A senior officer with 20 years’ experience in policing has returned to the area, leading local teams in North and West Devon. Superintendent Emma Butler-Jones stepped into her new role as Commander for North and West Devon in May this year and has since o...
Release date: 15/09/2025
An hour-long session aimed at young people who have an interest in the cyber industry, will be delivered to students across Devon and Cornwall to give them the tools they need to avoid getting involved in unlawful computer activity or becoming a victim th...
Release date: 15/09/2025
We are warning residents to be cautious over a seasonal scam – known as the winter fuel scam – in which fraudsters attempt to trick unsuspecting individuals into handing over their personal and financial information. The scam involves people being contact...
Release date: 12/09/2025
In a first for Devon & Cornwall Police a total of six shops in Torbay have been closed down on the same day for selling illegal vapes and counterfeit tobacco. Plymouth Magistrates Court ordered that the stores be shut for three months following a majo...
Release date: 12/09/2025
Police are offering drivers and passengers with additional needs free seatbelt covers to help make communication easier after incidents including road traffic collisions. The seatbelt covers are a new initiative for Devon & Cornwall Police and give he...
Release date: 11/09/2025
A Cornwall bar has been banned from serving alcohol to customers after it became a hotspot for antisocial behaviour (ASB) in the town centre. On 4 July 2025, Cornwall Councils Licencing Sub Committee ordered for Soul Bar in Camborne to have its licence re...
Release date: 11/09/2025
A Cornwall man who used his jet-ski to disturb a pod of dolphins swimming in St Austell Bay has been issued with a community protection warning (CPW). Police were made aware of the incident which took place in June this year, where the man was spotted del...
Release date: 04/09/2025
Anti-social Behaviour, often referred to as ASB, takes many forms, all of which cause harassment, alarm or distress to people and which can also be associated with criminal causes such as drug dealing. Devon & Cornwall Police and partners use a range ...
Release date: 03/09/2025
Devon & Cornwall Police are paying it forward to the community of Helston by giving money seized from convicted criminals to support local children’s craft club. The neighbourhood police team recently awarded £500 of illegally earned cash to CAST (Cor...
Release date: 03/09/2025
A Camborne man who went on a four-month crime spree has been sentenced to 38 months in prison after pleading guilty to 17 offences. Neal Grenfell, 32, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to eight counts of theft, five counts of assault by beating, burglary,...
Release date: 01/09/2025
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