We are investigating a fatal road traffic collision on Friday 19 June and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. Officers were notified at 10.20am on Friday of a serious road traffic collision on Hele Road in Torquay involving a bus and a pedest...
Release date: 22/06/2026
A man who raped a teenager in St Austell has been jailed for four years and two months. Jordan Roberts, 25, of Beacon Hill, Bodmin, was found guilty of rape of a 14-year-old girl at Truro Crown Court and was sentenced to four years and two months in priso...
Release date: 19/06/2026
A former Devon & Cornwall Police officer has been sentenced to two years and four months in prison after pleading guilty to three charges of Misconduct in Public Office. Ex-Police Constable James Stillman, aged 32, of Chard, was sentenced when he appe...
Release date: 19/06/2026
90% of Plymouth retailers were found to be compliant with sales of age-restricted products as part of an operation that took place last week. On Monday 8 June, Devon & Cornwall Police’s Child-Centred Policing Team and Plymouth Police Cadets worked wit...
Release date: 18/06/2026
We are investigating two reported assaults on the same victim in Lostwithiel and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. Officers were notified of the first assault on a mobility scooter user on Grenville Road, Lostwithiel, at around 7.15pm on Tu...
Release date: 18/06/2026
We are appealing for witnesses after an assault in Plympton. Officers were called between 11pm and 11.30pm on Saturday 13 June to the incident in Moorland Road, outside Plympton Academy. It was reported a man assaulted a woman by grabbing her by the neck/...
Release date: 17/06/2026
For Alice Fox, becoming a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) was about more than just a career, it was about making a meaningful difference to local people. As part of Neighbourhood Policing Week, we’re highlighting the crucial role our neighbourhood...
Release date: 17/06/2026
We are investigating a report of assault and have released pictures of three men we would like to speak to in connection with the incident. It happened at around 11.15pm on Thursday 28 May near the Derry’s Cross roundabout on Union Street, Plymouth. It wa...
Release date: 16/06/2026
Officers responded to a reported incident in Dartmouth on Wednesday 10 June. With support from the National Police Air Service (NPAS), a vehicle was subsequently located and stopped in the Torbay area. Tristan Dowding-Martin, aged 30, from Paignton, was a...
Release date: 16/06/2026
A motorcycle rider who was taken to hospital following a road traffic collision on the A386 near Yelverton earlier this month has sadly passed away. Officers were called at around 12:30pm on Friday 5 June following a report of a collision involving a car ...
Release date: 16/06/2026
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