A stalker has been jailed for 22 months for reversing into his former partner’s car and dragging her down the street at speed. Kevin Braithwaite, 64, of no fixed abode, Paignton, appeared at Exeter Crown Court for sentence on Thursday 7 August having prev...
Release date: 07/08/2025
Police have seized 29 illegal e-bikes in Plymouth as part of an operation to keep the roads safe. Officers from Roads Policing, Central Neighbourhood and Plymouth and Exeter Neighbourhood Support Teams carried out a joint enforcement operation on Mutley P...
Release date: 07/08/2025
We are investigating a serious road traffic collision in Falmouth on Wednesday 6 August and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. Officers were called at around 6.40pm on Wednesday 6 August, to a report of a road traffic collision involving a r...
Release date: 07/08/2025
Throughout July, Police forces across England and Wales participated in the month-long Ninja surrender and compensation scheme, to remove this type of sword from the streets. The campaign, led by the Home Office, ran from 1 to 31 July 2025 and is par...
Release date: 07/08/2025
We are appealing for witnesses after a sheep sadly died in the Newquay area on Sunday 27 July. It was reported that a sheep was chased over a cliff edge in the Polly Joke area, near Newquay. Members of the public confronted the suspect who is alleged to h...
Release date: 06/08/2025
We have been made aware after the remains of a deceased hedgehog were located at the entrance to Ham Woods in Plymouth, reported on the morning of Thursday 31 July. Tragically, the animal was identified to have suffered injuries consistent with being set ...
Release date: 05/08/2025
Devon & Cornwall Police and the organisers of Boardmasters festival are working closely together to ensure the safety of everyone. The message is clear to anyone travelling to the festival intent on dealing in illegal and potentially harmful substance...
Release date: 05/08/2025
Detectives have launched an investigation into a serious sexual assault which happened in the Liftondown area of the A388 at the weekend. It was reported that a woman was sexually assaulted by a man at around 1am on Saturday 2 August near the Methodist ch...
Release date: 04/08/2025
A police operation targeting drug use in pubs saw two people stop searched and one person arrested at the weekend. Officers took to the streets of Torpoint with a passive drugs dog to carry out checks in five pubs on Saturday 2 August, resulting in two po...
Release date: 04/08/2025
We are appealing for witnesses and information following a serious road traffic collision in Redruth on Friday. Officers were called to a single-vehicle collision involving a white Ford Fiesta on Tolgus Hill, Redruth, at around 7.10pm on Friday 1 August. ...
Release date: 04/08/2025
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