Police searching for a missing man from Paignton have located the body of a man in the area. Emergency services located the body yesterday [14 April] during searches. The family of 54-year-old Philip Martin have been informed. The death is not being...
Release date: 15/04/2026
As an award-winning play comes to the Theatre Royal Plymouth, Devon & Cornwall Police are proud to be working with the theatre and partners to bring attention to the impact that restorative justice can have on victims and offenders. PUNCH is inspired ...
Release date: 15/04/2026
Police in Torquay have organised another pop up community surgery this week when the public can meet local officers and ask any questions they may have. Visitors to the event on Thursday 16 April can also pick up some crime prevention freebies and advice....
Release date: 15/04/2026
Do you recognise this man? Officers investigating a burglary at a Sidmouth home are appealing for help to identify him. An offender forced the rear doors of the property in Woolbrook Road on the morning of 14 February and made a tidy search inside. Items ...
Release date: 15/04/2026
A standard afternoon foot patrol in Camborne quickly turned into a foot chase after e-bikes with suspected illegal modifications were spotted cruising through the town. Officers have seized two e-bikes which could reach speeds of up to 50mph after noticin...
Release date: 15/04/2026
A man has been jailed for six years for sexually assaulting a woman as she slept. Mark McIlwaine, 49, of Elizabeth Court, Higher Bugle, appeared at Truro Crown Court for sentence on Friday 10 April having previously been found guilty of sexual assault by ...
Release date: 14/04/2026
We are investigating a serious road traffic collision near Redruth and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. Officers were called at 7.20pm on Monday 13 April, to a collision on the old A30 at Blackwater near Redruth, which involved a Peugeot 2...
Release date: 14/04/2026
We are appealing for the public’s help to trace a 47-year-old man from the Barnstaple area who is sought on recall to prison. Dean Copp is wanted by police for a breach of his post-release licence conditions. Officers are making enquiries to locate him bu...
Release date: 13/04/2026
A man has passed away following a collision on the A30 near Honiton last month. We were called at around 10pm on Tuesday 10 March to reports of a collision in a layby on the A30 Westbound at Fenny Bridges. It was reported that a Vauxhall van had collided ...
Release date: 13/04/2026
An address that caused repeated havoc within the local community of Plymouth has now been shut for three months in an effort to put a stop to antisocial behaviour (ASB). The residential property, located on Hamaoze Avenue, had been reported to the police ...
Release date: 10/04/2026
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