A man has been jailed for a total of four years for beating and strangling his former partner and seeking to control large parts of her life. William Hatton, 41, from Torquay, was sentenced at Exeter Crown Court recently after being found guilty at trial ...
Release date: 30/09/2026
Police are appealing for witnesses following a report of a hate-related assault on a disabled man in Paignton. The incident is reported to have taken place on the seafront at Goodrington, approximately halfway between the Premier Inn and Torbay Surf Life ...
Release date: 30/09/2026
We would like to provide an update in relation to a series of livestock attacks in Mid Devon over recent weeks. Working alongside landowners, farmers and the community - local officers and the Rural Affairs Team have been investigating a number of reports...
Release date: 29/09/2026
Police are appealing for information after a driver was assaulted during a road-rage incident in Plymouth. The incident happened on Exeter Street at around 4.30pm on 29th July when a motorist was confronted and assaulted during heavy traffic. The victim w...
Release date: 29/09/2026
We are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a roadside altercation along the B3179 towards Woodbury Village on Woodbury Common in East Devon. It has been reported that on Saturday 5 September at around 8pm a van aggressively drove close b...
Release date: 29/09/2026
We are seeking the help of the public to locate a wanted 23-year-old from Torbay. Jack Reilly is wanted in connection to reports of criminal damage, drugs possession, and breach of an order. Reilly is described as a white male, 23 years old, ginger hair, ...
Release date: 29/09/2026
A serving Devon and Cornwall Police officer is due to appear at Plymouth Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 30 September 2026. Temporary Superintendent Jim Saunders, aged 48, from East Cornwall, is charged with one count of sexual assault by touching. Tempor...
Release date: 29/09/2026
Police are seeking the public’s help to trace a 46-year-old man from Dudley. Price is wanted in connection to an allegation of a serious assault. Enquiries have been made by police to locate him and officers are now appealing to the public for information...
Release date: 28/09/2026
Two men who burst into two Barnstaple properties – one of whom was armed with a knife – have been jailed. Dylan Roy, 22, of Howden Road in Tiverton, and Jamie Knapman, 35, of Narrow Lane in Tiverton, both appeared at Exeter Crown Court recently for senten...
Release date: 28/09/2026
We are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of 44-year-old Kevin who has been reported missing from Bodmin. Kevin was last seen in Bodmin at 7.15pm on Monday 21 September. He is described as 5ft 9ins tall, of stocky athletic build, with medium l...
Release date: 28/09/2026
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