witness appeal

Hundreds of pounds stolen in city centre purse snatch

Police in Plymouth are appealing for information after a woman had a purse, containing a large sum of cash, snatched in the city centre.

The incident took place on Frankfurt Gate at around 11.05am on Thursday 24 October 2013.

The 40-year-old victim was carrying her purse which contained around £600 as she planned to buy stock for her business.

A man snatched the purse...

Police seek witnesses to two women assault

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses after a man was allegedly assaulted as he sat in a traffic queue in the city.

At a set of traffic lights just past The Tamar public house, the victim was sat in his red Peugeot 107 when he was approached by two women who had been sat in a silver Skoda.

Whilst still in the queue, a verbal altercation occurred and one of the two...