FOUND | Parth Shahi, Exeter
Parth Shahi, 27, who had been reported missing from Exeter, has been safely located. Thanks for sharing our appeal. ...
Release date: 22/05/2026
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UPDATE | Investigation to find missing Taylor Charlton, Barnstaple
Extensive physical searches of the River Taw and surrounding estuary in Barnstaple have now been completed as 14-year-old Taylor Charlton remains missing. A substantial investigation is ongoing to locate Taylor and to establish the circumstances surroundi...
Release date: 21/05/2026
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Further appeal after body of woman found in woods in Camborne
Detectives working to identify a woman whose body was found in woods in Camborne earlier this month are releasing an e-fit image in the hope those who knew her will come forward. At 7.45am on Sunday 3 May police received reports that a body had been found...
Release date: 21/05/2026
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Police donate tools to ex-offender charity to help create new beginnings
Police have donated useful power tools to a Dartington charity who help ex-prisoners and prevent re-offending. PC Chris Shepheard and PC Zoe Carter from Totnes Neighbourhood Police Team visited Landworks charity recently to donate the tools w...
Release date: 21/05/2026
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Police say don’t be a nuisance on the water and put others at risk
Police drones were launched over Teignmouth during an operation to deter anti-social behaviour following reports of nuisance incidents on the water and near the quayside. The operation took place earlier this month at the busy coastal to...
Release date: 21/05/2026
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Prolific offender jailed and banned from Falmouth
A prolific offender has been jailed for 12 months for breaking into vehicles and going on spending sprees with stolen bank cards. Michael Ainsworth, 34, of no fixed abode, Falmouth, was sentenced at Truro Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 21 May after pleadi...
Release date: 21/05/2026
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Fraudster jailed for swindling friends and associates out of more than £500,000
An Exeter fraudster swindled four victims out of more than half a million pounds of savings, pensions and inheritance – most of which he spent on gambling. Jamie Drew, 46, of Cottey Crescent in Exeter, appeared at Exeter Crown Court for sentence on Thursd...
Release date: 21/05/2026
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Shaldon drugs warrant executed and man arrested
Police have executed a warrant and seized suspected Class A drugs as part of a recent operation in Shaldon, South Devon. Officers visited a residential property in Clifford Close and seized what is believed to be a quantity of cocaine with an estimated st...
Release date: 21/05/2026
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Burglary, Launceston
We are investigating a report of a burglary and have released pictures of a two people we would like to speak to in connection with the incident. It happened between 5.30pm on Tuesday 28 April and 9.15am on Wednesday 29 April at a commercial premises on W...
Release date: 21/05/2026
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New scheme launched in Plymouth to help protect people living with dementia
Devon & Cornwall Police and Memory Matters have teamed up to safeguard people living with dementia in Plymouth. People with dementia may have trouble remembering places and landmarks or processing new information which increases the risk of them going...
Release date: 21/05/2026
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