not quite the story you’d expect from TVP!!! not sure if the rave was legal or illegal (perhaps it was done with TENS or similar) but fair play to the cops for actually investigating the real criminals…
its a shame this happened at all I lived in that area for many years and incidents like this following a rave would have been unheard of just 5 years ago….
Robberies and assault – Playhatch
Friday 14 August 2009, 1:22pm
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after two robberies and an assault in the Henley area.
In the early hours of Sunday morning (9/8), a group of between 60 and 70 people were at a rave by the lakes near Caversham Marina, just off the Henley Road between Caversham and Playhatch.
Det Sgt Alun Watkins, investigating the incidents, said: “Although there was no trouble at the rave, soon after it finished there were two robberies and an assault.
“I believe that the offenders probably weren’t at the rave but used this as an opportunity to target those who had been and might have been vulnerable at this time in the morning.”
Just after 2am, a 22-year-old man was near to Berrybrook Garden Centre in Henley Road, when a group of men came up and attacked him. He sustained a fractured jaw and was taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital for treatment. During the attack, the man also had his wallet and mobile phone stolen.
At 4.20am in the Henley Road, Playhatch, two 18-year-old men were walking home when a group of around six to eight men assaulted one of them. He was hit on the head and had his mobile phone, a Mandarina Duck, stolen.
A couple of moments later the other 18-year-old was punched in the face by one of the group and had his wallet stolen.
The offenders are all white and most were wearing white hooded tops. They are in their late teens to early twenties.One of the men was described as being very tall, around 6ft 6ins.
Det Sgt Watkins added: “I believe that these men are local men as they seem to have good knowledge of the area.
“The Mandarina Duck mobile phone that was stolen is quite distinctive. It is green and although not expensive, it is quite rare.
“There were lots of people at the rave who might have some information to help with the investigation and I urge anyone who might have seen these incidents, or any suspicious activity in the area, to contact me.”
Anyone with any information about the incident should contact Det Sgt Watkins at Thame police station via 0845 8 505 505, or if you don’t want to talk to the police or give your name, call the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.
