A shoplifter who stole booze and meat products totalling over £1,000 from shops in Camborne will now spend 52-weeks in prison. Tony Salisbury, 44, of no fixed abode, appeared at Bodmin Magistrates’ Court on Monday 5 January. He pleaded guilty to 11 counts...
Release date: 06/01/2026
Police in South Devon have thanked the sensible drivers who stayed sober behind the wheel over the festive period. During an evening operation in Totnes, Kingsbridge, Newton Abbot and Torquay on Friday 19 December a total of 87 vehicles were stopped and 2...
Release date: 31/12/2025
Last week, a magical Christmas concert brought Plymouth together to raise money for the Chief Constable’s chosen charity, Luna’s Fund. Over £700.00 was generously donated by local people who attended a festive concert at Plymouth methodist central hall o...
Release date: 24/12/2025
Police are carrying out preventative patrols on local bus services in South East Cornwall to tackle individuals causing disturbances and addressing inappropriate behaviour. Plain clothes officers recently travelled on buses between Saltash, Looe, and Torp...
Release date: 23/12/2025
More than 40 vehicles were stopped last Friday in Truro as part of a roads policing operation to tackle people driving over the legal limit the morning after drinking. A stop sight was set up on the busy A390 from 8am for around two-and-a-half hours, pull...
Release date: 22/12/2025
On Tuesday 16 December, an off-duty Devon and Cornwall Police wildlife crime officer spotted an injured tawny owl on the A377. After noticing the owl at the roadside, the officer stopped and carefully transported the injured bir...
Release date: 22/12/2025
A specially trained detection dog has been out visiting schools in Cornwall as part of the police’s efforts to educate and deter students from using drugs. Skye, who is trained to sniff out the presence of drugs, was recently invited into Fowey River Acad...
Release date: 22/12/2025
A 22 year old man has been given a civil order under the Modern Slavery Act to protect children from potential harm and prevent them being coerced into committing crime. This is a significant development as the order is believed to be the first of its kin...
Release date: 19/12/2025
Officers in Torquay conducted a Pubs Against Drugs operation across the town recently – and they had a special canine helper. The team were joined by Devon & Cornwall Police’s passive drugs dog Skye, and members of the Force licensing team, at seven l...
Release date: 19/12/2025
Officers from the Torquay Neighbourhood Police Team, with support from Police Cadets, recently carried out an evening of action around child exploitation. Op Makesafe is part of a national initiative designed to empower businesses and organisations to tac...
Release date: 18/12/2025
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