#RU2drunk pilot could be expanded The success of a police pilot project in Torquay where doormen at licensed premises breathalysed suspected drunks could see the scheme implemented across Devon and Cornwall.
#RU2drunk was piloted in 23 of Torquay’s key nightspots during December to see if it helped reduce alcohol fuelled incidents and it resulted in a 39 per cent drop in violent crime...
Once again, Alison Seabeck, Labour MP for Plymouth Moor View, has challenged Government Ministers over the use of police cells for detaining people with mental health issues, particularly children and young people. She was worried that the Minister seemed to have only just become concerned and wanted to "learn lessons" post the recent case, highlighted by the Herald, which occurred in Torbay...
Devon and Cornwall Police, alongside partners, are supporting the International day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on Friday 6 February.
Events will be going on across the globe with conferences, art shows and community workshops to raise awareness about FGM.
The NJennni campaigners will be giving out free cupcakes in the centre of Plymouth this Thursday...
Police have praised the bravery of two members of the public who went into freezing waters to save the life of a man who jumped off the Tamar Bridge on Tuesday night (27 January).
Sergeant Ryan Canning (pictured) was called to the bridge around 8pm and found a group of runners talking to the man who was on the wrong side of the walkway railings.
Police are seeking a 21-year-old Plymouth man who is wanted for breaching his court bail conditions.
Thomas Allen (pictured), who was originally charged with affray, is sought for failing to comply with curfew conditions imposed by Plymouth Crown Court last September.
Police believe he is in the Plymouth area and are asking the public to look out for him and report any...
Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses after a woman’s necklaces were taken during a robbery.
On Friday 16 January at around 9.15pm a 43-year-old local woman was walking home alone from the Herbert Pub in Stoke after attending a funeral that day.
She was approached by a man as she was walking across the rear courtyard which runs between Herbert Street and the Keat...
The latest figures for 2014 show that crime continues to fall across the region.
Recorded figures for January to December 2014 showed a decrease of 3.2% or 2,747 fewer offences compared to 2013, with reductions across a number of crime groups.
The updated picture shows the Force continues to see reductions in public order offences (down by 14.8%), theft (-10.7%), Burglary (-5.7...
Figures have been released for Devon and Cornwall Police’s Christmas drink driving campaign 2014.
Police officers administered a total of 1,766 breath tests of which 156 were positive, refused or failed to provide. This represents 9% of the total and is a decrease of 3.5% on last years result.
Last year the figures were 167 positive, refused or failed to provide from a total of...
Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted by three suspects in Plymouth.
A 28-year-old man from Plymouth reported that he had been assaulted by two women and a man in the rear lane area between Laira Bridge Road and Radford Avenue between 00.30am and 00.50am on Wednesday 14 January 2015.
He suffered minor hand and groin injuries as a result of being...
