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The Runnymede Safer Neighbourhood Team were in attendance at the Egham Orbit Parkrun last week. On his last shift before joining as a Constable, our very own PCSO Tilson came second with a time of 19.45 minutes! We then attended the Ottershaw Village Fete and the Englefield Green Village Fair. 

Good work from officers and shop staff has resulted in a custodial sentence for a prolific shoplifter targeting Sainsbury’s in Oxted. Stephen Watson, 39 (DOB: 18/08/1986) from Croydon has been sentenced to 12 weeks in prison after committing eight separate thefts, helping himself to a range of items including meat, alcohol and desserts. In addition, he has been ordered to pay compensation for the goods he stole, totalling just over £800. While it might have seemed like 'a few bits here and there', the reality is that repeated offending adds up quickly. Retail crime has a real impact on businesses, staff and the wider community, and we will continue to pursue offenders and put them before the courts.

A Surrey Police officer has been found guilty of stalking after appearing at Brighton Magistrates' Court on 24 June 2026. Jake Mullarkey, 35, was charged after the victim came forward on 27 July 2024 to report that she had found an electronic tracking device in her car, and that she believed she was being stalked by PC Mullarkey. He was arrested the following day and was subsequently suspended from the Force. The device was found wrapped up in black tape and hidden in the wheel well in the boot of the victim’s car. PC Mullarkey admitted placing the device in the victim’s car but said that he had done it because of safety concerns. Data from his phone showed over 600 uses of this app linked to the device between 14 July 2024 and 27 July 2024. Another magnetic car tracker was also found in PC Mullarkey’s possession and an order for another tracking device was found in his emails. PC Mullarkey will be sentenced on 21 July at Brighton Magistrates' Court.

A man is due to appear in court on 25 June, after being charged with rape and coercive and controlling behaviour (CCB). William Towner, 26 (DOB: 25/10/1999), who is a Special Constable with Surrey Police, will appear at Guildford Magistrates' Court in relation to one charge of CCB and one charge of rape against a female victim between 2016 and 2017, and one charge of CCB and two charges of rape against a separate female victim between 2020 and 2022.