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Taxi and Private Hire Drivers Beware - Increase in Catalytic Converters Thefts. Thames Valley Police are seeing an increase in reported thefts of catalytic converters. To reduce the risk of your catalytic converter being targeted by thieves, please consider the following crime prevention steps.

Drink Spiking Awareness Campaign Posters. A full set of posters for venues to use in the anti drinks spiking campaign with Public Protection Partnership and Thames Valley Police.

Drinks Spiking Awareness Campaign. The Public Protection Partnership and Thames Valley Police are launching a campaign on Thursday 9th December to raise awareness with the public, and support local venues tackle the issue of drinks spiking. Whilst spiking incidents aren't common there is a national increase in the number of people reporting cases.

Rules on face coverings have been updated in England. The public and staff in public facing areas will be required to wear face coverings in various settings from 4am on 30 November 2021.

Help us Stop Loan Sharks Preying On Vulnerable Families At Christmas. The illegal money lending campaign is launched today-asking people to consider using credit unions if they need to borrow money for Christmas, rather than borrowing from illegal money lenders.

A multi partner operation took place last week, Thursday 25th November, around the Bagshot Road area of Bracknell. Thames Valley Police, Public Protection Partnership and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) all took part in spot checks on commercial vehicles and vehicles transporting waste. The operation was organised by the Public Protection Partnership.

Our Licensing Officers, working alongside West Berkshire Councils Environment Delivery Team and the Energy Saving Trust took part in a trial of ultra-low emission vehicles last week with the local taxi trade.

Trading Standards seize suspected illegal tobacco from West Berkshire Shop. A specially trained search dog assisted officers from the Public Protection Partnership to inspect premises across West Berkshire, Wokingham and Bracknell for illegal tobacco last week.

Don't Fall for Black Friday Scams. As Black Friday is fast approaching and shoppers are on the look out for a bargain make sure you're not getting more than you bargained for.  See our top ten tips below on how to protect yourself from scams this Black Friday shopping period.

Scam Alert - Watch out for this fake text scam coming from your 'son or daughter'. A number of residents have reported receiving texts from their son /daughter claiming to have lost their phone and they need money quickly to replace it. They say they are using a friend’s phone to contact the parent.