A man has been arrested following an unprovoked assault on a teenage boy in Torquay town centre. The incident happened inside McDonald’s on Union Street around 4.20pm on Friday 30 October. The boy was approached by a man inside the restaurant and was assa...
Release date: 31/10/2026
Officers are appealing for the public’s help to trace a 49-year-old wanted man from Ilfracombe. John Tosh is sought in connection with a breach of court bail. Tosh is described as white, approximately 5ft 6ins tall, and of medium build, with brown hair an...
Release date: 30/10/2026
The death of a woman in Torquay is no longer being treated as suspicious, following a forensic post-mortem. Officers were called by the ambulance service after a woman’s body was found at an address on Teignmouth Road, Torquay, just before 9pm on Tuesday ...
Release date: 29/10/2026
The Rural Affairs Team at Devon & Cornwall Police has been working with VIN Chip to deliver specialist training to officers, strengthening their ability to identify stolen plant, agricultural machinery and equipment and recognise key indicators of the...
Release date: 29/10/2026
We are appealing for witnesses and information following an incident involving a replica firearm in Plymouth. Officers were called shortly after midday on Tuesday 27 October following a report of a man throwing rocks at cars in Arundel Crescent, Plymouth....
Release date: 28/10/2026
We are appealing for witnesses and footage following a stabbing in Plymouth. We received a call from the Ambulance Service at around 11.45pm on Monday 26 October reporting that a man had been stabbed in Pembroke Street, Plymouth, and taken into a pub by m...
Release date: 28/10/2026
We are appealing for witnesses after a woman was followed and then stopped by a man in a car while she was walking through Launceston alone. The woman reported initially becoming aware of a vehicle following her when she left Tesco Superstore and it then ...
Release date: 27/10/2026
A man is due to appear in court following the death of a woman in Plymouth in December 2022. Melanie Jordan, 37, died at Derriford Hospital on 19 December 2022 after being located unresponsive at a property in the city days earlier. Jamie Jordan, 35, of P...
Release date: 26/10/2026
We are still appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage following a collision involving a car and a pedestrian in Redruth. Officers were called at approximately 4:30pm on Thursday 27 August 2026 following the collision involving a grey Audi A1 and a fem...
Release date: 26/10/2026
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a serious road traffic collision on the A386 Tavistock Road, Plymouth. The collision occurred at approximately 8:50am on Saturday 24 October on the Plymouth-bound carriageway during a period...
Release date: 26/10/2026
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