From June 23 – 29 2025 Devon & Cornwall Police took part in Operation Scorpion 12, along with four other south west police forces, plus the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit and British Transport Police and partners across the south west. The ...
Release date: 08/07/2025
Officers in Paignton have closed a business premises in the town to protect people from potential exploitation or coercive practice. The premises, on Torquay Road, are now subject to a closure order granted by the courts and issued by Devon & Cornwall...
Release date: 07/07/2025
We are working hard to tackle retail crime, help victims and bring offenders to justice by utilising new technology. And the effort is paying off with praise from a major High Street chain. Bosses at Boots say they are impressed by officers who investigat...
Release date: 07/07/2025
Devon & Cornwall Police across Saltash have been stepping up their response to concerns from the local community about antisocial behaviour (ASB) involving some young people. The neighbourhood team have responded to reports of young people being disru...
Release date: 04/07/2025
Police have been targeting e-bikes being used dangerously or illegally in the city as part of a continued crackdown on organised crime. On Monday 30 June, officers from the Exeter Neighbourhood Policing team worked with the Roads Policing Unit, Immigratio...
Release date: 03/07/2025
Congratulations to all those Plymouth officers and staff who received much deserved recognition at a special awards ceremony in the city. The group are celebrated for their bravery and dedication to the communities of Devon and Cornwall. Worthy winn...
Release date: 03/07/2025
‘So if there was a fire in my house, someone can help put it out for me?’ This was a genuine and heartfelt question asked by a person with a learning disability at last year’s Blue Light Day – a powerful reminder of why breaking down barriers can help to ...
Release date: 03/07/2025
Devon & Cornwall Police is supporting of ASB Awareness Week 2025, a national campaign led by Resolve, the UK’s leading organisation on community safety and anti-social behaviour (ASB) running from 30 June – 6 July, encouraging reporting of ASB to prom...
Release date: 30/06/2025
Two shops in Exmouth have been ordered to close for three months after illicit tobacco and vape products were seized from the premises. On Wednesday 25 June, Devon & Cornwall Police worked with Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service to serv...
Release date: 30/06/2025
Devon & Cornwall Police are investigating reports of fishing equipment being illegally placed on the protected wreck of HMS Coronation which appear to have caused damage to the site. The HMS Coronation was a 90 gun Second Rate Ship of the Line that sa...
Release date: 30/06/2025
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