Devon and Cornwall Police has today welcomed the announcement by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) that the Force has been formally discharged from the Inspectorate’s concerns regarding answering eme...
Release date: 30/09/2024
Devon & Cornwall Police recently seized a number of illegal substances and bladed articles from an address in Torquay following a proactive warrant. The warrant took place on Tuesday 24 September [2024] at an address in the town centre. Class A and B ...
Release date: 30/09/2024
A man from Cornwall has been jailed for 25 years and must sign the Sex Offenders' Register for life after being convicted after a trial of a catalogue of rapes and sexual offences against five children. Peter Bunney, 46, of no fixed abode but who ha...
Release date: 27/09/2024
Two youths have entered guilty pleas in connection to a string of burglaries in Devon. On Thursday 26 September officers arrested two suspects in Exeter for 16 burglaries and one attempted burglary. The defendants broke into homes in the middle of the nig...
Release date: 27/09/2024
On the back of being assessed as the third safest policing area in England and Wales, Devon & Cornwall Police is launching its Neighbourhood Policing Community Charter, outlining its commitment to local neighbourhoods. The charter has been developed i...
Release date: 27/09/2024
Officers from the Rural Affairs Team at Devon & Cornwall Police were out in force across the county last week, working with partner agencies on a week of intensification to drive down rural crime. The week of intensification, which started on We...
Release date: 26/09/2024
The family of a husband and wife who died following a road traffic collision in Redruth have paid an emotional tribute to them. Michael ‘Mick’ Page and Elizabeth Gillian Page, better known as Gill, died at the scene following the single vehicle fatal road...
Release date: 25/09/2024
Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a vehicle theft in Cranbrook. A blue 5 Series M Sport BMW was stolen from Inner Westland, in Cranbrook, at around 2.45am on Tuesday 17 September. Officers investigating the theft are asking resi...
Release date: 25/09/2024
A 50-year-old man has been jailed for a campaign of violent and controlling behaviour towards his former partner. Lee Blatchford, of no fixed abode, Plymouth, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court for what was supposed to be his trial on Tuesday 24 September, ...
Release date: 25/09/2024
Police are appealing for doorbell footage following a number of incidents involving criminal damage to vehicles and garage doors in Torpoint. On Monday 16 September a garage door was sprayed on and dented in Wellington Street. Then, on the evening of Satu...
Release date: 24/09/2024
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