Archive for March, 2014
Witness appeal following fatal collision
An appealing for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision in Gerrards Cross is being made by Thames Valley Police. A 29-year-old pedestrian was killed in the incident on the A413, Amersham Road, Gerrards Cross on 26 February. Several vehicles were involved in a collision with the pedestrian on the unlit section of the Chalfont […]
PC jailed for selling accident victims’ data
A 27 year old Thames Valley Police officer has been jailed for selling accident victims’ details to solicitors’ firms. The female officer from Bretch Hill, Banbury, Oxfordshire, stole the data from the Thames Valley Police computer during an 11-month conspiracy with her lover from Ivy Road, Handsworth, Birmingham. The female police officer who stole the […]
Drugs worth £5m seized on M40 near High Wycombe
Five men have been charged in connection with the seizure of an estimated £5 million worth of drugs. The charges follow a complex investigation by the Thames Valley Police Serious and Organised Crime Unit, On Monday 10th March 2014 five people were arrested within Thames Valley and Kent in connection with serious drugs offences, a […]
Smell of gas in Wycombe town centre
At 12.09pm today, Wednesday 12th March 2014, firefighters were called to Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe after reports of the smell of gas. One fire appliance and crew from High Wycombe fire station attended and checked the nearby disused gas works site. The incident was left with gas engineers.
Man and woman charged with burglary offences
A man and a woman have been charged in connection with a burglary in Wycombe. A male, aged 37, of Manton, Peterborough, was charged in connection with burglaries in Hawthorne Crescent, and in Rushmoor Avenue in Hazlemere on Friday 7th January 2014. He was also charged with a fraud at Rushmoor Avenue on the same […]
Opinion : Zero hours is no way to live
I get up early every morning and make my way into Wycombe to start yet another punishing day at work like many others. At least yours truly is guaranteed a wage, paltry as it may be, however these days many people are on what they call ‘zero hours’ contracts. Tied to one employer and with […]
Drugs seized at property in Desborough Park Road
On Thursday 6th March 2014 a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act was carried out at a property in Desborough Park Road. A 50-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs.
Man assaulted in Lancaster Road
A 25-year-old man was assaulted in the car park of the Screwfix shop in Lancaster Road, High Wycombe on Sunday 2nd March 2014 at about 4.00pm. The victim sustained a serious cut to his upper lip and was treated at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. He has since been discharged. The offender is described as […]
Car fire at Handy Cross
At 9.49pm on Saturday 8th March 2014 two fire appliances and crews from High Wycombe fire station were called to a car on fire on the A404D between Handy Cross and Marlow. One hose reel and one set of breathing apparatus was used to extinguish the fire.
Jewellery stolen in Downley burglary
Items of jewellery have been stolen in a burglary at a property in The Pastures, Downley, High Wycombe. The alleged theft occurred sometime between 2.45pm on Saturday 1st March 2014 and 11.30am on Sunday 2nd March 2014. Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses to the alleged crime, if you have any information please contact […]
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