Assistant Chief Officer (ACO) Alexis Poole has been awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for her services to policing over the past 25 years. Alexis has been in the role of Assistant Chief Officer People since 2019 but has previously carrie...
Release date: 12/06/2026
UPDATE | 2pm Saturday 13 June The 20-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder has been released on police bail until September pending further enquiries. UPDATE | Friday 12 June A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection ...
Release date: 12/06/2026
Tyler Wilkey, 32 from Barnstaple was sentenced at Exeter Crown Court on 28 May to two years and two months in prison. A fourteen-year restraining order not to contact the victim was also put in place. The court heard how the victim was in constant fear of...
Release date: 12/06/2026
A Devon & Cornwall Police officer is due to appear in court charged with nine counts of theft and one count of misconduct in a public office. Police Constable Chloe Henderson, aged 28, is due to appear before Taunton Magistrates’ Court on Monday 15 Ju...
Release date: 12/06/2026
Officers are appealing for information regarding the whereabouts of a 36-year-old wanted man from Exeter. Kruze Howard is sought in connection with a breach of a restraining order. Officers are conducting searches and asking for the public to contact them...
Release date: 12/06/2026
Grace Howells, 20, who had been reported missing from Exeter, has been safely located. Thank you for your assistance with our appeal. ...
Release date: 11/06/2026
A man has been arrested and two dogs seized after police executed an animal welfare warrant at a property in Mid Devon. Officers carried out the warrant at a property in Clayhanger, on the Devon/Somerset border, at around 7am on Monday 11 May, following c...
Release date: 11/06/2026
We are appealing for witnesses and footage following a report of a seagull being attacked in St Ives. Devon & Cornwall Police received a third hand report about the incident which is said to have taken place on the seafront on the afternoon of Wednesd...
Release date: 11/06/2026
The family of a 63-year-old husband, father and grandfather who died following a motorbike collision near Barnstaple have paid a loving tribute to their ‘BFG - Big Friendly Giant’. Tony Brown, of Swimbridge, was airlifted to hospital on 22 May after the H...
Release date: 11/06/2026
Local discussions about shop theft and anti-social behaviour in Ilfracombe have prompted Devon & Cornwall Police to address misinformation about the safety of the seaside town. In a recent letter sent to the Commissioner, councillors raised concerns ...
Release date: 11/06/2026
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