On the 20 January, officers from both Avon & Somerset and Devon & Cornwall Police along with staff from Devon and Somerset Trading Standards, Environmental Health and the National Wildlife Crime Unit visited nine premises in the Barnstaple area as part of a wildlife crime operation.
This activity follows a two and a half year investigation and intelligence gathering by both...
Figures released by Crimestoppers on Tuesday 15 December have revealed that the charity passed on nearly 2,000 pieces of information to Devon and Cornwall Police and other law enforcement agencies in the region in the last year.
Some of these related to the most serious of crimes, including murder, rape, human trafficking, robbery and drugs supply. Just under 200 people were arrested...
Devon and Cornwall police are reminding people during the busy run up to Christmas to keep their possessions safe from opportunist thieves. Officers will be working closely with partners in the community to roll out a number initiatives over the coming weeks.
People are advised to protect their Christmas purchases by storing them out of sight, so burglars aren’t tempted to steal them...
A 15-year-old Plymouth boy has been charged with offences related to cyber attacks on websites around the world.
The 15-year-old, from the Plympton area of the city, was charged on Monday 16th November after an investigation by officers from the Zephyr Regional Cyber Crime Unit.
The boy was charged with three offences under Section 3 of the Computer Misuse Act which relate to...
Police investigating a burglary at car dealership in Plympton are appealing for information about a stolen Land Rover Discovery.
The silver 4x4 (pictured), registration JW02 MZW, was stolen from Plympton Van and Car Sales on Valley Road sometime between 6.15pm on Thursday 12 November and 8.30am on Friday 13 November.
The premises were broken into and, following an untidy search...
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,...
Best-selling crime novelist Peter James is visiting Plymouth later this month.
Peter, who is currently touring the UK, will visit Plymouth University on Tuesday 20 October as part of the Plymouth International Book Festival, where he will be discussing his writing and forensics with Plymouth graduate Haydn Kelly.
Haydn is a forensic podiatry analyst and actually features in...
The specialist police force for the rail network released crime figures for its Western sub-division* today (Wednesday, 19 August) alongside its national annual report, which showed crime had fallen across Britain’s railways for the eleventh consecutive year.
Superintendent Matt Allingham, Western sub-divisional commander, said: “Our job is to make sure all rail passengers can get to...
Police in Plymouth are appealing for information following an attempted robbery on an elderly woman.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident where a 83 year old lady was the victim of an attempt robbery which occurred around 4.00pm on Wednesday 22nd July in the small car park behind the Gala Bingo on Derry’s Cross Plymouth.
One house in Plymouth is burgled every six hours and 18 minutes, analysis of local data collected from the Devon & Cornwall Police has revealed. 1,390 burglaries were reported to the police last year.
Vehicles are broken into almost as frequently, with an instance of vehicle crime in Plymouth occurring every seven hours and 56 minutes. That means three people have to deal with a...
