A man has been charged with a bomb hoax and gun offences following an incident in Faringdon.
Armed police were deployed alongside counter-terror officers in Goodbody Close during an eight-hour siege with a suspect early on Thursday morning (6 March).
The incident saw a significant 999 response, with four Hazardous Area Response Team ambulance crews on standby nearby – as a man threatened to harm the police. Read more >
Now, Thames Valley Police has charged 23-year-old Tyler Jay Little, of Reynolds Way, Abingdon, with a string of crimes.
He faces allegations of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, communicating a bomb hoax, threats to kill, robbery, theft and breaching police bail.
The charges relate to a robbery in Abingdon in July 2024, thefts in Wantage in February this year and yesterday’s incident in Goodbody Close.
Little is due to appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court today (Friday).
