News - Thames Valley Crimestoppers

• Scaling the heights of Mount Kilimanjaro

  Congratulations to Julia Hughes, our Projects Coordinator for Thames Valley, who has completed her climb of Mount Kilimanjaro - Africa's highest peak - to raise money for Crimestoppers and Down Syndrome Extra 21 [28 February 2013].

• Crimestoppers offer up to £3k reward for information on armed robbery in High Wycombe

  Independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers is today offering a reward of up to £3,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the violent attack and robbery of a High Wycombe shopkeeper.

• Crimestoppers goes that extra mile to fight crime

  Thames Valley Crimestoppers is preparing to take the charity’s message to even greater heights this January with a fundraising trek to the top of Kilimanjaro in Tanzania [15 January 2013].

• When will burglary affect you?

  Thames Valley Crimestoppers together with South and Vale Community Safety Partnership have launched a new burglary prevention awareness campaign. [22 November 2012]

• Volunteering: Good for the Soul (though maybe not the feet)

  Julia Hughes, Crimestoppers' Project Organiser for Thames Valley joined the 70,000 people who volunteered at the London 2012 Olympics. Here she tells us about her volunteering experience [3 September 2012].

• Crimestoppers urges the public to “nail” metal thieves

  Thames Valley Crimestoppers are joining forces with colleagues in Kent, Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Surrey and Sussex to tackle metal theft crime head on in the South East. [6 July 2012]

• Domestic abuse campaign - Speak out today

  A campaign to raise awareness of domestic abuse is being launched by Thames Valley Police in partnership with Domestic Abuse Co-ordinators and Crimestoppers [14 May 2012]

• Crimestoppers help bring more criminals to justice in Thames Valley thanks to public information

  End of year statistics released by crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers have revealed that 2736 pieces of information were passed to police in Thames Valley between April 2011 and March 2012 – leading to 122 positive outcomes, 89 arrests and charges and 30 people featured on the Most Wanted Website being arrested. [22 June 2012]

• Domestic abuse - dispelling the myths

  There is no escaping the news headlines about domestic abuse; we all know it exists but when confronted with a domestic abuse situation ourselves, how many of us hold preconceived views that blur our ability to recognise the signs?

• Most Wanted is still a winner in Thames Valley

  Since launching the Crimestoppers’ Most Wanted webpages in Thames Valley in September 2010, almost 40% of the 178 faces posted have been arrested – double the national average of 20%. [30 April 2012]

• Charity Crimestoppers announces new Chairman for Thames Valley

  The independent charity Crimestoppers has announced the appointment of entrepreneur and local businessman Philip Gomm as the new volunteer Chairman for the charity in Thames Valley. [14 November 2012]

• Oxfordshire murder appeal goes to Wales as Crimestoppers increase reward

  A team of detectives from Thames Valley Police will be visiting South Wales on Friday 21 December as they continue to appeal for information following the murder of Kevin Lavelle in Banbury, Oxfordshire. [21 December 2012]