Thames Valley Police warned the public that Tony Bertrand, aged 36, should not be approached if seen and the public should instead immediately call 999.

The man from Oxfordshire was wanted in connection with an assault and strangulation of a person known to him.

Thames Valley Police has now said Bertrand has been found, charged and remanded.

He was described as white, around 5ft 7ins tall, of medium build, with dark brown hair, a thick beard and green eyes.

During the incident, which happened on Saturday March, 28, he assaulted and strangled someone known to him.

Police say the victim sustained a fractured wrist and required medical treatment. She has since been discharged from hospital.

He is known to frequent the Deddington, Adderbury, Banbury, Rugby and Northampton areas.

The incident took place last night (Monday, May 11) in Banbury as Thames Valley Police recovered a vehicle which had previously been stolen.

Originally taken from the Met Police area back in 2023, the Lexus had been cloned, alerting officers nearby.

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Thames Valley Police shared the news with the community via the Rural Crime Taskforce Facebook page, posting a message on the social media site.

A spokesperson for the force said: “Last night, PC Little & PC Akers recovered this Lexus in Banbury.

“An examination of the vehicle confirmed it was a cloned vehicle & had originally been stolen in 2023 from the Met Police area.”

A photograph of the Lexus being taken away accompanied the post, and the news was welcomed by residents.

Daniel Smith, of Hundred Acres Close, Holloway, was jailed for 30 months at a sentencing hearing at Oxford Crown Court on Wednesday, May 6.

The 30-year-old pleaded guilty to 11 counts of fraud by false representation, one count of theft by employee and one count of working with vulnerable adults when he was on the barred list.

Mike Hollis, prosecuting, told the court Smith had been barred from working with children and vulnerable adults in 2020 after he used fake references to get a job at a children’s home.

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Daniel Smith (Image: TVP)

Despite this he applied for a job to work at the Oxford charity Aspire, which works with vulnerable adults facing housing problems, in 2022.

The court heard he completed a DBS check, but the charity wasn’t told he was on the barred list.

He’s also been banned from the road for 49 months, but claimed expenses to drive.

Mr Hollis told the court Smith was suspended in October 2022 and resigned shortly after.

Aspire deducted £900 from his wages, and in response Smith refused to return a work laptop and mobile phone, valued at £350.

The charity subsequently discovered that 11 of the 15 clients Smith was supposed to be helping were completely made-up.

The total value of the fraud was £17,730.

As well as being jailed for 30 months, Smith was ordered to pay a total of £18,080 in compensation.