All news on the topic: Thames Valley Police

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First arrest for zombie knife made only 22 minutes after new law was implemented
A man arrested in Oxford is believed to be the first to be charged under the new ban on zombie knives.
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Windsor Castle crash sees emergency services scrambled to royal residence
Shocking photographs showed a Polestar - an electric car firm owned by Volvo - crumpled up beside Windsor Castle, a Royal residence, following the two-vehicle smash - Thames Valley Police attended the incident
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'Horse whisperer's six-word sentence moment she's arrested for husband's murder
Keen horsewoman Christine Rawle plunged a knife 10cm into her husband's back then called a friend to "sort her dogs out" before removing the blade, prosecutors told the jury during the trial at Exeter Crown Court
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'Horse Whisperer put itching powder in man's pants then stabbed him to death'
Known locally as 'The Horse Whisperer', a court was told 70-year-old Christine Rawle was on the phone to her daughter when she allegedly stabbed her husband Ian in between his shoulder blades as he walked by
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Hero coach passenger saves lives of 25 people when driver collapses
Marie Gumpert saved the lives of 25 people when a coach driver suddenly collapsed at the wheel, after rushing to the front of vehicle and safely guiding it to the hard shoulder
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Jeremy Clarkson denies illegal activity after being reported to police
The Grand Tour presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been forced to deny he filled in badger setts on his land as new videos have emerged, showing entrances to the holes covered with rocks
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Homeowners shock as cops discover 'secret brothel' on quiet suburban street
Residents living on a tranquil road in Oxford say they were 'shocked' to discover that a man and a woman had been arrested after a brothel was operated from a house on their street
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NHS nurse jailed for appalling sexually attack on woman, 85, in her own home
Steven Hicks showed up unannounced at the woman's Berkshire home after it transpired he'd been checking her medical files before assaulting her in his surgical mask and apron
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NHS nurse sexually assaulted woman, 85, in her own home after she suffered fall
WARNING DISTURBING: Steven Hicks had researched his victim beforehand, allowing him to orchestrate the unscheduled visit to her home at a time he wouldn’t be disturbed, a court heard
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Dad got heartbreaking message from son on day he died in Reading terror attack
James Furlong's dad has told an inquest that he opened a Father's Day card from his son 'with a broken heart' the day after he was killed in the Reading terror attack
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Fake royal footman caught selling walking stick he claimed was Queen's on eBay
Royal memorabilia collectors bid for a walking stick Dru Marshall falsely claimed had been used by the late monarch "as she struggled with her mobility" and the auction reached £540 before the listing was removed
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Heartbreaking tributes to mum stabbed to death as teen found dead by railway
Maya Bracken, today described as "lovely" mother, was found in a car in Pangbourne, Berkshire with stab wounds and Thames Valley Police are investigating the death
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'Millionaire's Row' police raid as woman killed by car and person hit by train
A woman who died when she was hit by a car in Pangbourne, Berkshire, is believed to have lived in the £2.5million home with her adult children, according to neighbours
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Two men died in 'insane' 100mph crash as inquest reveals state of driver at time
Lewis Moghul, 22, and Sammy Phillips, 19, died instantly when a car hit a tree while travelling at 100mph in Bix, Oxfordshire, an inquest has heard, as one eyewitness described the speed as 'insane'
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Blenheim Palace £5m golden toilet 'theft' sees police charge four men
Four men have been charged over the theft of a gold toilet art installation - worth £4.8million - from Blenheim Palace, which was nicked in September 2019
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Serious crime victims in some parts of UK wait 13 hours for police - full list
Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal a 'disturbing postcode lottery' in responses to grade two priority crimes - which include burglaries, missing persons and domestic incidents
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Pervert cop rang own force to see if he'd been reported and still wasn't caught
Thames Valley police officer Luke Horner contacted the police to see if he had been reported for sexual assault before he recorded himself having sex with a 13-year-old girl
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Men face trial in Poland over UK murder in legal first after CPS drops charges
Adrian Pietraszewski and Tomasz Weis are accused of beating Andrzej Mucha in Slough, ­Berkshire, in November 2021. Weiss then allegedly strangled him but his body has never been found
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Lightning strikes biogas tank as blast sends fireball into sky - live updates
A large explosion, seen near Oxford, which lit up the night's sky and terrified members of the public is said to have happened as a result of a storm
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Russell Brand update issued by second police force amid new 'stalking' claim
Thames Valley Police confirmed they are investigating Russell Brand after a woman came forward two weeks ago with 'new information'
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Russell Brand 'faces a second investigation' as police probe 'predator' claims
Russell Brand, who denies previous allegations of sexual misconduct and rape, is reportedly being investigated by a second police force following a special Dispatches airing last month
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Police issue CCTV of man after woman raped inside her tent at Reading Festival
Thames Valley Police said a woman was raped in her tent in the early hours of Sunday, August 27 at the music festival, which was attended by some 100,000 people over the bank holiday weekend
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Pilot killed in replica Spitfire crash 'died following his passion' says widow
Former RBS marketing executive Trevor Bailey, 68, died after the replica spitfire plane he was flying crashed in a field in Enstone, Oxfordshire on Tuesday afternoon
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Police officer pleads guilty to sexual offences against 13-year-old girl
Serving Thames Valley Police officer Luke Christopher Horner sexually assaulted the girl in Northamptonshire and filmed it on her phone, Northampton Crown Court heard
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Concerns grow for missing mum and daughter as disappearance 'out of character'
Joanne, 53, and her 19-year-old daughter Alisha went missing from their home in Slough, Berkshire, with police appealing for help in tracing them as disappearance is "completely out of character"