This is the moment a 250kg World War Two munition was safely detonated by military bomb disposal experts in Southway, Plymouth. More than 1,200 homes in the area were evacuated after the German SC250 device was uncovered at a building site in Flamborou...
Release date: 01/05/2026
We are appealing for dash-cam footage and information following a suspicious incident near Plymouth. Police were called at around 5.20pm on Wednesday 29 April following a report of a broken down vehicle in lane three of the A38 from Marsh Mills eastbound ...
Release date: 01/05/2026
Officers offered free bike marking to the cycling community in Exeter at a property marking event in a bid to prevent bike thefts in the city. On Thursday 30 April, the Neighbourhood Policing Team held a free bike marking event at St Homas Baptist Church ...
Release date: 01/05/2026
A rapist who subjected two victims to horrific sexual violence has been jailed. Ryan Bungey, 27, now of Derby Road in Liverpool, appeared at Truro Crown Court for sentence on Friday 1 May having been convicted by a jury in December of five counts of rape ...
Release date: 01/05/2026
A man has been jailed after being caught with a kitchen knife concealed in his sock in Barnstaple Town Centre. Callum Booth, 23, of no fixed abode, Barnstaple, appeared at Exeter Magistrates’ Court earlier this week to be sentenced after pleading guilty t...
Release date: 30/04/2026
Officers arrested three people after uncovering a large quantity of cash, cannabis and suspected counterfeit cigarettes at a property in Braunton as part of a recent warrant. The warrant was carried out at a property in Braunton on the morning of Tuesday...
Release date: 30/04/2026
To get the latest updates regarding the unexploded ordnance incident in Southway [Plymouth], please visit Plymouth City Councils website and/or social media using the below links: Website: Southway emergency incident | PLYMOUTH.GOV.UK Social media: ...
Release date: 30/04/2026
Police are continuing to work closely with local partner agencies and landowners to address instances of unauthorised burning taking place on Exmoor. We have been notified following several incidents of suspected arson on heathland on Exmoor over recent m...
Release date: 30/04/2026
This Bank Holiday weekend is set to be very busy in the South West and police officers in Brixham have a large number of Buccaneers visiting the town. The popular Brixham Pirate Festival takes place from 2 to 4 May around the harbour area and offic...
Release date: 30/04/2026
We are appealing for witnesses and footage following a road traffic collision on the A3052 near Sidmouth. We were called at around 1.25pm on Sunday 26 April following a report of the collision involving a motorcycle and a Mitsubishi Mirage vehicle near Th...
Release date: 27/04/2026
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