Crime

A police crackdown has resulted in lorries parked in lay-bys getting penalised.

Three people have been arrested in connection with drug offences in Thatcham.

A Thatcham property has been fully sealed by court order due to criminal activity and anti-social behaviour.

Police have made an arrest after officers responded to a report of an individual with a weapon in Hungerford.

Tools have been from a shed near Thatcham.

A van has been vandalised in Newbury.

Community groups can now apply for a share of £200,000 in crime prevention funding.

A man has been jailed for eight weeks after pleading guilty to smashing a car window and stealing dog food and £20 in cash from inside.

A burglary has been reported in Cold Ash.

A cycling club has warned Newbury cyclists to protect their bikes from thieves following a recent spate of thefts in the local area.

Three men have been jailed for a combined total of more than 12 years after they scammed elderly people.

More than 100 e-scooters and e-motorcycles have been crushed in the first year of a police crackdown on the illegal use of electric vehicles.

A 70-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of burglary dwelling with intent to steal.

A West Berkshire councillor has warned people to avoid a man who is reportedly ‘chasing girls with a knife’.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man attempted to steal from B&M and elbowed a member of staff in face after being challenged.

A man has been jailed for causing the death of a woman by careless driving on New Year’s Eve in 2021.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a weapon was produced during an altercation in Newbury.

The head of one of England’s largest police forces has been suspended with immediate effect.

A Thatcham man has been arrested and charged with four counts of theft.

A man has been arrested and charged with four offences relating to thefts from cars.