Police in Barnstaple want to hear from local people as part of a public survey to see what concerns the community has. The feedback will help shape policing plans and allow officers to target their resources to increase public confidence and make a differ...
Release date: 20/03/2025
Police are seeking the public’s help identifying these two individuals following reports of a number of distraction thefts in Devon. It was reported that on 22 January a male and a female approached elderly shoppers in Sainsbury’s Alphington, Sainsbury’s ...
Release date: 19/03/2025
Dog walkers are being urged to keep their canines under control, especially during lambing season. Devon & Cornwall Police wants to remind local communities that livestock worrying is a criminal offence and you do not have to be the person walk...
Release date: 19/03/2025
Police are appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage following a hit and run in Plymouth on Thursday 13 March. It was reported a man was struck by a vehicle while crossing the road under the railway bridge between Pennycomequick Roundabout and North Cr...
Release date: 19/03/2025
A man from Westward Ho! has been jailed for 20 years after being found guilty of raping a child and other sexual offences. Kevin Benham, 67, of Westward Ho!, was convicted of five counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault on two child victims...
Release date: 18/03/2025
Sergeant Sam Parfett is new to the Exeter Neighbourhood Police Team and is working hard to keep the public safe and make sure they see officers out and about in the city. Sam leads a team of Police Constables and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) ...
Release date: 18/03/2025
A prolific offender who is currently serving 42 weeks in prison for shoplifting, has been sentenced to serve an additional 14 weeks after being charged and with further offences that occurred in Devon. Craig Sawyer, 51, of no fixed abode, appeared via vid...
Release date: 18/03/2025
Police investigating a serious road traffic collision in Torquay at the weekend have located a person who was being sought in relation to the incident. Officers were called to reports of a collision involving a red Vauxhall Astra and a building on Teignmo...
Release date: 18/03/2025
Police are seeking the public’s help to identify these two individuals following a burglary and vehicle theft in Exeter. Officers were called on Monday 3 March following the incident at Rosebarn Avenue. During the night access was gained to a property and...
Release date: 17/03/2025
Police are appealing for the public’s help identifying this man following an assault and criminal damage in Plymouth. It was reported that between 12.15pm and 12.20pm on 14 January 2025 a man entered Tesco Express in Cobourg Street in Plymouth. He tried t...
Release date: 17/03/2025
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