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🚨Police & Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley | 🇬🇧 The Union | 🗽 Liberty | 💷 Free-markets | 🚜 Countryside | 💙 Conservative | 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Husband&Father Promoted by Matthew Barber on his own behalf of Waterloo House, 58-60 High Street, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6HJ.

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Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 16h

From @TVPRuralCrime
PC Woolley and Special Constable Zaheer patrolled the Buckinghamshire area last night 👮‍♂️

A male was searched under the Misuse of Drugs Act ❌ later on in the evening the officers stopped this Cupra in Wycombe. Checks showed the driver was uninsured therefore he was repo...

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 17h

From @TVPSouthandVale
PCSOs intercepted a package at the Royal Mail delivery office in Wallingford that the employees there thought smelt … interesting.

99 packets of cannabis edibles in the form of sweets were seized as well as two small plastic bags of cannabis. The sweets packets depicts S...

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 17h

From @TVPSouthandVale
🚨 APPEAL

We're appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Nettlebed.

On Monday morning at around 4.50am, a motorcyclist was involved in a collision with a deer on an unlit section of the A4130.

He was taken to hospital, where tragically, he pas...

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 18h

Great to see the team out this morning in Letcombe Regis this morning, supporting Charlotte Dickson as the local candidate in the #Ridgeway by-election.

Local residents need a strong local voice, especially on planning issues and ensuring the needs of rural villages are not ignored. 💙

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 1d

From @TVPRuralCrime
Officers patrolled West Oxfordshire today due to an increase in thefts from motor vehicles in beauty spot areas.

Please either remove valuables or hide them out of sight 👀👑

This Audi was seized near Kirtlington for no tax.

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 1d

From @TVPRuralCrime
PC’s Dollery and Little arrested a male in Wycombe tonight for failing to appear at court 👨‍⚖️ After that the officers stop searched a male in Stokenchurch under the Misuse of Drugs Act ❌

The Taskforce is focusing patrols on locations affected by rural crime offending. P...

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 1d

From @TVPSouthandVale
You said - We did.

Last week, the Didcot and Wallingford Neighbourhood team, supported by specially trained officers on off-road police motorbikes from other Oxfordshire Neighbourhood Teams, conducted a day of targeted patrols.

Officers patrolled in Didcot, Wallingford,...

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 1d

From @TVPSouthandVale
⚠️ SECTION 34 DISPERSAL NOTICE ⚠️

We are now able to provide more detail on the Section 34 Dispersal Notice that is coming into force at 2pm today.

Following information and intelligence that there may be anti-social behaviour in Abingdon this afternoon and evening, Tha...

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 1d

From @TVPSouthandVale
Last Friday (10 October), a number of reports were received from concerned members of the public in relation to large groups of young people gathering in Abingdon town centre.

Some of these reports included weapons being seen. A number of emergency response officers, nei...

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 1d

From @ThamesVP
If you think one of your online accounts has been hacked, you should report it as a crime to Action Fraud: orlo.uk/CBxAU

Check out this step-by-step guide by @NCSC on how to recover online accounts.

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 1d

🦺 Visited Hazard Alley in Milton Keynes with colleagues from Oxfordshire to discuss the possibility of replicating the centre in Oxfordshire
🏛️ Discussed the latest progress towards a unitary council in Oxfordshire

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 1d

📝 Joined the Associaion of Police & Crime Commissioners' General Meeting
🗣️ Met with residents in Sutton Courtenay to discuss the impact of national policy on local communities
👮‍♂️ Held my regular Liaison Meeting with the Chief Constable

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 1d

💷 Reviewed applications for my Community Fund - final announcement coming soon!
🤝 Discussed collaboration agreements between police forces
🦭 Met with youth justice partners to discuss how to speed up investigations involving child victims

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 1d

A look back at the last week...
💙 Joined Charlotte Dickson, campaigning in Childrey for the Ridgeway ward by-election on 13th November
✝️ Met Revd Katherine Price, Vicar of Wantage to discuss local issues and neighbourhood policing

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 1d

"Design a Christmas Card"
matthewbarber.co.uk/news/2025-ch... (link in bio)

Entries are now open for my 2025 Christmas Card competition. Unleash your
child’s creativity to create the best design across Thames Valley.

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 1d

📱 Online Harm (bite-size learning)

Earlier this year, we published the first in our series of bite-sized learning videos which explores the issue of online harm, to raise awareness for parents and carers. In this video, you will:

⚫️ Hear from children that have been targeted online

⚫️ Lea...

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 1d

From @TVPRuralCrime
The Rural Crime Taskforce is out on patrol across the Thames Valley tonight 👮‍♂️

Officers are completing proactive vehicle stops and are checking locations often targeted by rural crime offenders 🚔

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 2d

From @TVPRuralCrime
PC Jenkins has been patrolling West Berkshire today 🌿

He located this vehicle tucked away in a wood near West Ilsley 🛻

Checks on the vehicle showed that it was stolen from the Reading area last week. It has since been recovered and returned to its rightful owner 🚓

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 2d

From @TVPRuralCrime
PC’s Dollery & Akers are patrolling Amersham and Wycombe tonight 👮‍♂️

The officers have searched a male under the Misuse of Drugs Act, cannabis located and the male dealt with at the roadside ❌

If anything suspicious is seen in our rural areas please report it to us on ...

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 2d

From @TVPSouthandVale
As some of you are aware there was a large police presence in Faringdon on the 13/10/2025 which related to the arrest of an individual. This male actively resisted arrest hence the large number of police officers responding. The male was arrested in relation to a number o...

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 2d

From @ThamesVP
“This has taken me a long time to get over, but today I can honestly say that I have become a girl who can live a normal life, smile and laugh.”

These are the words of a woman who was subjected to a horrific sexual assault and attempted rape in Reading in November 2022, ...

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 2d

From @ThamesVP
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Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 2d

From @TVPRuralCrime
Last night officers from the Rural Crime Taskforce were conducting patrols in Abingdon when they came across a car driving on the wrong side of the road 🧐

The driver was removed from the vehicle and arrested after failing a road side breath test. In custody he blew well ...

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 2d

From @TVPRuralCrime
The Taskforce has attended reports of damage to crops & are now out patrolling in West Berkshire 🌾

Crime prevention advice was passed & we urge the rural community, including those out enjoying the countryside, to report anything suspicious on 101 or ☎️ 999 in an emergen...

Matthew Barber @matthewbarber.co.uk · 2d

This week is National Hate Crime Awareness Week

If you have experienced a hate crime be that a physical or verbal attack, threats or any kind of intimidation whether online or in person, we can offer support ☎️ 0300 1234 148 victims-first.org.uk

More info here

@stop_hate_uk

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