The incident unfolded overnight in Wantage when on-duty officers from the Thames Valley Police rural crime taskforce responded to a local incident. They played a crucial role in arresting a man on suspicion of “malicious communications” and possessing a bladed article.
The police force has not confirmed whether the individual has been charged, noting that “the investigation is ongoing.”
In a busy night for the rural taskforce, officers were also involved in locating a missing person in the city center, who was found “safe and well.”
Additionally, while in Oxford, officers searched a man under the Misuse of Drugs Act and addressed an issue of cannabis possession.
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