Two people have been sentenced for their parts in a conspiracy to supply drugs into the South West. Jacqueline Clark, 56, was sentenced to two years in jail and Ian Johnson, 53, for one year and 50 weeks in prison, both suspended for two years, when they ...
Release date: 02/03/2026
A closure order has been issued to a residential flat on Cordery Road in Exeter, after the property became a hotspot for anti-social behaviour; causing prolonged disruption to local residents. On 25 February 2026, a full closure order was granted by Exete...
Release date: 28/02/2026
Two men have been jailed following the stabbing of a member of the public who tried to intervene after a petrol station shoplifting and assault. The incident took place at Asda Express in Launceston on 2 July 2024. Casey Foster, 22, of St Catherine’s Hill...
Release date: 26/02/2026
A convicted child sex offender has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for the rape and sexual abuse of two young children. Steven Stanley Dunn, aged 49 and previously of Southway in Plymouth, previously pleaded guilty to six non-recent child sex offence...
Release date: 26/02/2026
A retired Plymouth criminal defence solicitor who sexually assaulted clients at court and in a police station has been jailed for 13 years. Alan Harris, 72, exploited his professional access as an opportunity to abuse vulnerable young people with complex ...
Release date: 25/02/2026
A man has been charged following three simultaneous warrants in Porthleven. Officers from the Falmouth and Helston Neighbourhood Team, the Neighbourhood Support Team (NST) and Force Support Group (FSG) attended three properties on the morning of Wednesday...
Release date: 24/02/2026
As part of their ongoing commitment to tackling shop theft and anti-social behaviour in Exeter, the Neighbourhood Policing team have been working with Exeter Businesses Against Crime to secure Criminal Behaviour Orders against two convicted men. On 22 Ja...
Release date: 24/02/2026
A rapist has been jailed for 20 years after using terrifying violence to carry out his attacks. Peter Gilbert, 54, of Manor Street, Plymouth, appeared at Truro Crown Court for sentence on Wednesday 18 February after being found guilty at trial of three co...
Release date: 18/02/2026
A registered sex offender who made a determined effort to hide his internet activity from Police has been jailed for 21 months. Peter Ash, 52, of Kenwyn Hill Caravan Park, Truro, was also found to have an image of a dog being sexual abused on an electroni...
Release date: 16/02/2026
A Plymouth-based former teacher who betrayed his position of trust by sexually abusing two students at the school and sixth form he worked at has been jailed. Anthony Redmond, 54, of Fort Austin Avenue in Plymouth, abused one of the victims in a hot...
Release date: 10/02/2026
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