*** 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
Officers are facilitating rolling road closures across North Devon and Mid Devon on Sunday to keep people safe during the South Molton Grand Prix. The event, hosted by British Cycling will be held on 19 July and is due to start at 10:00am from Pannier Mar...
Release date: 17/07/2026
A shoplifter who stole over £340 worth of goods in one month will now spend eight-weeks in prison. Plymouth local Adele Robinson, aged 25, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to eight counts of shoplifting after admitting to stealing a range of goods includ...
Release date: 17/07/2026
We are appealing for information after a motorcycle was stolen from a car park in Penryn, Cornwall, on a Sunday afternoon. The theft is reported to have taken place at Penmarin Car Park on 5 July between 3.15pm and 4pm. The vehicle is described as being a...
Release date: 17/07/2026
We are appealing for witnesses and information following a two-vehicle collision on Honiton Road, Exeter. Officers were called at around 10.35pm on Thursday 9 July to the collision involving a white Vauxhall Zafira car and a black Kurz motorcycle. The mot...
Release date: 16/07/2026
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