Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner has today (24th June) launched a campaign for fair funding in the fight against crime in the South West.
Tony Hogg is challenging the Government to change the way cash is allocated to police forces across the country. He says Devon and Cornwall is systematically disadvantaged by a scandalous funding formula that favours big city police...
Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Oceana Nightclub, The Barbican, Plymouth.
Between 2-2.30am on Bank Holiday Monday 25th May, a 20-year-old man was assaulted and suffered cuts and bruises to his face and back of his head. He also lost consciousness during the incident.
The attack took place within the club by the small area between the stage where a DJ...
The largest ever survey into crime and anti-social Behaviour (ASB) in rural areas has been launched in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to find out how the police can better serve rural communities. The survey, launched by the National Rural Crime Network (NRCN), is calling for people who work or live in rural areas to come forward and give their views on policing in their community, the...
Three men have been sentenced to a total of 21 and a half years in prison at Exeter Crown Court after being found guilty of 54 burglaries across Devon and Somerset.
Op Churchill was a complex and large investigation that involved four men being investigated on suspicion of committing several commercial rural burglaries across Devon and Somerset, as part of two distinct conspiracies....
Recorded crime across Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly has reduced in the last year according to figures announced today.
Overall reported crime between April 2014 and March 2015 reduced by 5.2% - 4,417 fewer crimes.
During the same period victim based reported crimes reduced 5.9%. The Force has seen a number of reductions in areas including burglary (down 9.7%), vehicle...
From Wednesday (1 April) a new service will introduce a significant change in victim care in Devon and Cornwall (IoS), with the establishment of a police-based victim care unit (VCU) and a network of support service providers.
Rosie, a sexual abuse survivor, who lives in Cornwall, said: “When I heard about the new victim hub it actually made me smile. To be able to put the power back...
Plymouth Police have joined forces with Plymouth City Council and local partners to re-launch Justice Gym.
Following an increase in the reports of anti-social behaviour, affecting residents and businesses in St. Budeaux, Barne Barton, Ham and North Prospect, Police, along with several other partner organisations have reinvigorated the Justice Gym project at Ford Youth & Community...
Police are appealing for information after a distinctive electric guitar was stolen from a van in the Mutley area of Plymouth.
The black and white Danelectro 12-string guitar was stolen, along with a red-striped guitar case and bag of tools, from a white Vauxhall van parked in Seaton Avenue, sometime between 5.30am and 6.30am on Tuesday 24 March.
Over two in three Plymouth residents put themselves at risk of home break-ins, study finds.
A study conducted by the Safe Shop has found that people from Plymouth are not taking the necessary precautions on social media, therefore leaving themselves more open to burglary.
Personal information, crucial for burglars in selecting target properties, is being posted on social media...
