Devon & Cornwall Police, as in previous years, has joined a national campaign to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB) and keep people in Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly safe. Running from 18 - 24 November, ASB Awareness Week 2024 aims to encoura...
Release date: 18/11/2024
Devon & Cornwall Police in Plymouth recently connected with young people at a local event to build trust and generate positive relationships with some of the youngest people in the community. Organised by Community Alcohol Partnerships (CAP), the two-...
Release date: 18/11/2024
Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision in Exmouth. Emergency services were called to Withycombe Road in Exmouth at around 9.25pm on Saturday 16 November to reports of a collision involving a cyclist and a blue Honda CR-V. The cyclist, a ...
Release date: 18/11/2024
A fraudster former postman has been jailed for a number of offences including stealing mail and using the contents of the post to carry out further frauds. John McKinney, 42, formerly of the Newquay area, appeared at Truro Crown Court for sentence on Thur...
Release date: 14/11/2024
A driver has been sentenced for causing the death of a man in Paignton. Doretta Winsor, 78, from Paignton, appeared at Newton Abbot Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 14 November for sentence having pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving. She was...
Release date: 14/11/2024
A Paignton man has been jailed for a total of eight-and-a-half years after he raped a woman. Matthew Hughes, 29, of Southfield Road, will also have to sign on to the Sex Offenders’ Register for life. Hughes was convicted of rape following a trial in ...
Release date: 14/11/2024
Police officers in Exeter have pledged to keep communities safe in the run up to Christmas. Neighbourhood teams are out and about to reassure residents and visitors to the city and take action against those who plan to cause problems for others or commit ...
Release date: 14/11/2024
Police are appealing for witnesses and any information following a serious road traffic collision in Dawlish on Wednesday 13 November. Officers were called to reports of a road traffic collision involving a blue Peugeot and a mobility scooter on Exeter Ro...
Release date: 13/11/2024
Following a successful summer of hotspot policing, Penzance will see continued police patrols aimed at enhancing community safety and reducing crime. Hotspot policing is a data-driven method of patrolling to reduce antisocial behaviour (ASB) and serious v...
Release date: 12/11/2024
A man aged in his 80s has died in hospital after a car collided with a tree in Torquay on Sunday 10 November. Emergency services were called the A379 Teignmouth Road at around 12.55pm. The incident involved red Nissan Note and its driver was taken to Derr...
Release date: 12/11/2024
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