Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire.

First to receive their BlackBerrys, which allow police to receive e-mails while out on patrol, will be officers in Cherwell, today, followed by officers in Oxford the following day.

Those based in the Vale of the White Horse will receive theirs on Monday, June 23, and on Wednesday, June 25, South Oxfordshire on Tuesday, June 24 and West Oxfordshire officers on Thursday, June 26.