ALMOST 20 people on Oxford police's most wanted list have been arrested in a week-long blitz.

Among the 18 arrested by officers this month were wanted on suspicion of stalking, robbery and assault.

Det Ch Insp James Senior of Oxford CID, who led the operation, said officers had managed to find a number of suspected domestic abusers.

Asked what the operation meant for abusers and victims, the senior detective told the Oxford Mail: “For perpetrators, clearly, if you’re the type of person who’s willing to commit these types of violent acts or be abusive financially or emotionally then there is a very good chance we will come into contact and we will take every action available to us to arrest you. We will take positive action.

“It is certainly an area of crime where we will not tolerate any type of abuse whatsoever or stalking.

“And if people do try and hide from us we do have various tools at our disposal to try and find them.”

He added: “For victims I hope this type of operation shows that if people are making themselves harder to find that, actually, we will take their crime seriously and we will take positive action against those that carry out this form of abuse.”

The following were arrested in connection with the ‘week of action’:

  • A 38-year-old man from Oxford was arrested on suspicion of stalking with fear of violence. He has since been released with no further action.
  • A 41-year-old man of no fixed abode was arrested on suspicion of robbery. He has been released on bail.
  • A 31-year-old man from Oxford was arrested on suspicion of failing to appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court. He appeared before JPs on July 10.
  • A 61-year-old man from Didcot was arrested on suspicion of stalking causing serious alarm and distress. He has since been released on bail.
  • A 33-year-old man from Oxford was arrested on suspicion of breaching his restraining order. He has been released under investigation.
  • A 22-year-old woman from Oxford was arrested on suspicion of stalking involving fear of violence. She has since been released under investigation.
  • A 19-year-old man of no fixed abode was arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse related criminal damage. He has since been released under investigation.
  • A 42-year-old man from Oxford was arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse. He has since been released on bail.
  • A 39-year-old man from Oxford was arrested on suspicion of domestic related common assault. He has since been released with no further action.
  • A 44-year-old man from Oxford was arrested on suspicion of breaching his Magistrates’ Court bail conditions. He appeared before Oxford Magistrates’ Court on July 7.
  • A 54-year-old woman from Oxford was arrested on suspicion of failing to appear at Milton Keynes Magistrates’ Court. She appeared before the justices on July 6.
  • A 30-year-old man from Oxford was arrested on suspicion of possession of criminal property and possession of an offensive weapon. He has since been released with no further action.
  • A 24-year-old man from Oxford was arrested on suspicion of stalking causing serious alarm or distress. He has since been released under investigation.
  • A 35-year-old woman from Oxford and three other men, aged 39, 41 and 49, were arrested for failing to appear before Oxford Magistrates’ Court. They were before the justices on July 6.
  • Neil McMahon, aged 32, of no fixed abode was arrested and subsequently charged with dangerous driving, fail to stop, failing to provide a specimen of breath, driving without insurance and a licence and possession of class A drugs. He was remanded to appear before court on July 8.

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