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Safe stolen in cafe burglary
06/10/14
A SAFE was stolen in a burglary at the Waterfront Café in Benson. Police said three men broke in at 11.50pm on Tuesday, September 9 while a fourth man acted as lookout. The gang broke the safe’s fixtures and loaded it into a large silver car and ...
Police spot checks stop 79 drivers
SEVENTY-NINE drivers were stopped by police carrying out spot checks in Reading Road, Henley. Fifty were caught not wearing a seatbelt and 12 using a mobile phone at the wheel from 8am to 11am on Tuesday, September 9. Four days later, another ...
CCTV plan after hall burgled
16/06/14
CCTV may be installed at Woodclyffe Hall in Wargrave following a break-in over the most recent May bank holiday. The intruders smashed in the back door and searched the building in High Street but nothing has been reported missing by the ...
Individual steals lamb from Waitrose
13/06/14
POLICE are hunting a man who stole four legs of lamb from Waitrose in Church Street, Caversham, on Friday. Anyone with information should call Pcso Ian Chaston via the Thames Valley Police enquiry centre on 101.
Belts burnt
27/05/14
THREE cars parked in Peppard Road, Sonning Common, have had their windows smashed and seatbelts set on fire. The attack happened overnight on May 4.
Tunnel vandal
A POLYTHENE tunnel on an allotment in Mill Lane, Benson, was slashed on May 7. The attack happened between 8.30am and 7.30pm.
Gadget stolen
A SPEED indicator device has been stolen from a mountain bike. The bike was left outside a property in Gallowstree Road, Peppard, on May 2.
Burglaries stopped
THERE have been no burglaries reported in Henley since the end of January, according to the head of the town’s police force. In his report to Henley Town Council’s town and community committee Inspector Mark Harling said this was ...
Shop shot at
09/06/14
AN air rifle is believed to have been fired at H Carson chemists in Wood Lane, Sonning Common, after staff found a small hole in the front door. Police said the incident happened between May 11 and 15.
Bicycle stolen
A MAN’S bicycle worth £350 was stolen from a shed in Limetree Road, Goring. A padlock was cut to gain entry, police said.
45 drivers face fines
TWENTY-TWO drivers were pulled over by police in Reading Road, Henley, for not wearing a seat belt. They were handed fixed penalty notices and will have to pay a £100 fine or take an online driving course. Officers also caught ...
Cable damaged
THE power cable for the intercom at a house in Reading Road, Cane End, was cut and left on the floor in the early hours of May 29. Police are investigating.
Hall vandals
VANDALS are thought to be responsible for cracking a window at the front of Sonning Common village hall. The incident is thought to have taken place between May 9 and 12.
Man cleared
A MAN from Watlington has been cleared of rape by a jury at Oxford Crown Court. Yohannis Urrutia Castro, 33, of Church Street, was acquitted on Thursday last week after a three-day trial. He had denied raping a drunk woman ...
Drivers fined for breaking weight limit
30/06/14
FOUR lorry drivers who flouted a weight restriction in Watlington have been fined a total of almost £1,200. The cases were prosecuted by Oxfordshire County Council’s trading standards team. Walter Gascoyne, 27, of Bridge ...
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