Two members of an organised crime gang who helped traffic tens of thousands of pounds-worth of cocaine into the South West have been jailed. Stephen Wills and Leum Barrett were both found guilty of conspiring to supply cocaine and possession w...
Release date: 13/03/2025
A driver has been sentenced for causing the death of a woman after he claimed to have fell asleep at the wheel. Jason Rana, 40, from Gould Road in Barnstaple, appeared at Exeter Crown Court on Tuesday 11 March after previously pleading guilty to causing d...
Release date: 12/03/2025
Since November last year, heightened police activity in the Stonehouse area of Plymouth has led to a number of positive outcomes as part of a wider project to improve safety in the area. The work carried out by the neighbourhood police team has led to ove...
Release date: 12/03/2025
Police investigating three fires in the West Anstey area of Exmoor are appealing for anyone with any information to come forward. The fire service reported that they attended three incidents in the area, one on Sunday 9 March at around 8.10pm and two on M...
Release date: 11/03/2025
An Exeter man has been jailed for 27 months for a variety of driving and drug offences. Cameron Trench-Butler, 20, of Exeter, was sentenced at Exeter Crown Court on Monday 10 March after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs, h...
Release date: 11/03/2025
Police officers in Devonport have achieved a number of positive outcomes as part of their recent effort to drive down crime affecting the livelihoods of local people. Recent police activity in Devonport has had a focus on shoplifting, police visibility an...
Release date: 11/03/2025
A property in Torquay has been served a closure order after reports from the public of persistent antisocial behaviour (ASB) inside and outside the address. The Devon & Cornwall Police legal team worked to secure the full closure order, which was gran...
Release date: 10/03/2025
The supply and sale of drugs has a negative impact on the livelihoods and safety in communities; it remains a key concern for local people in the city of Plymouth. In response to the problem, neighbourhood police officers in the area have put things in pl...
Release date: 10/03/2025
Police are seeking the public’s help to identify this man following a theft in Torquay. On the morning of Wednesday 22 January alloy wheels worth around £800 were stolen from a driveway in Danvers Road, Torquay. Officers investigating the theft believe th...
Release date: 07/03/2025
Between 17 and 23 February, police forces across the South West carried out a major crackdown on large-scale cannabis cultivation. During this time there were 32 property searches (warrants), 36 people were arrested and 2,240 cannabis plants were discover...
Release date: 07/03/2025
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