an impact on the excellent volunteer-run village shop.
Local Work on Youth Knife Crime to be Replicated Nationally
Operation Deter Youth is a pioneering programme that sees rapid intervention from Youth Justice Services for young people under the age of 18 arrested for knife-possession or knife-enabled offences in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Milton Keynes, spearheaded by Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber.
Now the Home Office has announced a new initiative that will see young people caught carrying knives given targeted support to steer them away from further offending.
Do you run a small business based in Oxfordshire? Want to know how best to protect your business, and your customers, from cyber threats?
Do you run a small business based in Oxfordshire? Want to know how best to protect your business, and your customers, from cyber threats?
PCC welcomes move to Fatal Five
Thames Valley Police is adding careless or inconsiderate driving to their roads policing focus making the ‘Fatal Four’ a ‘Fatal Five’
Plans to improve CCTV across Oxfordshire now agreed
Matthew Barber, Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, has confirmed that all Oxfordshire councils are now signed up to join the Thames Valley CCTV Partnership. This comes after the PCC voiced concerns at the end of last year that delayed engagement may threaten the viability of the programme.