Police in South Devon are working with the hospitality trade this summer to raise awareness of child exploitation. Operation Makesafe is an important campaign which aims to raise awareness with venues such as hotels, B&Bs and local campsites. As tho...
Release date: 16/06/2026
Neighbourhood Policing Week is being marked across Devon and Cornwall, shining a spotlight on the essential work carried out by local policing teams and the strong relationships they build every day within communities. The national week of action recognis...
Release date: 15/06/2026
We are appealing for the public’s assistance to identify the man pictured in relation to a sexual assault in Torquay. It was reported that a sexual assault took place in the early hours of Wednesday 3 June in Torbay. Detectives are keen to identify the ma...
Release date: 15/06/2026
We are investigating a report of robbery in Plymouth and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. It was reported to have happened on Friday 5 June between 5pm and 6pm in Freedom Fields Park, Plymouth, near to the entrance to Greenbank Terrace. A ...
Release date: 15/06/2026
Shared on behalf of South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) A man appeared at Plymouth Crown Court on Friday 12 June and been sentenced for supplying class A and B drugs and possession of offensive weapons. Back in February this year, Ryan Boa...
Release date: 15/06/2026
A man has died and a woman injured following a collision in Looe. Emergency services were called shortly before 10.30am on Friday 12 June to a three-vehicle road traffic collision which had occurred on the A387 at East Looe, near to St.Martins Road, Cornw...
Release date: 15/06/2026
A warm welcome back to Sergeant John Dingle who has recently taken up a new role as Dartmouth Neighbourhood Team Leader. The busy officer has had a full circle moment as he was posted to Dartmouth when he first joined Devon & Cornwall Police 17 years ...
Release date: 15/06/2026
A 19-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder following an incident at Drake Circus Shopping Centre in Plymouth. Officers were called to the centre at 5.20pm on Friday 12 June and found a teenage boy with knife wounds to his neck. He was taken ...
Release date: 14/06/2026
A 19-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder following an incident at Drake Circus Shopping Centre in Plymouth. Officers were called to the centre at 5.20pm on Friday 12 June and found a teenage boy with knife wounds to his neck. He was taken ...
Release date: 14/06/2026
Assistant Chief Officer (ACO) Alexis Poole has been awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for her services to policing over the past 25 years. Alexis has been in the role of Assistant Chief Officer People since 2019 but has previously carrie...
Release date: 12/06/2026
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