Detectives have launched a murder investigation into the death of a man in Truro. Officers were called to a report of a concern for welfare for a man at an address in the Polruan Road area of Truro, at around 7.20am on Wednesday 29 October. Officers and p...
Release date: 31/10/2025
Throughout October, Devon & Cornwall Police and Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service and other partner agencies took part in Operation Machinize 2, the latest iteration of an ongoing national operation led by the National Crime Agency (NC...
Release date: 31/10/2025
The 'spooktacular' Plymouth Safe Bus team are gearing up for a busy Halloween and will make sure those on a night out get the support they might need – no tricks just treatments. The mobile treatment centre bus is usually parked at Derrys Cro...
Release date: 30/10/2025
We are appealing for witnesses and footage following a two-vehicle collision on Wolseley Road, Plymouth, shortly before 6pm on Wednesday 29 October. The incident took place near to Shirley’s Fish and Chip shop and involved a motorcycle and a small red car...
Release date: 30/10/2025
Detectives are appealing for information and footage following a knifepoint robbery in Plymouth. Police were called at 3.45am on Wednesday 29 October following reports of a man in possession of a knife in the street at Kit Hill Crescent in Barne Barton. T...
Release date: 29/10/2025
We are seeking assistance from the public identifying the men pictured in connection with an assault and theft which took place in Penzance. We received reports that on Thursday 10 August, two people attended a Sports Direct store in on Market Jew Street ...
Release date: 28/10/2025
Extra frontline police officers in South Devon have recently been trained to test drivers for drugs to keep local communities safe. The drug screening sessions are designed to enable greater detection of driving offences to save lives and support De...
Release date: 28/10/2025
A North Cornwall man has been jailed for 18 years with a further year on extended licence for the sexual abuse of six child victims over four decades. Robert Squires, 80, from Bosinney near Tintagel, was sentenced at Truro Crown Court on Tuesday 28 Octobe...
Release date: 28/10/2025
Halloween and Guy Fawkes or bonfire night fall within the space of less than a week. Devon & Cornwall Police has some advice to avoid any behaviour that others may find antisocial during that time. Neighbourhood Policing Lead Inspector Steve Philp sai...
Release date: 28/10/2025
Devon & Cornwall Police are this week honouring their ‘Headset Heroes’ who work tirelessly in the Force’s control rooms as part of International Control Room Week. Based in Exeter and Plymouth, the Force’s contact and dispatch operators work in a chal...
Release date: 28/10/2025
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