A convicted child sex offender has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for the rape and sexual abuse of two young children. Steven Stanley Dunn, aged 49 and previously of Southway in Plymouth, previously pleaded guilty to six non-recent child sex offence...
Release date: 26/02/2026
Police forces from across the region descended on Dorset for a day of action tackling rural crime. Officers from Devon & Cornwall, Avon and Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire joined their counterparts from the Dorset Police Rural Crime team to pr...
Release date: 26/02/2026
A retired Plymouth criminal defence solicitor who sexually assaulted clients at court and in a police station has been jailed for 13 years. Alan Harris, 72, exploited his professional access as an opportunity to abuse vulnerable young people with complex ...
Release date: 25/02/2026
We are appealing for the public’s assistance to identify the male pictured in relation to a report of criminal damage in Plymouth. Officers were called to an incident in Chestnut Avenue shortly before 6pm on 31 January. It was reported a man was assaulted...
Release date: 25/02/2026
Constant shouting, frequent visitors at all hours of day and the smell of rotting food; these are just some of the things some residents in Camborne were subject to from rowdy neighbours, leaving many feeling anxious and trapped. It will now be illegal fo...
Release date: 25/02/2026
A fly-tipping event was held in Dartmouth earlier this month, organised by Devon & Cornwall Police’s Rural Affairs team and supported by South Hams District Council and Clean Devon in a bid to educate the local community about responsible waste dispos...
Release date: 25/02/2026
A man has been charged following three simultaneous warrants in Porthleven. Officers from the Falmouth and Helston Neighbourhood Team, the Neighbourhood Support Team (NST) and Force Support Group (FSG) attended three properties on the morning of Wednesday...
Release date: 24/02/2026
A pedestrian who was hospitalised following a road traffic collision in Falmouth has sadly passed away. Officers were called to Dracaena Avenue in Falmouth at around 7.50am on Wednesday 21 January to a report of the collision involving a car and a pedestr...
Release date: 24/02/2026
As part of their ongoing commitment to tackling shop theft and anti-social behaviour in Exeter, the Neighbourhood Policing team have been working with Exeter Businesses Against Crime to secure Criminal Behaviour Orders against two convicted men. On 22 Ja...
Release date: 24/02/2026
Officers investigating the discovery of an unmanned dingy in Firestone Bay, Plymouth, have identified the owner. We received a call from Coastguard shortly before 10am on Monday 23 February following the discovery of a dinghy with personal items but no pe...
Release date: 24/02/2026
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