People in Plymouth are being reminded that the Safe Bus has moved to a new temporary location but is still available to offer help. The bus, which is usually in the city on Saturday nights from 10pm until 4am on Sundays, can now be found at bus stop DC2 D...
Release date: 30/07/2025
Devon and Cornwall Police has today welcomed the announcement by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) that the Force has officially been discharged from the Inspectorate’s enhanced phase of monitoring known a...
Release date: 30/07/2025
Plymouth officers have put together another successful work experience scheme to give local students an interesting insight into police life. The young people from year groups 10 and 11 were invited to apply from 12 secondary schools across the city (PHSG...
Release date: 29/07/2025
College students in Liskeard recently learnt about what would happen if they were involved in a collision and what emergency services would do to help them. The police teamed up with fire and tri-service officers to run live demonstrations to over 35 stud...
Release date: 29/07/2025
We are appealing for witnesses and information following damage to a floral display in North Devon. The damage took place at The Barnstaple in Bloom display over the weekend of Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 July. The display of valuable and carefully maintain...
Release date: 29/07/2025
We are investigating a report of theft and have released pictures of two men we would like to speak to in connection with the incident. It happened at around 4.30am on Friday 20 June. A Honway rigid inflatable boat (RIB) and Tohatsu engine, jointly worth ...
Release date: 29/07/2025
A rapist who changed his story multiple times in a bid to escape justice has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years. Jordan Hewitt, 33, of Thorverton, was sentenced at Exeter Crown Court on Friday 25 July after previously being found guilty by a ju...
Release date: 29/07/2025
Police across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are stepping up their patrols during summer as millions of holiday makers spend Summer in the South. Officers will be on foot and in vehicles across Cornwall towns as part of the police’s effort to be visible...
Release date: 29/07/2025
We are warning residents to be vigilant over a phone scam involving fraudsters posing as police officers – with one elderly victim swindled out of £14,000. Officers are investigating 12 reports across Devon in the space of a fortnight of people being call...
Release date: 28/07/2025
Officers from Devon & Cornwall Police took part in the one-day operation focused on uninsured driving, alongside the Motor Insurers’ Bureau. The operation was timed to coincide with the busiest day of travel into the South West, following the start of...
Release date: 28/07/2025
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