“As we approach the first local derby between Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City at Home Park since 2022, we recognise the significance of this fixture for football supporters across Devon & Cornwall alongside the residents, businesses and wider communi...
Release date: 08/04/2026
A pensioner will likely die in prison after being jailed for 22 years for the rape and sexual abuse of two children. Francis Wells, 81, of Barnoldswick in Lancashire, appeared at Truro Crown Court on Tuesday 7 April for sentencing having been convicted of...
Release date: 07/04/2026
Detectives are investigating a reported burglary at a property in Exeter in March and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. A large amount of jewellery was reported to have been stolen from a property in the Glasshouse Lane area of Topsham Road...
Release date: 07/04/2026
We are appealing for witnesses and information following the theft of a trailer on The Roseland in Cornwall. Police are investigating the theft of the Galvanised 12ft trailer with additional sheep decks and partitions from the Ruan High Lanes area. The tr...
Release date: 07/04/2026
Chief Constable of Devon & Cornwall Police, James Vaughan, QPM, has congratulated the High Sheriff of Devon for working to promote local crime prevention - after a Paignton group scooped three awards. Mrs Caroline Harlow, High Sheriff of D...
Release date: 07/04/2026
Devon & Cornwall Police officers will be present in Exeter City Centre today, Saturday 4 April, to police two protest marches. We have been engaging with organisers, local partners and businesses, to balance the right to protest, with the impact of th...
Release date: 04/04/2026
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
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