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Appeal after car stolen in Plymouth burglary

Police in Plymouth are appealing for information following a house burglary.

The incident occurred sometime overnight between 10pm on Wednesday 4th November and 7am the following morning, Thursday 5th November at a property in Portland Road, Stoke, in Plymouth.

The house was entered and a number of items were stolen including an Apple Laptop computer.

The offender(s)...

D&C Police to trial drone technology

Police are to embark on a six-month trial of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), more commonly known as drones, in Devon, Cornwall and Dorset to aid officers in a number of policing matters including missing people searches and crime scene photography.

Starting on the 2nd of November, police in Devon and Cornwall will be able to call upon the services of two DJI Inspire 1 Drones which are...

Police appeal after indecent exposures

Police are appealing for information following two public decency offences in Plymouth.

Officers are investigating two incidents within two days where a man has exposed himself to women and carried out an act of public indecency.

In the first incident around 5.30pm on Monday 19 October, a woman in her 50s saw a man in Central Park exposing himself.

On Wednesday 21...

Police chief responds to planned cuts

Devon and Cornwall Police have released a statement following today’s Police and Crime Panel meeting which has discussed budget challenges - including plans to axe 1,300 personnel - 760 of them police officers.

Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer said: “At today’s Police and Crime Panel the Police and Crime Commissioner has asked me to outline the Force’s response to a potential impact of our...

Police appeal after attack on teenager

Police are appealing for witnesses following an unprovoked attack that left the 14-year-old boy with a broken nose.

The incident took place on Lydford Park Road, Peverell, Plymouth at around 8pm on Friday 23rd October. The victim was initially approached by a group of five teenage boys and a girl.

One of the group then carried out the attack, he is described as white, 6ft tall...

Motorcyclist dies following Plymouth crash

Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist died following a collision with a car in Plymouth.

The collision involving a blue Suzuki GSXR and a silver Mercedes C230 happened at 4.20pm on Tuesday 20 October on Weston Mill Drive, the St Budeaux bypass.

The 46-year-old male motorcycle rider was taken by ambulance to Derriford Hospital, in Plymouth, where he later died...

Report ranks D&C Police as 'good'

A report from Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary released today (Tuesday, October 20, 2015) shows Devon and Cornwall Police has an overall ‘Good’ level of efficiency, but has financial challenges on the horizon.

The efficiency strand of the PEEL report, (Police Effectiveness, Efficiency and Legitimacy), graded Devon and Cornwall ‘Good’ in terms of using resources to meet demand,...

Campaign to stop poaching launches

Police teams across Devon and Cornwall are asking for the public’s help to report poachers in rural areas of the region. This week is National Wildlife Crime Awareness Week and sees the launch of the campaign ‘Stop Poaching’.

The last few years have shown it is not about the lone poacher taking something home for his larder, but an organised operation where deer, fish and livestock end...

Thin blue line in danger of disappearing under cuts

Plymouth City Council Leader Tudor Evans has called for an urgent meeting with top police officials to discuss proposals to close two police stations in the city.

Devon and Cornwall Police announced plans to close police stations and offices across their area in the next five years in a bid to save £29m from its current budget.

Plympton and Beacon Park are in the line of fire...

Police plan for station closures

Devon and Cornwall Police plans to close police stations and offices across Devon and Cornwall in the next five years as the Force strives to save £29m from its current budget.

In most cases closures would lead to the building of smaller, more cost effective facilities, or see police teams sharing facilities within their communities. None of the sites being closed are currently open to...

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