Police teams in South Devon have carried out an operation to target illegal e-bike and e-scooter use across communities. The operation took place on 8 May with two illegal scooters seized in Torquay. The local Torquay Neighbourhood Police Team worked alon...
Release date: 13/05/2026
Devon & Cornwall Police marked the dedication and commitment of its officers, staff and Special Constables at a Long Service and Good Conduct Awards ceremony held at the China Fleet Club in Plymouth. The celebration took place on Wednesday 29 April an...
Release date: 13/05/2026
We are appealing for witnesses and footage following a serious injury collision on the A377 near Exeter. At 1.40pm on Tuesday 12 May 2026 we were notified of a single vehicle road traffic collision on A377, at the junction of Brampford Speke. The collisio...
Release date: 13/05/2026
We are appealing for the public’s help identifying this man in relation to a sexual assault in Plymouth. At around 3.30am on 14 June 2025 a woman was sexually assaulted by an unknown man in Annabel’s nightclub in Vauxhall Street. The suspect then fled. It...
Release date: 13/05/2026
Detectives investigating a report of sexual assault in Exmouth are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. We received a report of a sexual assault against a teenage girl in the area of Gipsy Lane, Exmouth, on the afternoon of Thursday 7 Ma...
Release date: 11/05/2026
A high-risk registered sex offender has been jailed for more than three years after breaching a court order aimed at stopping him from accessing indecent images of children online. Richard Over, aged 43, was caught with a forbidden tablet hidden under his...
Release date: 11/05/2026
Rural Affairs officers from Devon and Cornwall Police held a series of property making events over the past two weeks, offering free trailer marking for farmers and rural communities. Recent property marking events have been held at livestock markets in H...
Release date: 11/05/2026
A man has been sentenced for the sexual touching of a man in North Devon. Clint Barnes, 56, from Morecambe, appeared at Exeter Crown Court for sentence after being convicted of three indecent assaults. Barnes was sentenced to a year in prison, suspended f...
Release date: 11/05/2026
Police in Totnes carried out a high visibility day of action recently to disrupt criminals and deter offenders from committing further incidents. Officers from the neighbourhood team, along with roads policing unit officers, worked with partner agencies i...
Release date: 07/05/2026
An investment fraud worth more than half a million pounds was discovered thanks to quick-thinking staff at a Plymouth bank. The fraud saw victims – often the elderly - transferring sums of money to purchase what they believed were shares, currencies, com...
Release date: 06/05/2026
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