• Metal theft on a rise in Windsor

  By Dani_Ehsan at 23:24 on 26/10/11

  

  Did you know that there has been a staggering rise in metal theft in the Royal Borough? The Police have said high street businesses are mostly targeted, which has increased to almost 75% since last year.  The figures show in 2009/10, recorded thefts in Windsor and Maidenhead was around 321 and in 2010/11, it has soared to 561.  The Police are running a metal theft reduction campaign called Operation Precious to eradicate...

• Crime in Windsor - Do You Want to Know?

  By StaineSiobhan at 01:00 on 02/02/11

  

  Much has been made today of the new website www.police.uk which allows you to see street by street the crime recorded in your neighbourhood. Visiting the site and searching for Windsor brings up a map covered in stick pins highlighting the numbers of crime in the town. It's a little off-putting to see there were 286 recorded crimes in December 2010. And perhaps more troubling to see that 48 of those were violent crimes. But how does...

• Body Recovered From the Thames in Windsor

  By StaineSiobhan at 00:22 on 10/01/11

  

  Police divers were called to the Thames in Windsor on Thursday near Barry Avenue and River Street after a member of the public spotted a body floating face down in the water. The body was seen around 9.45 on Thursday morning in the river opposite the ice rink in Alexandra Gardens and the alarm was raised. The towpath was cordoned off while forensics and the police search and recovery team worked to retrieve the body and by noon they had...

• Police Name Sunningdale Murder Man

  By StaineSiobhan at 22:19 on 19/11/10

  

  Police have named the man found dying in the back of a van in Sunningdale earlier this week.  Father of three Shaleem Amar lived nearby in a six bedroom house in Sunningdale's Hancocks Mount. His wife and children had been staying elsewhere so detectives have been searching the property in an attempt to determine whether Mr Amar had been held against his will at the house. Four men have been charged with Mr Amar's murder following...

• Body Found Near Windsor Great Park Is Missing Millionairess

  By StaineSiobhan at 23:45 on 08/11/10

  

  Police have confirmed that the body that was found near Windsor Great Park on Friday is that of local millionairess Joanna Brown who had been reported missing last Monday 1st. A member of Mrs Brown's family became worried last week when they were unable to reach her and they alerted police. Officers who forced their way into her Ascot home believed she may have been attacked and widened their search. Mrs Brown was going through a...

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