A convicted sex offender is to be returned to prison for breach of licence after police in Plymouth used new legislation to arrest and charge a man. We arrested a 45-year-old man in Plymouth following reports of two women being approached separately while...
Release date: 23/04/2026
A shop in Barnstaple has been ordered to close for three months after police and Trading Standards uncovered illegal cigarettes and tobacco stashed in an underground compartment. On Tuesday 21 April, North and East Devon Magistrates Court granted a full t...
Release date: 23/04/2026
Tradesmen are being warned of being offered stolen tools for sale following a burglary in Torquay. We have been notified following the burglary at a property that is currently under development in the Babbacombe Road area of Torquay. The burglary took pla...
Release date: 23/04/2026
Katie Mesley, 38, who had been reported missing from the Falmouth area has been located by police. Thank you to all who shared our appeal. ...
Release date: 22/04/2026
We are seeking the public’s help to trace a 22-year-old man from Liskeard. Liam Smith is wanted in connection to a report of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The force has previously issued an appeal to locate Smith on recall to prison. Enquiries h...
Release date: 22/04/2026
Officers investigating an assault in Falmouth are attempting to trace those involved. Police were notified by a business owner of an assault on Arwenack Street at 1.30am on Monday 20 April. An examination of CCTV revealed a male suspect pushing a victim t...
Release date: 22/04/2026
Police are continuing to investigate a suspicious fire in Totnes and are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Officers were called at 12.50am on Sunday 12 April by the fire service who were tackling a fire in a temporary classroom on playing fields at...
Release date: 22/04/2026
Police HGV hits the roads for Operation Tramline In three days at the start of April, Devon & Cornwall Police officers caught 14 drivers using their mobile phones hand-held while driving, videoing them in the act from the lofty viewpoint of a special ...
Release date: 22/04/2026
This week, Devon & Cornwall Police are celebrating the bravery, dedication and professionalism of frontline response officers. When you call 999, it’s our response officers who are usually the first on the scene, with blue lights flashing and sirens w...
Release date: 22/04/2026
A full closure order has been replaced a partial closure order previously issued to a residential property on Nichols Way in Exeter, after the property caused concerns for people living in neighbouring properties. On 17 April 2026, a full closure order wa...
Release date: 21/04/2026
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