VRU Core Team
The Violence Reduction Unit is made up of staff from across the Thames Valley.
To contact any of our team, please email vru@thamesvalley.police.uk
Our team
Director @stangilmour
Data and Targeting
DCI Lewis Prescott-Mayling
Lead
David Sweet
Data Engineer
Tori Olphin
Data Scientist
Owen Miller
Data Analyst
County Drug Lines and Drug Misuse
Gayle Tandy
Lead for VIIWAG
Helen Bentley
Tactical Lead (Op Supreme)
Early Intervention and Prevention
Chris Ward
Lead
James Humphries
Tactical Lead – Exploitation
Tactical Lead – Child Centred Policing
Brendan Murray
Lead for Trauma Informed Practice
Communities and Partnerships
Paul Gresty
Lead
Kelly Reed
Communities Liaison
Criminal Justice
Chris Young
Lead for Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement
C/Insp Chris Young
Lead
Insp Jade Hewitt
Operational Lead