FOUND | Missing person, Torquay
Eoghan Bannister, 9, who had been reported missing from Torquay on Thursday 2 April, has been found safe by police. We would like to thank members of the public for their help. ...
Release date: 03/04/2026
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Award winning Paignton mentoring group praised for keeping youngsters out of trouble
Chief Constable of Devon & Cornwall Police, James Vaughan, QPM, has congratulated the High Sheriff of Devon for working to promote local crime prevention - after a Paignton group scooped three awards. Mrs Caroline Harlow, High Sheriff of D...
Release date: 07/04/2026
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FOUND | Missing man, Liskeard
Michael Marsh, 74, who was reported missing from Liskeard on Sunday 5 April has been found safely. Thanks to information reported by the community, officers are now with Michael. ...
Release date: 06/04/2026
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FOUND | Oliver Reeve, Camborne
Oliver Reeve, 35, who had been reported missing from the Camborne area has been safely located. Thank you to everyone who shared our appeal. ...
Release date: 04/04/2026
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Information ahead of protests in Exeter on Saturday 4 April
Devon & Cornwall Police officers will be present in Exeter City Centre today, Saturday 4 April, to police two protest marches. We have been engaging with organisers, local partners and businesses, to balance the right to protest, with the impact of th...
Release date: 04/04/2026
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Witnesses sought after road rage, Truro
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a road rage incident in Truro. Two drivers were involved in a confrontation at traffic lights at Newquay Road Retail Park around 9.20am on 20 March. The incident began earlier with a silver BM...
Release date: 03/04/2026
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Fatal five operation success in South Devon
Policing teams carrying out proactive patrols in Torquay, Paignton, Newton Abbot and Kingsbridge last week arrested ten people in relation to Fatal Five driving offences. The Fatal Five are: Driving while distracted Speeding Driving without a seatbelt Dr...
Release date: 03/04/2026
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Dangerous predator jailed
A rapist has been jailed for 26 years for despicable crimes relating to women and children spanning three decades. Christopher Welch, aged 66 of Westlands, Wrafton in Braunton, was convicted at Exeter Crown Court on 25th February of four counts of rape, o...
Release date: 02/04/2026
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WANTED: Andrew Murphy, Exeter
Police are seeking the public’s help to trace a 39-year-old wanted man from Exeter. Andrew Murphy is wanted in relation to a report of intentional strangulation and assault. Enquiries have been made by police to locate Murphy, and officers are now appeali...
Release date: 02/04/2026
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Man jailed for stranger sexual assault in Launceston
A man has been jailed for three years for a terrifying sex attack on a teenage girl in a Launceston alleyway. Bulgarian national Yordan Stanchev, 26, of no fixed abode, appeared at Truro Crown Court for sentence on Thursday 2 April having pleaded guilty t...
Release date: 02/04/2026
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JAILED | Child sex offender who tried to start new life in Devon jailed again
A convicted child rapist who fled police and attempted to start a new life at the other end of the country is back behind bars. Stephen Pennington, 38, from Botlon Road, Blackburn, evaded police in Lancashire for a number of weeks before being tracked to ...
Release date: 02/04/2026
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