Police services are currently experiencing unprecedented levels of demand for this time of year, resulting in longer waiting times than would ordinarily be expected, with a large increase in 999 calls which aren’t emergencies. In June, the Force received ...
Release date: 21/07/2026
We are appealing for witnesses and information following a fatal road traffic collision on the B3288 near Truro. Officers were called at around 10.50pm on Monday 20 July 2026 to reports of the collision involving a black Citroen Dispatch van and a re...
Release date: 21/07/2026
We are appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage following a fatal road traffic collision on the A38 near Buckfastleigh. Emergency services were called to the collision shortly after 9:30am on Monday 20 July. Three vehicles were involved in the collisi...
Release date: 21/07/2026
County lines is not just about drugs. It is a form of exploitation where organised criminal gangs groom, control and manipulate children and vulnerable adults for profit. In county lines activity, young people are pressured into transporting drugs, carryi...
Release date: 21/07/2026
*** Issued on behalf of Counter Terrorism Policing South East *** A 28-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Ann Widdecombe. Following 12 days of complex and intensive investigation, the Crown Prosecution S...
Release date: 20/07/2026
Officers are appealing for help to identify these two men in relation to a fraud investigation. on Friday 3 July, two men visited a café in Exmouth at around 12.50pm. One of the men was given a chip and pin device to pay. When the café counted its takings...
Release date: 20/07/2026
A Torquay man has been jailed for six years after throwing a victim 12 foot from a raised footpath onto a busy road below. After the fall from height which caused multiple fractures, the victim was then narrowly missed by an oncoming vehicle. Daniel Mere...
Release date: 20/07/2026
Officers are appealing for caravan owners to be vigilant after two high end caravans were stolen in the middle of the night from a farm in Awliscombe, Devon. The thefts are reported to have taken place at the farm on Friday 3 July. CCTV footage captured t...
Release date: 20/07/2026
A man who raped a child in Plymouth has been jailed for 19 years. Marc Dannan, 36, of Duke Street, Plymouth, was found guilty at Plymouth Crown Court of rape, sexual assault and sexual activity with a young girl and was sentenced to 19 years in prison, wi...
Release date: 17/07/2026
A rapist has been jailed for 14 years for attacking two women in Devon and Cornwall. Chris Clark, 32, of Battersea Park Road in London, was convicted by a jury at Truro Crown Court of two counts of rape. He returned to the court to be sentenced on Friday ...
Release date: 17/07/2026
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