Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a serious single-vehicle road traffic collision in Paignton on Tuesday 21 May. Officers were called at around 9.40pm to the A3022, Dartmouth Road, following a collision involving a black Smart c...
Release date: 22/05/2024
The new West Devon Sector Inspector has been announced as Nathan Walker who will lead the local neighbourhood police teams for Okehampton, Tavistock and surrounding areas. Nathan joined Devon & Cornwall Police in 2005, lives locally and brings nearly ...
Release date: 21/05/2024
Police were called at around 11.45am on Monday 20 May following reports of a road traffic collision on the B3275 at Ladock. The collision involved a car and a motorcycle. As a result of the collision, the motorcycle rider, a 57-year-old man from the local...
Release date: 21/05/2024
Uniformed officers and members of staff from Devon and Cornwall Police and two members of the public, have been recognised for their extraordinary achievements for their roles in keeping local communities safe in South Devon. Over twenty people rece...
Release date: 20/05/2024
A 53-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of numerous rapes and other sexual offences in Plymouth. Stephen Gibbeson, formerly of Verna Road, Plymouth, was found guilty by a jury at Plymouth Crown Court in February of...
Release date: 17/05/2024
The Honiton Neighbourhood Police Team have been conducting property marking at farms in their area to help protect agricultural machinery and other items and prevent theft offences. The officers, who cover areas such as Dunkeswell and Gittisham, as well a...
Release date: 17/05/2024
Police are appealing for witnesses and any information following a serious road traffic collision on the A386 Tavistock Road, north of the main Derriford roundabout, Plymouth, at around 1.40pm on Wednesday 15 May. The collision involved two vehicles, a si...
Release date: 16/05/2024
The Rural Affairs team at Devon & Cornwall Police are asking children to choose the official name of the newest addition to the rural fleet – the police tractor. A tractor has been loaned to Devon & Cornwall Police, free of charge, by local agricu...
Release date: 15/05/2024
A woman has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for inflicting grievous bodily harm, following an incident in November 2023. Emergency services were called to a property in Barnstaple, after Hayley Adams, 38, was found to be unresponsive. She...
Release date: 15/05/2024
Yesterday (Tuesday 14 May), the Safe Spaces initiative was launched in Newquay. A collective of stakeholders including Devon & Cornwall Police, Newquay Town Council, CLEAR charity, local businesses, and the Town Mayor were led by Newquay Business Impr...
Release date: 15/05/2024
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