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Police officers make arrest during Oxfordshire night patrol
Thames Valley Police officers were out and about across the county over the past few nights, experiencing a couple of busy shifts.
The force stopped a man in the Wheatley area and carried out a search, finding a quantity of suspected Class A drugs on Wednesday night (May 6).
Having made this discovery, police arrested the suspect and, following an interview, he was bailed pending further investigation.
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Then on Thursday night (May 7), officers searched a man in Carterton and found cannabis, leading to a community resolution being issued to the offender.
The force posted about the incidents on its Rural Crime Taskforce Facebook page, uploading a photograph of a police vehicle with its blue lights on at night.
“Officers are on patrol across the area tonight,” read the caption of the social media post, which was shared on Thursday night (May 7).
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“PC Uren has searched a male in Carterton and located cannabis, and a community resolution [was] issued to the male.
“Last night, officers searched a male in the Wheatley area and found a quantity of suspected Class A.
“The male was arrested, interviewed and has been bailed pending further enquiries.”
The Thames Valley Police Rural Crime Taskforce is a dedicated team launched in March 2022 to combat crimes affecting agricultural, wildlife, and heritage communities across the region.
The Thames Valley Police Abingdon unit arrested a man for “breaching court bail conditions” on Saturday, August 29.
A spokesperson said: “On Saturday, PC Hackett attended reports of a male breaching court bail conditions.
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“With assistance from PC Ellingworth and PC Harvey, the male was arrested. Following a search, a knife was recovered from his possession.”
In a wide ranging update, the force also revealed it had supported in a “concern for welfare incident linked to the night-time economy.
In addition, it had carried out licensing checks across Abingdon with drug wipes used and sent off for testing
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The collision happened on the southbound carriageway between Junction 6 for Lewknor and Junction 5 for Watlington in the late morning on Saturday, August 29.
The emergency services attended the scene and closed the road,
National Highways said lanes two and three of the three-lane motorway were shut as a result while crews dealt with the incident, leading to delays of around 40 minutes.
Congestion was worsened by separate lane closures between Junctions 4 and 5 in both directions following damage to the central reservation from an earlier incident.
Traffic built up on approaches to the crash, with nearby areas including Stokenchurch and Lewknor also affected.
Images from traffic cameras showed long queues of vehicles and emergency workers at the scene throughout the afternoon.
AA Travel also reported that one lane was closed on the northbound carriageway between Handy Cross and Stokenchurch due to emergency repairs.
National Highways later confirmed that all southbound lanes between Junctions 6 and 5 had reopened and that the lane closures linked to the earlier incident were also being removed.
Despite the reopening, delays of around 40 minutes remained on the approach as traffic slowly returned to normal.
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