Last week, the Exeter Neighbourhood Policing team secured a closure order on a residential property as part of their ongoing commitment to tackle antisocial behaviour in the city. On 20 January 2026, Exeter Crown Court granted a partial closure order for ...
Release date: 30/01/2026
At today’s Police and Crime Panel, Devon and Cornwall Police Chief Constable James Vaughan QPM welcomed the Government’s police reform white paper, which proposes an ambitious programme of changes to policing. The Chief Constable and the ...
Release date: 30/01/2026
More than 23,000 people across the South West sought support concerned about child sexual abuse in 2025 as agencies across the South West join forces with national charity to tackle online child sexual abuse Throughout February 2026, more than 30 agencie...
Release date: 30/01/2026
Firearms owners are being urged to check if their previously lawful weapon is one of five now classified as illegal – and to hand them in safely during a month-long amnesty. Police forces across England and Wales will be holding a four-week firearms amnes...
Release date: 30/01/2026
A body has been located in the search for a kayaker who was reported missing at the weekend. We were called at 3.50pm on Saturday 24 January, to reports of concern for a male kayaker in the river near Great Western Bridge in Tiverton. It was reported that...
Release date: 29/01/2026
A man arrested following a fatal road traffic collision in Torquay last year will face no further police action. Officers were called to Torwood Street, Torquay, at around 5.05pm on Sunday 31 August to reports of the collision involving a black Audi Q5, a...
Release date: 29/01/2026
Detectives investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Exeter city centre have issued an appeal for information. Witnesses are being sought after emergency services were called to Sidwell Street at around 3pm on Saturday 10 January. ...
Release date: 29/01/2026
Police teams in Plymouth are reflecting on a busy 2025 and are well prepared for more incidents and events throughout the rest of this year – January has proved to be demanding so far. Last year officers dealt with thousands of incidents, some of them ver...
Release date: 29/01/2026
The local Paignton Neighbourhood Police Team, working alongside Brixham officers and partner agencies, has snuffed out more criminal activity. A significant quantity of counterfeit tobacco was seized and officers located a series of inventive...
Release date: 29/01/2026
We are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision in Barnstaple which left a teenage motorcyclist critically injured. Police and ambulance were called around 5.15pm yesterday, Wednesday 28 January, following a two vehicle collision on the A39 S...
Release date: 29/01/2026
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