Police in South Devon are urging residents to keep their doors locked overnight and make sure burglars are not given an easy ride. Several incidents have been reported of car keys being taken by opportunistic offenders but victims have also reported other...
Release date: 16/12/2025
We are appealing to the public for help to trace a 34-year-old wanted man from the Newquay area. Ryan Walsh is wanted in connection with a report of assault and false imprisonment. Enquiries are ongoing to locate Walsh and officers are appealing to the pu...
Release date: 16/12/2025
Sports clubs across Devon and Cornwall are being urged to be vigilant following two recent break-ins which saw high-value machinery stolen. Between 5pm on Friday 12 December and 9am on Saturday 13 December, entry was forced to a storage area at Ogwell Foo...
Release date: 16/12/2025
A Devon & Cornwall Police Officer will appear at Bristol Crown Court on Wednesday 17th December accused of coercive and controlling behaviour relating to one victim. PC Alan Bates, aged 52 and based in Tavistock, appeared at Exeter Magistrates’ Court ...
Release date: 16/12/2025
We are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of Lola Tinkler, 14, who has been reported missing from the Exeter area. Lola was last seen at around 7.40pm in the Guildhall area on Saturday 13 December. She is described as a white female, of slim b...
Release date: 16/12/2025
Hosted by Devon & Cornwall Police, the annual blue light carol service took place at the iconic Truro Cathedral, bringing together members of the public and the wider blue light family for an evening of reflection, gratitude and festive celebration. T...
Release date: 15/12/2025
A man has been charged with four counts of rape reportedly committed across both Devon and Cornwall. Chris Clark, 32, from Battersea Park Road, in London, has been charged with four rapes - offences that are reported to have taken place in Torquay, Paignt...
Release date: 15/12/2025
We are appealing for witnesses and footage following a serious injury road traffic collision on Swan Hill Road, Colyford. Officers were called at 8am on Monday 15 December 2025 to the collision involving a red Nissan Micra and a pedestrian. As a re...
Release date: 15/12/2025
Officers are appealing for information after gold jewellery was stolen from a man at knifepoint in Marazion. The incident happened on the cycle path from Long Rock car park to Jordan’s Café around 4.40pm on Wednesday 10 December. A man in his 30s was walk...
Release date: 15/12/2025
Police investigating a fatal road traffic collision in Plympton are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. The collision involved a black Nissan car and a blue Suzuki motorbike and happened around 1.40pm on Saturday 13 December, on Boringdon Hill. A...
Release date: 14/12/2025
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