Crime

A property has been burgled in Thatcham.

Four people arrested in Newbury and London have been charged in connection with causing £7m of damage to two aircraft at RAF Brize Norton.

A Newbury man, arrested on suspicion of assault by beating of an emergency worker, has been released on police bail.

Police are reportedly confident of finding the culprit behind a ‘suspicious packages’ hoax which forced a school closure.

Parents and pupils are being turned away from Newbury’s Park House School due to an unspecified threat this morning.

A new chief constable has been chosen for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary.

UPDATE: Two more arrests have been made in connection with the break-in at RAF Brize Norton last Friday (June 20).

A closure order has been carried out by police at a property in Thatcham.

Thatcham Research has revealed the global scale of the UK’s stolen vehicle problem.

Police want to speak with two men about a cashpoint fraud at a supermarket in West Berkshire.

Money has been stolen from a car in Tilehurst.

A digger worth £40,000 has been stolen near Kingsclere.

Police have insisted that changes to Hungerford cover will not affect the town negatively.

Police have seized another illegal e-scooter from the streets.

A drug dealer stopped by police in West Berkshire has been jailed.

A jacket and wallet containing credit and debit cards have been stolen from a car in Thatcham.

Jewellery has been stolen from a house in Hungerford.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of robbing two teenage boys near Thatcham.

An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a knife in Thatcham Broadway.

Police are hunting for a man with connections to Newbury.