This week’s Banbury Guardian warns of the rise of doorstep traders and the link to burglaries.

A Horley resident recently had an incident of a  guy trying to sell items from a bag on his shoulder. He said he was selling goods as he was on a new scheme helping to rehabilitate ex offenders. The  police are saying many of these doorstep traders have fake ID’s and they are just scouting round the villages for vulnerable properties or people.

It is recommended that you report this type of non emergency activity to the Thames Valley Police on 101. See the new Village Alerts page  for all previous notices.

If you would like receive Thames Valley Alerts directly then you can register here (also under  useful links) you may also want to see our local neighbour police site which can be found here Banbury Rural