Devon & Cornwall Police is once again working with partners to provide a night bus service in Barnstaple, Bideford and Ilfracombe to keep communities safe.
Following a successful summer night bus service at weekends in north Devon, police are working to keep party goers away from harm during the festive season.
The popular night bus, which also ran in December last year...
Devon & Cornwall Police have reinvested money from criminal activity to help fund equipment for a local youth diving group in Plymouth.
£750 was given to the Plymouth Diving Group by police from the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), funding spin bikes, a resistance box and a plyo box for their gym.
The local group aims to bring young people together from different...
Night buses will now be available in Torbay, running into the early hours of the morning every Saturday from 2 November until 21 December, providing a safe travel option for people who are out in the evenings.
The service has been funded by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) as part of the Street Focus: Torquay project. This is a multi-agency approach to bring...
A new mobile police station has landed on the streets of Torquay, giving local people the opportunity to engage with officers while in the town. The helpful mobile station will allow passers-by to easily report crime, give statements and receive crime prevention advice without the need to pick up the phone or visit the police enquiry office.
Devon & Cornwall Police is joining some other UK police forces in making a life saving overdose treatment drug available to its officers, carried in first aid kits.
Nasal Naloxone temporarily reverses the effects of opioid based drugs and is used when an opioid overdose is suspected and the victim is believed to be aged 18 or over. The drug is currently being used by over half of...
Police officers in Plymouth are raising awareness of a number of support initiatives available during the evenings and late nights which are there to keep people safe if something goes wrong.
Inspector Dom Nicholls, who heads up the neighbourhood policing team for Plymouth Central, said: “Plymouth offers a great atmosphere during the evenings. It’s a popular spot for many to enjoy a...
Devon & Cornwall Police is sending a message to anyone who thinks that it is OK to spike another person “for fun” or more sinister purposes: it’s an abhorrent crime and can have a significant, traumatic impact on victims, and can have severe consequences for perpetrators.
Spiking is when someone does any of the following to someone without their knowledge or permission: putting...
Devon & Cornwall Police in Plymouth have put money seized from criminal activity to good use, funding 25 food boxes filled with essentials to give to vulnerable people in need.
£750 was funded to Devon and Cornwall Food Action (DCFA), a charity that work with food producers and supermarkets to redistribute food to those who cannot afford it. The money will go towards funding...
Police funding has helped a new skate park in South Molton get off the ground so youngsters and other age groups in the area have somewhere new to enjoy.
The new venue officially opened in late July and is situated on an old industrial site in East Street. Previously skaters were only holding sessions at the local pannier market.
Devon & Cornwall Police has given funding to a charity which helps protect people and their pets across the two counties. Refuge4Pets applied for a donation from the Proceeds of Crime Act fund (POCA) which seizes cash and assets from criminals and hands them over to community groups and good causes.
Refuge4Pets provides a specialist animal fostering service across Devon and...
