Crime & Policing
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Oxfordshire among South East areas linked to 84 charity fraud reports
Oxfordshire charities are being encouraged to boost fraud resilience after 84 charity-related fraud incidents were recorded across the South East. Ansvar Insurance urges organisations to review access rights, verify supplier details and audit cloud permissions ahead of Charity Fraud Awareness Week.
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Heartbreak as £2,200 of meat stolen in overnight break-in at Oxford City Farm
Three storage areas – including sheds and containers – were forcibly entered, and roughly 120kg of pork, from two pigs carefully reared over the summer, was taken.
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Two motorists convicted in Oxford crackdown on blue badge misuse
Two motorists have been convicted of blue badge misuse in Oxford, with fines totalling nearly £3,000. Oxfordshire County Council says enforcement will continue to protect disabled residents who rely on the scheme for essential access and independence.
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Trading standards teams catch illegal tobacco trader in joint operation
Michael Addison, 65, from Cheltenham, was caught with counterfeit cigarettes and smuggled tobacco in Kidlington just six months after receiving a suspended prison sentence for similar offences. Oxfordshire County Council’s trading standards service, working with SEROCU and Thames Valley Police, found Addison in possession of illegal tobacco and sales records.
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Tribunal orders management company to refund £84k rent in unlicensed HMO
While the tribunal accepted that the failure to obtain a licence was “by omission rather than deliberate”, it found that the cluster flats needed one and were, therefore, in breach of Oxford’s additional HMO licensing scheme.