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Operation Ribbon: Trial begins

Majestic – the Lady of Justice on top of the Old Bailey was made by Morris Singer

1:34pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

THE trial of ten men accused of sexually exploiting a young girl for more than four years has begun.

Police chief slammed over expenses storm

11:02am Monday 20th May 2013

THE region's new crime chief has found himself at the centre of an expenses storm after a national newspaper investigation.

Jewellery stolen during Stokenchurch burglary

5:04pm Friday 17th May 2013

JEWELLERY was stolen from a house in Stokenchurch.

Operation Ribbon: Trial begins next week

10:54am Friday 17th May 2013

TEN men accused of sexually exploiting a young girl for more than four years will appear before court next week for the start of the Operation Ribbon trial.

Guilty verdicts in Oxford child exploitation case

11:30am Thursday 16th May 2013

A GANG of men - including one originally from High Wycombe - has been found guilty of sexually exploiting vulnerable children in Oxford.

Police: Woman taken to hospital after 'car driven at her'

12:25pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A WOMAN was taken to hospital with leg injuries after a car was driven at her, according to police.

Police want to speak to man after Frogmoor 'assault'

5:26pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A MAN was treated for facial injuries after apparently being assaulted outside a High Wycombe bar.

Teenager threatened after refusing to join man in park bushes

2:15pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A TEENAGER was threatened by a man after she refused to join him in the bushes of a park in Chesham, police said.

Gang jailed for knifepoint burglary in elderly couple's home

2:16pm Monday 13th May 2013

AN 'INEPTLY executed' burglary that saw an elderly couple threatened at knifepoint in their own home has landed three men from Bucks with lengthy jail sentences.

Top cop wants to bust drug myth

12:30pm Friday 10th May 2013

A 'MYTH' about a lack of police action in dealing with drug offences in Chesham will be destroyed by a crackdown on dealing, a leading officer has said.

Burglars disturbed by house occupants

11:20am Thursday 9th May 2013

BURGLARS were disturbed by the occupants of the house they had broken into as they stole a games console.

Witness appeal after burglary

10:51am Thursday 9th May 2013

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a burglary in Little Chalfont.

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Elderly victims have jewellery stolen in distraction burglary

4:43pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

JEWELLERY worth £10,000 was stolen from two elderly women during a distraction burglary in High Wycombe yesterday.

Police linking three arson attacks on six cars in High Wycombe

12:26pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

A SERIES of arson attacks on cars in High Wycombe over the weekend are being linked, police have announced today.

'Drugs paraphernalia' seized in morning Chesham raids

5:51pm Saturday 4th May 2013

POLICE seized suspected drugs paraphernalia at three flats in Chesham this morning.

Knifepoint taxi driver robbery leads to man being jailed

3:56pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A 22-YEAR-OLD has been jailed for more than three years for his part in the knifepoint robbery of a taxi driver.

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Police launch election fraud probe as voters head to the polls

9:49am Thursday 2nd May 2013

AS voters head to the polls today, police have confirmed they have launched an investigation into potential election fraud.

Bouncer jailed after pub knife attack

5:09pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

A DOORMAN who left a pubgoer with serious knife injuries after an altercation at a Marlow pub is starting a four year jail term.

Wycombe's top cop warns motorists over 'break in' insurance claims

11:30am Wednesday 1st May 2013

MOTORISTS who leave their vehicle unsecured and then report it as a 'break in' to their insurance company will be ‘shopped’ by a top policeman.

Man knocked out in High Wycombe assault

4:19pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

A 20-YEAR-OLD man was knocked out after being punched in the face by a car driver who had just confronted him.

Mobile phone and laptop stolen in Wycombe burglary

3:53pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

A MOBILE phone and laptop were stolen from a High Wycombe home in a burglary over the weekend.

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Criminals have £3m confiscated by police

10:27am Tuesday 30th April 2013

THE message that crime does not pay has been reinforced by a special police unit which confiscated nearly £3m cash from convicted criminals last year.

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Hate crimes and domestic abuse rise in Chiltern and South Bucks

3:07pm Monday 29th April 2013

HATE crime and reports of domestic violence are on the rise in Chiltern and South Bucks, figures show.

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Multi-vehicle crash and oil spill on M40

9:35am Monday 29th April 2013

AN OIL spill on the M40 has led to a lane shut and long delays this morning.

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PCSO charged for drink driving after calling for police back-up

9:35am Wednesday 24th April 2013

POLICE raced to support a PCSO after he called in back-up for a public order incident – but officers arrested him for drink driving instead.

Police probe 'racist' post on RBL Facebook page

2:32pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

POLICE are investigating a ‘racist’ post which appeared on the Facebook page of the High Wycombe Royal British Legion club.

Fake cash circulating around Wycombe

11:55am Tuesday 23rd April 2013

FORGED £20 notes are circulating in the Wycombe area, with police revealing there has been an increase in recent weeks.

Audi stolen from Marlow home

2:24pm Thursday 18th April 2013

AN Audi was stolen after thieves broke into a property in Marlow and grabbed the keys.

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Man appears before crown court over Cressex fight

3:41pm Wednesday 17th April 2013

A MAN appeared before Reading Crown Court yesterday charged with attempted murder.

Police called in after electors 'pressured into signing voting forms'

2:10pm Thursday 11th April 2013

POLICE have been called in after a council received complaints from electors who said they felt pressured into signing postal voting forms.

Man charged with attempted murder over Cressex brawl

11:14am Tuesday 9th April 2013

A MAN has been charged with attempted murder following a fight outside a community centre in High Wycombe.

Three arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after Cressex fight

5:57pm Monday 8th April 2013

THREE men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a brawl outside a High Wycombe community centre.

Man cleared of Castle Street GBH

5:34pm Friday 5th April 2013

A MAN has been cleared of inflicting grievous bodily harm upon a reveller who was left brain damaged after an altercation outside a takeaway.

Single punch left Wycombe man brain damaged

10:00am Friday 5th April 2013

A PUB goer was left with permanent brain damage when he fractured his skull after being felled by a single punch to the head, a court heard this week.

Jewellery stolen in Princes Risborough burglary

2:23pm Wednesday 27th March 2013

A LARGE amount of jewellery was stolen from a home in Princes Risborough in an afternoon burglary.

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Death and injury rate on Thames Valley's roads falls

1:55pm Tuesday 26th March 2013

DEATH and serious injury on the region’s roads is at its lowest level for almost a decade, according to figures released by police today.

Motorcyclist's family in plea for answers

11:51am Tuesday 26th March 2013

THE devastated family of Jeremy Edwards has urged those responsible for his death to end their pain by handing themselves in to police.

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Operation Ribbon: Men deny being part of child sex gang

12:04pm Monday 25th March 2013

A GROUP of men have all denied being part of a child sex gang which abused and raped a young girl for more than four years.

Three charged with kidnap and ABH

11:31am Sunday 24th March 2013

THREE people have been charged with the alleged kidnap and assault of a 20-year-old man in High Wycombe.

Man handcuffed and beaten in Wycombe robbery

5:23pm Saturday 23rd March 2013

A MAN was handcuffed, taken to a house and hit with a baton during a robbery in High Wycombe last night.

Electronic equipment and jewellery stolen from Wycombe home

7:30am Wednesday 20th March 2013

LAPTOPS, a smart phone and items of Asian gold jewellery were stolen from a home in High Wycombe in a morning burglary.

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£4k reward offered as police relaunch appeal into motorcyclist's death

2:04pm Tuesday 19th March 2013

A £4000 reward has been offered as police renew a witness appeal into the death of Loudwater motorcyclist Jeremy Edwards.

Previous stories on the death of Jeremy Edwards

Expensive jewellery and electrical goods stolen from Wycombe home

2:56pm Friday 15th March 2013

HIGH value jewellery and electrical items were stolen from a High Wycombe home.

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Witness appeal launched after attempted Chalfont burglary

5:13pm Tuesday 12th March 2013

Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after an attempted burglary in Chalfont St Peter.

Police release photo of man following Beaconsfield bike theft

1:35pm Tuesday 12th March 2013

POLICE have released a photo of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the theft of bicycle from Beaconsfield train station.

Former South East MEP Chris Huhne jailed for eight months

5:38pm Monday 11th March 2013

SHAMED former MP Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce have been jailed for eight months for perverting the course of justice.

Ex-South East MEP Huhne to be sentenced - live blog.

12:19pm Monday 11th March 2013

Disgraced former MP Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce are to be sentenced for perverting the course of justice.

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Part of M40 closed after car hits barrier

4:49pm Friday 8th March 2013

PART of the M40 is shut this afternoon after a driver was injured in a crash.

Burglar who taunted police jailed

9:10am Friday 8th March 2013

A BURGLAR who taunted police by telling them to catch him has been jailed - while his accomplice was put behind bars for four years.

Pedestrian dies after car crash

8:36pm Wednesday 6th March 2013

A MAN who was involved in a collision with a car as he crossed the road has died, police said this evening.

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