Meet the Police at the Thames Valley Open Day
The 2017 Open Day will be held on Saturday 5 August at the Thames Valley Police Training Centre at Sulhamstead House, in Sulhamstead, near Reading (postcode RG7 4DX).
The Force Open Day helps to promote greater understanding of the work of the various departments and specialist roles within the Force.
For more information, follow us on Twitter @ThamesVP using #TVPOpenDay
Click here to download the event poster below for more details.
Operation Stronghold - Fighting organised crime
Stronghold is Thames Valley Police making a commitment to seeing a reduction in levels of serious and organised crime in our region. Working closely with our partners in local authority, social services and the other emergency services, we aim to achieve better knowledge sharing and suitable resourcing to disrupt and prevent the work of organised crime gangs and provide safeguarding to the innocent victims caught up in the middle. Click here to find out more about Operation Stronghold.
Putting Victims First
Through the office of the Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner we have launched a new service called Victims First to support victims of crime.
A new website victims-first.org.uk has information and advice to help people to recognise hidden crimes such as modern slavery, domestic abuse, including coercive control, and hate crime.
New Police & Crime Plan published
The Police and Crime Commissioner has launched his new Police and Crime Plan for Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
The document, which covers the period 2017 – 2021, sets out the priorities for policing and other crime reduction organisations across the Thames Valley, including the response to regional and national threats.
This new Plan consists of five broad strategic priorities which are:
- Vulnerability
- Prevention and Early Intervention
- Reducing Re-offending
- Serious Organised Crime and Terrorism
- Police Ethics and Reform
Click here to find out more about the new Police & Crime Plan.
Protect yourself against cyber attacks
Following several cyber attacks earlier this year Thames Valley Police are sharing advice from the National Crime Agency and National Cyber Security Centre.
There are steps that you can take to reduce the risk of becoming a victim of cyber attacks, including malware and ransomware:
- Make sure your security software patches are up-to-date.
- Make sure that you are running anti-virus software.
- Back-up your data in multiple locations, including offline.
- Avoid opening unknown email attachments or clicking on links in spam emails.
You can get further advice and resources on how to protect your data and devices, and what to do if these become infected, from ActionFraud, the UK’s national fraud and cyber crime reporting centre.
If you become a victim of cyber crime, please report it directly via the ActionFraud website or by calling 0300 123 2040.
Further information is also available from the National Cyber Security Centre.