DAYS 34 & 35: Three men arrested for poaching in South Oxfordshire

Last Thursday (19/9) three men were arrested on suspicion of poaching offences and possession of an offensive weapon after being stopped by police officers on the Ridgway in Moulsford, Wallingford.

Police stopped a vehicle at approximately 11pm after under suspicious circumstances during 100 days of action patrols. After searching the car, a catapult was found which was subsequently seized along with the car.

The men, aged 30, 28 and 23 are all from Tadley, Hampshire and have been released on bail until the 22 October.

On Friday (20/9), teams across the South and Vale visited Millets and surrounding farm visits for a day of reinforcing crime prevention advice. 

Property marking valuable farming property!

The numbers for the day were:

• ·         92 people signed up to Thames Valley Alert

• ·         6 Smartwater kits sold

• ·         27 bikes marked

• ·         41 property marking kits given out

• ·         9 purse bells given out to elderly people living in rural locations

• ·         20 farm visits

• ·         8 crime prevention folders delivered to farmers/ landowners

• ·         20 Country Watch gate signs displayed

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