A wanted man was caught and arrested after police spotted a vehicle "out of place" in a rural lane.

Thames Valley Police Rural Crime Taskforce has been out on patrol this week, and last night (October 1) PC Little located a vehicle "out of place" in a rural lane near Watchfield.

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The team said the occupant was wanted and was arrested on suspicion of serious assault.

Watchfield is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse in on the edge of southwest Oxfordshire

Prior to this the team attempted an arrest in Guildford following hare coursing in Wantage.

The Rural Crime Taskforce tackles crime in rural communities which often goes unreported, according to Thames Valley Police.