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Oxfordshire college in ‘lockdown’ with police on campus
The incident occurred at Icknield Community College in Watlington today (Thursday May 7) in which all students and staff were ‘locked down’ on site.
Parents began receiving communications from the school at about 1pm that the situation was ongoing and no one could access the college grounds to prevent ‘interference’ with the police operations.
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A communication seen by this newspaper from Icknield Community College to parents at the school said: “The school remains in lockdown at this time. Police are currently on site and are supporting the school in managing the situation safely.
“All pupils and staff remain safe and continue to be supervised by school staff.
“We understand this is a concerning situation and appreciate you continued patience and cooperation.”
Thames Valley Police said the school took the decision to go into lockdown after it received a ‘malicious communication’, though this was not on advice from the police.
The force added: “There is not thought to be any threat to the public.”
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A further communication from the school sent just later in the afternoon said the lockdown was lifted, and students were able to return to the normal school site.
The second statement said: “We have been working with the police for the last hour and a half evaluating the best way to respond to what was deemed to be a credible phone threat that came into the school today.
“The view is now that our lockdown can be lifted.”
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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