A local Launceston teen has been chosen as the High Sheriff of Cornwall’s newest police cadet following a competitive countywide selection process. 15-year-old Faith, who has been a police cadet for over two and a half years, was appointed by the High She...
Release date: 05/06/2026
A man has been jailed for attacking a complete stranger making his way home after a night out and stealing his belongings. David Gibbs subjected the victim to a brutal and unprovoked attack on the Tarka Trial, between Barnstaple and Chivenor on 30 Septemb...
Release date: 04/06/2026
A Plymouth man regularly attacked his partner and then claimed she’d been either injured at work or had inflicted the injuries herself. Joseph Powney, 35, of Beaumont Road, Plymouth, was sentenced at Plymouth Crown Court on Tuesday 2 June to three years i...
Release date: 04/06/2026
We are investigating a serious road traffic collision near Dawlish on Monday 1 June and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. Officers were called at 7.05am to a two-vehicle road traffic collision on Colley Lane near Dawlish. The incident invol...
Release date: 03/06/2026
We are appealing for the public’s assistance to identify the three men pictured following a burglary in Woolacombe. It was reported that between 1.45pm and 2pm on Saturday 23 May more than £3,000 was stolen from Woolacombe Sands Holiday Park. It is believ...
Release date: 03/06/2026
Devon & Cornwall Police has today welcomed a report recognising the Force’s improvements on how it responds to calls for service and continues to prevent crime effectively. The latest PEEL (Police Effectiveness, Efficiency and Legitimacy) inspection b...
Release date: 02/06/2026
Devon & Cornwall Police will be raising awareness around the link between sporting events and an increase in domestic abuse during this summer’s FIFA World Cup. Emotions can run high during the tournament, particularly on days when England and Scotlan...
Release date: 02/06/2026
We are investigating a serious road traffic collision on the A388 near Launceston at the weekend and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. Officers were called at around 2.40pm on Saturday 30 May to a report of a three-vehicle collision on the ...
Release date: 02/06/2026
We are appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage following a road traffic collision on the A388 between Holsworthy Beacon and Milton Damerel. We were called at around 12.15pm on Monday 1 June following the collision involving a blue Volvo V90 Es...
Release date: 02/06/2026
We are appealing for information following a single-car collision on the A38 at Lee Mill, Plymouth, in which an 80-year-old woman was seriously injured. The incident involved a black-coloured Audi A3 and happened on the eastbound carriageway of the road a...
Release date: 01/06/2026
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