Category: Thame news

Saturday, June 12, 2010

THAMES Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a woman was assaulted in the early hours of Saturday morning (24/4/10) in Thame.

At about 2.25am, a 45-year-old woman was walking along Rooks Lane when the attack occurred, sustaining minor injuries.

PC Emma Birch said: ?We don?t have any details in regards to the offender as the woman did not see her attacker.

?As you can imagine the woman has been left shocked by what has happened to her and we are appealing for any witnesses to this incident to come forward and speak with us as soon as possible.

?This area of the town would have been fairly busy at this time and I believe there may have been a few people around who might have seen what happened.?

Anyone with information should contact PC Birch via the Thames Valley Police Enquiry Centre on 0845 8 505 505. Alternatively you can contact the Crimestoppers charity anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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TWO people, including a woman, have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery in Thame.

At around 10.30am on Thursday, April 15, two people entered Robert Gatward Jewellers in the High Street, assaulted a member of staff, and then smashed the glass cabinets with a hammer and stole a large quantity of jewellery.

The 23-year-old woman and 22-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of robbery and have been bailed until April 27 pending further enquiries.

THIS is a message from the Thames Valley Police Community Messaging service:

FOLLOWING a series of distraction burglaries in October and November last year 2009, and descriptions of a Citroen Saxo which was suspected of being involved, two men from Hertfordshire were arrested on the April 15.

The men were charged with 19 offences connected to these distraction burglaries, five of them were in South Oxfordshire. The distractions in South Oxfordshire took place in Garsington, Tiddington, Watlington, Wheatley and Thame. Message ends.

THE man charged with causing the death of Thame lifeguard, Greg Stiles, by dangerous driving, has pleaded Not Guilty and is to go on trial.

Sammy Edwards appeared before Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday, April 20, where he was bailed to return for trial on August 31, 2010.

Greg was killed when another vehicle alledgedly forced his car off the road on Sunday, May 17, 2009, on the A4129, Kingsey Road, outside Thame, and his girlfriend, Abi Dowdy, was left in a coma fighting for her life.

The trial is scheduled to begin on August 31, 2010, and is expected to last for three weeks.

PHOTO: The late Greg Stiles

THE following candidates have been named in the Henley constituency, for the General Election on Thursday, May 6.
They are:

John Bews (British National Party)

Andy Crick (Liberal Democrat)

John Howell (Conservative)

Laurence Hughes (United Kingdom Independence Party)

Richard McKenzie (Labour)

Mark Stevenson (Green Party)

THAME Town Councillor and hair salon owner, Adam Buckland, who is stuck in Alabama due to the ash cloub traffic chas, has accused an airline of profiteering out of people’s misery.

Adam send the following message this afternoon to ThameNews.Net:

“Myself and two friends went on a fishing trip to Alabama on 14th April until what should have been the 18th. When we got back to my friend’s dad’s house in Trusville to get ready to go the airport for our flight, we heard about the volcano and all the problems.

“Continental airlines cancelled our flight and then did not let us know what was happening for two days. We phoned helplines and Internet contacts but couldn’t get through! Eventually we recieved an email to say they had rebooked our flight but not until the 28th of April!!! 9 days later!! We have been back to the ticket desk at the airport several times and this morning we found out that you can actually get an economy ticket for this week but it will cost you $2200 one way!!

“They are actually holding seats back to try and get people to pay that money! By the way, if you want to upgrade to business class it will cost you $5000 one way! We see this as profiteering out of people’s misery! Our issue is, why can’t they give us one of the earlier economy tickets? No one is helping us! We have phoned the local paper and they are passing it on to CNN.

“I have emailed Sky news and have just spoken to a guy from BBC news so watch this space! While we have seen on our iPhones that European airlines seem to be on the case and laying on extra flights to get people home, Continnental Airlines has been a nightmare and we want the world to know it!!!

Hope to see you soon,
Yours trapped in Trusville,
Adam

PHOTO: Adam Buckland, right, with his hosts in Alabama

SCHOOLS in Thame are having to bear the cost of drafting in supply staff as teachers and other staff members remain marooned all over the world in the volcanic ash travel chaos.

Eight members of staff, including three teachers, at Barley Hill School are stranded in Poland, USA, Dubai, Cyprus, Turkey and Tunisia. One of them has today contacted the Headteacher, John Hulett, to say that she has just landed back in England and hopes to be back in school tomorrow.

At Lord Williams’s school, 14 members of staff failed to return after the Easter break, but the school reports that they are beginning to gradually return to school.

POLICE officers in the Thame and Watlington area are warning people not to release personal or sensitive information over the phone after a woman received a suspicious telephone call at home last night (19/4).

At 7pm a man claiming to be from Neighbourhood Watch phoned and introduced himself. He asked her if she knew about the scheme and then asked her age and details about her home security. The woman did not give out any information as she suspected it was a fraudulent call, and reported the call to police.

Neighbourhood Specialist Officer, PC Ian Kent, said: “Neighbourhood Watch would not call you and ask for sensitive information.

“If you do receive a similar call, do not give out sensitive information like this, particularly over the phone as you cannot verify the caller?s identity.

“If you are in doubt, end the conversation; try using 1471 to get the caller?s number and report the call to the police.?

Anyone who believes they have been targeted by this caller or have any information or concerns about it should call 0845 8 505 505.

If you don?t want to speak to police or give your name, call the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.

Thames Valley Police is appealing for the public?s help to trace a missing 21-year-old woman from Aylesbury.

Aisha Azram, from Essex Place, was last seen after being dropped off at Haddenham and Thame Parkway Station on Friday (16/4).

Aisha is 21-years-old, about 5ft 6ins, with a medium build and black hair. She sometimes wears glasses. Aisha was formerly a student at De Montfort University in Leicester.

She said she was going to visit friends and it is believed she may have travelled to the Birmingham area.

Anyone with information should contact Thames Valley Police via the 24-hour Enquiry Centre on 0845 8 505 505.