Policing teams carrying out proactive patrols in Torquay, Paignton, Newton Abbot and Kingsbridge last week arrested ten people in relation to Fatal Five driving offences. The Fatal Five are: Driving while distracted Speeding Driving without a seatbelt Dr...
Release date: 03/04/2026
A man has been jailed for three years for a terrifying sex attack on a teenage girl in a Launceston alleyway. Bulgarian national Yordan Stanchev, 26, of no fixed abode, appeared at Truro Crown Court for sentence on Thursday 2 April having pleaded guilty t...
Release date: 02/04/2026
A convicted child rapist who fled police and attempted to start a new life at the other end of the country is back behind bars. Stephen Pennington, 38, from Botlon Road, Blackburn, evaded police in Lancashire for a number of weeks before being tracked to ...
Release date: 02/04/2026
Last week, Alison Mercer joined the Lynton Neighbourhood Policing team as a fully qualified Police Community Support Officer, having recently been awarded ‘highest professional standard’. Police Community Support Officers support the work of other polici...
Release date: 31/03/2026
A static bus set up for partygoers in Plymouth has welcomed over 1,300 people onboard since it was first launched in April 2024, providing a friendly drop-in service for anyone in need of support or medical care whilst on a night out. Over half of the peo...
Release date: 31/03/2026
An Exeter man has been sentenced to a total of eight-and-a-half years in prison for rape and other offences. Colby Hill, 22, of no fixed abode in Exeter, also known as Colby Seatherton, was found guilty at a trial at Exeter Crown Court on Tuesday 3 Februa...
Release date: 31/03/2026
We are investigating a serious road traffic collision in Exmouth and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. Officers were called to the collision at around 6.45pm on Monday 30 March on Old Ebford Lane, Exmouth, which involved a grey Nissan Leaf ...
Release date: 31/03/2026
An e-motorbike being ridden on the pavement and an illegally modified e-bike that could reach speeds of up to 35mph have been seized by police officers last week following proactive patrols in St Austell. The activity forms part of the police’s ongoing re...
Release date: 30/03/2026
We are appealing for the public’s assistance locating 34-year-old wanted man Alexander Standell from Cornwall. Standell is wanted in connection to a sexual assault. He is described as a white male, around 6ft tall, with short dark brown hair and facial ha...
Release date: 27/03/2026
A drug dealer who tried to claim he arrived in North Devon as a tourist has been jailed for 30 months. Bulgarian national Aleksandar Dobrev, 47, appeared at Exeter Crown Court for sentence on Thursday 26 March after pleading guilty to possession with inte...
Release date: 26/03/2026
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