Police in Paignton ran a Pubs Against Drugs (PAD) operation recently and deemed it a big success. The operation involved officers visiting eight pubs in the town and carrying out multiple positive searches. Some quantities of both Class...
Release date: 15/01/2026
A 37-year-old man who stole charity tins from a bowling alley has received a nine-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and is to follow strict curfew conditions as ordered by the court. James Mankee, also known as James Wilson, of Timber Close,...
Release date: 14/01/2026
Neighbourhood Police Teams in Torbay have been taking steps to keep everyone safe during their nights out and now they want to hear your views. As part of Operation Funnel officers have been working to target male based predatory behaviour around the even...
Release date: 13/01/2026
In their aim to bring police services to the doorsteps of local communities in St Ives, the neighbourhood police team will continue to deploy its police engagement van, helping forge positive working relationships with local people and businesses. The eng...
Release date: 12/01/2026
A shoplifter who stole booze and meat products totalling over £1,000 from shops in Camborne will now spend 52-weeks in prison. Tony Salisbury, 44, of no fixed abode, appeared at Bodmin Magistrates’ Court on Monday 5 January. He pleaded guilty to 11 counts...
Release date: 06/01/2026
Police in South Devon have thanked the sensible drivers who stayed sober behind the wheel over the festive period. During an evening operation in Totnes, Kingsbridge, Newton Abbot and Torquay on Friday 19 December a total of 87 vehicles were stopped and 2...
Release date: 31/12/2025
Last week, a magical Christmas concert brought Plymouth together to raise money for the Chief Constable’s chosen charity, Luna’s Fund. Over £700.00 was generously donated by local people who attended a festive concert at Plymouth methodist central hall o...
Release date: 24/12/2025
Police are carrying out preventative patrols on local bus services in South East Cornwall to tackle individuals causing disturbances and addressing inappropriate behaviour. Plain clothes officers recently travelled on buses between Saltash, Looe, and Torp...
Release date: 23/12/2025
More than 40 vehicles were stopped last Friday in Truro as part of a roads policing operation to tackle people driving over the legal limit the morning after drinking. A stop sight was set up on the busy A390 from 8am for around two-and-a-half hours, pull...
Release date: 22/12/2025
On Tuesday 16 December, an off-duty Devon and Cornwall Police wildlife crime officer spotted an injured tawny owl on the A377. After noticing the owl at the roadside, the officer stopped and carefully transported the injured bir...
Release date: 22/12/2025
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