Cornwall

Police in Plymouth are working with Plymouth City Council to combat an increase in antisocial behaviour complaints in parts of the city.

Local police have seen a notable rise in noise and antisocial behaviour complaints in the Greenbank area recently.

To help combat this, the Force is working with the environmental health department at Plymouth City Council to identify problem...

Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has today (Thursday 20 November) published the findings of a review, undertaken by his office, into Devon and Cornwall’s Police 101 non-emergency service.

The main findings of the report are:

• Calls are answered promptly at the switchboard and within times that are consistent with other forces, or equivalent non-emergency contact...

Zephyr, the south west’s regional organised crime unit, has made arrests in Scotland as part of its ongoing probe into courier fraud.

Detectives from Zephyr were joined by officers from Police Scotland to execute search warrants on properties in the Castlemilk and Crosshill areas of the city of Glasgow.

They are the first arrests made north of the border and follow arrests...

As winter approaches, the Environment Agency is urging people across the West Country to be prepared for possible flooding.

Last winter was the wettest for nearly 250 years and around 6,000 properties flooded across the country. Among the worst hit was Somerset, where, in some areas, people were evacuated from their homes and whole communities suffered major flood damage and disruption...

Recorded crime in Devon and Cornwall has fallen by almost 4% over the last year according to statistics published today (16 October).

Overall crime for the 12 months to September 2014 fell by 3.9%, a drop of 3,336 crimes, compared to the same period in 2012/13.

Victim-based crime, a key performance measure for the Police and Crime Commissioner, is down by 5.3% or 3,297 offences...

Devon and Cornwall Police are hosting a regional Modern Slavery Conference today to coincide with Anti Slavery Day on Saturday (18 October).

The conference is the first wave in building awareness for partners to try and combat the growing issues of slavery across the South West region.

The purpose of the conference is to outline the current national context in respect of Modern...

In his latest blog, Tony Hogg discusses the growing influence of police and crime commissioners.

In recent weeks both Labour and the Liberal Democrats have made calls for the abolition of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and both parties seem determined to return to the type of invisible governance previously provided by police authorities.

I insist on not letting party...

Essential repairs are planned to start at Newbridge, Gunnislake, on Monday (13 October).

The bridge was closed during part of February this year when it was struck by a van, which badly damaged the parapet wall and a section of the bridge below road level.

A week long scheme will be carried out to replace coping stones on the Cornwall end of the listed structure, following...

With just one in five hate crimes being reported in Devon, local agencies say more needs to be done to encourage its victims to come forward.

Progress is being made to gain the trust of minority groups, and in raising awareness of hate crime, which is resulting in a rise in reporting to Police.

But under-reporting means that crimes against disabled or gay people or people of...

Devon and Cornwall Police are fully prepared to prevent and disrupt any illegal rave activity across the two counties this coming August Bank Holiday.

In summer months the counties can be vulnerable to illegal incursions and raves, such as the problems encountered at Bellever and Davidstowe in the past.

Each year police have to remove a number of illegal raves which diverts...