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Devon and Cornwall Police is supporting a fraud awareness campaign which was launched across the region yesterday.

The Home Office funded ‘Spot It, Stop It’ campaign aims to raise awareness of various scams people may fall prey to, particularly doorstep fraud and telephone and online scams.

There were 8,600 reports of fraud in Devon and Cornwall last year resulting in the loss...

Modern slavery is the topic of discussion at a conference to be held in Cornwall at the iconic Eden Project on Tuesday 3 March.

A number of speakers from across the UK will be delivering keynote speeches addressing the complexity of this issue.

The event is being co-hosted by Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer, National Policing Lead for Modern Slavery; Bishop of Truro, the Right...

A man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving following a collision which took place at Lee Mill in September 2014.

John Noble, 42, from Plymouth has been bailed to appear at South Devon Magistrates Court on Friday 13th March.

The collision took place just before 11am on Friday 5th September on the Exeter bound carriageway of the A38 near Lee Mill and involved...

Police are appealing for information after an outboard engine and several power tools were taken from a garden shed in the Honicknowle area of Plymouth.

The shed, located in the back garden of a property in Harewood Crescent, was broken into sometime between 2pm on Sunday 22 February and 8pm on Monday 23 February.

Several items, worth over £750 in total, were taken, including a...

On Tuesday 17 February 2015 an internal misconduct hearing was held in respect of a serving police sergeant.

A member of the public had made a complaint that the sergeant had been seen engaging in sexual activity with another, in a public place whilst on duty.

The sergeant admitted the allegation and that his behaviour amounted to gross misconduct.

The sergeant was...

Police in Plymouth are launching a partnership initiative with SmartWater Technology Ltd as part of the Force’s commitment to tackling domestic burglary.

The pilot scheme, which begins on Monday 23 February, will see around 1,000 SmartWater home security packs issued to homes in the Mutley and Greenbank areas for people to mark their personal possessions.

Officers will be...

Update 7pm

Police have located and arrested Hasan Bolat who was believed to be in Plymouth.

He was sought by the Metropolitan Police in connection with an incident and he was this afternoon, Thursday 19th February arrested in Plymouth.

Police wolud like to thank the public for their assistance in reporting sightings of this man.

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Officers from Devonport joined forces with local schoolchildren to deliver a message to drivers on the implications of breaking the speed limit.

The event was part of Devonport Speed Awareness Day and was led by members of the Devonport local policing team with a little help from their colleagues for the day - the pupils of Stoke Demerol Primary School!

Local officers and PCSOs...

Call handlers at Devon & Cornwall Police are receiving enhanced training to deal with calls from distressed people threatening suicide

The move follows an increase in calls from distraught people threatening to harm themselves.

A core team of employees attended a specially adapted course designed to give them the knowledge and skills to better deal with intense phone...

Plymouth detectives would like to hear from anyone who knows the identity or whereabouts of either of the two men pictured in CCTV stills.

Officers would like to talk to them about a handbag theft that took place at around 1.30am in the Two Trees pub on Union Street on Sunday 1st February.

The handbag is described as a black, clutch-style bag which contained some bank notes, a...