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Police appeal after Plymouth shop theft

Police are appealing for the public’s help in identifying a man and woman who are sought after two pairs of sunglasses were taken from a Plymouth city centre store.

Officers would like to speak to them in connection with the theft of the sunglasses, valued at a total of £635.

The sunglasses are believed to have been taken from the Sunglass Hut in Drake Circus at around 11.45am...

Police appeal for witnesses after altercation

At approximately 9.25am on Tuesday 10th March, an altercation took place between the driver of red taxi and a male pedestrian at the city bound traffic lights of North Hill and North Road East, Plymouth.

It is believed that a pedestrian walked in front a queue of traffic which was waiting to turn into North Road East and an argument ensued, resulting in the pedestrian pulling a chisel...

Do you recognise this woman?

The young woman shown in the attached image is being sought by police as they believe she may have witnessed an assault involving two females in the Two Trees pub on Union Street in Plymouth.

The incident took place at around 2.25am on Sunday 15 March.

If anyone recognises this person or you believe it may be you and you were in the Two Trees pub in the early hours of Sunday...

Attack leaves man with head injuries

A man in his early fifties was attacked from behind while he was walking to work leaving him with serious wounds to the head.

The incident took place around 8am on Monday 16 March on Embankment Road Lane South in the Prince Rock area of Plymouth (a service lane near Cotehele Avenue).

Detectives are keen to hear from any witnesses who were nearby at the time of the incident....

Theatre company deliver safety messages to teens

Devon and Cornwall Police and Devon County Council have joined forces with the Solomon Theatre Company to deliver safety workshops to teenagers about rape and child sexual exploitation.

National theatre group Solomon having been visiting schools across Devon and Cornwall throughout February and March using their drama ‘Last Orders’ to bring personal safety issues to life. The hard-...

Plymouth Police use Dragon’s Den invention in new anti-theft operation

From Wednesday 11th March, Police in Plymouth will launch a new operation to tackle the growing issue of smart phone thefts in the evening and night time economy.

Local policing teams will work in partnership with University of Plymouth Student Watch and Best Bar None to promote the online property marking service, Immobilse.

The teams will also be giving out myBungee phone...

Do you recognise this motorbike?

Police are investigating a burglary at Lister close in Plympton that took place sometime between 4pm on Thursday 5th March 2015 and 11.20pm on Sunday 6th March.

A Suzuki DRZ 400 motorbike in yellow, registration X407 HBC was stolen from inside a locked unit.

If anyone has any information or is a witness to this incident please contact Devon and Cornwall Police quoting crime...

Appeal after Devonport knifepoint robbery

Police are in Devonport are appealing for witnesses after the Kwik Shop convenience store on Albert road was robbed on Saturday 7th March at around 7.40pm.

A man armed with a knife entered the store and demanded money. A quantity of cash was taken from the till along with some tobacco and alcohol. He left the shop and headed in the direction of Stoke village.

A police...

Plymouth Taser officer cleared of misconduct

Following a disciplinary panel on Friday, March 6, 2015, it has been ruled that a police officer involved in a Taser deployment which resulted in a fatality will have no further action taken against him by Devon and Cornwall Police.

Andrew Pimlott died following the incident in Honicknowle, Plymouth, on April 19, 2013.

Two police officers were called to the Honicknowle property...

Can you help identify this man?

Police are seeking the identification of a man following criminal damage to a bus in Plymouth.

At around 6.45pm on Saturday 21st February on Saltash Road opposite the train station, the man pictured is believed to have pulled the windscreen wiper from the bus and cracked the windscreen after he was refused access the bus.

Police are appealing for anyone who can identify the...

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