Crime

Thieves ransacked a smallholding outside Brackley after the owner was taken to hospital in an ambulance – the latest in a long history of break-ins on his land.

Thames Valley Police’s new deputy commander for Cherwell and West Oxfordshire ‘hopes to improve the response to crimes that cause the greatest harm’, as he starts today (Monday, April 15).

The following cases were heard at Oxford Magistrates’ Court:

Thames Valley Police is releasing an image of a man officers would like to speak to following a theft in Bicester from a pensioner.

Burglars made a hole in the wall of Jewson builders' merchants in Banbury before stealing several items over the weekend.

Thames Valley Police (TVP) is reminding people to secure out buildings after a garage is targeted by thieves.

A 17-year-old girl was raped in a park in Banbury on Monday evening.

The following cases were heard at Oxford Magistrates’ Court:

A man from Banbury has been charged with three counts of exposure in the town.

More than 200 new officers will be recruited by Northamptonshire Police over the next two years, taking the force to more than 1300 police officers for the first time since 2010, it was announced today.

There was no fooling around for Thames Valley Police on April 1 as they officially installed their new Chief of Police John Campbell.

Thames Valley Police is releasing CCTV images of two women officers would like to speak to following a theft in Bicester.

Banbury police will be available for informal conversation today as they host a crime prevention event.

Data released by the Police.uk website tracks the number of reports of burglaries across the town.

Two businesses in Banbury’s Market Place were burgled over the weekend with police appealing for information.

The following cases were heard at Oxford Magistrates’ Court:

Several items have been stolen from a grave at Banbury Crematorium.

An image of a man police would like to speak to has been released after a large amount of goods were stolen from a car parked at Bicester Village.