Two drivers arrested, three vehicles seized and a stolen vehicle recovered; all in a day of action as part of Devon and Cornwall Police’s efforts to keep roads in South Devon safe. The road operation, which took place in Teignbridge, saw marked and unmark...
Release date: 01/05/2025
A Dawlish man has been jailed for two violent assaults, one of which a sustained and brutal attack on his former partner. Richard Williams, 39, of Holman Close in Dawlish appeared at Exeter Crown Court after pleading guilty of three assaults occasioning a...
Release date: 01/05/2025
Neighbourhood Team Sergeant Jenny Palmer is back working on the Rural East Devon police sector after almost 24 years serving with Devon & Cornwall Police. She has enjoyed a variety of roles with the Force and now manages eight Police Constables and fo...
Release date: 30/04/2025
Officers from the Devon & Cornwall Police Rural Affairs Team spent time at Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary this week as part of a national push to highlight equine issues – and they were not horsing around. Between 28 April and 4 May Devon &...
Release date: 30/04/2025
We are appealing for witnesses and information following a serious road traffic collision on the A382 at Bovey Tracey this morning, Wednesday 30 April. Emergency services were called at around 8:20am to A382 Monks Way, opposite the entrance to Bovey Trace...
Release date: 30/04/2025
A plain clothes police operation to tackle the anti-social use of e-bikes in Torbay saw bikes seized and a number of irresponsible cyclists stopped. E-bikes, including an e-bike and an e-scooter, were seized following their careless use in busy pede...
Release date: 30/04/2025
We are investigating a fatal road traffic collision near Otterton on Tuesday 29 April and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. Officers were called to reports of a single-vehicle road traffic collision involving a car on Pinn Lane, near Ottert...
Release date: 30/04/2025
We are appealing for witnesses and information following an assault in Plymouth. The incident took place on Plymouth Hoe next to the Naval memorial at around 4.50pm on Monday 31 March. It was reported the suspect used racist language towards the victim be...
Release date: 29/04/2025
A motorcyclist has been sentenced to 20 months in prison and disqualified from holding a licence for four years for causing a collision which resulted in the amputation of a fellow biker’s leg. Kathryn Goff, 52, of Milton Road in Exeter, appeared at Exete...
Release date: 28/04/2025
A closure order has been put in place on a property in Newton Abbot to disrupt antisocial behaviour (ASB) and suspected drug dealing taking place at the address. On Wednesday 23 April, a full closure order was served at an address on Newton Road in Kingsk...
Release date: 28/04/2025
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