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Police to run Friday night ‘Tweetathon’

For the first time, Devon and Cornwall Police will be tweeting details of alcohol-related incidents across the region that are reported on Friday night, between 8pm and 2am.

The tweets will be posted live, as incidents are reported, by staff in the call centre at Police HQ, Middlemoor.

The aim of the tweetathon is to help the public understand the variety and quantity of calls...

Woman sexually assaulted in Plymouth

At about 4am on Saturday 13th September 2014 Security officers from Plymouth University found a distressed young woman near to the Sherwell Centre, Sherwell Lane Plymouth who had been the victim of a sexual assault.

Devon and Cornwall Police are actively seeking the identity of 2 men seen walking up Sherwell Lane away towards North Road West.

They are described as follows:...

Tribute paid to dead cyclist

Tributes have been paid to a Plympton man who died in a horrific crash on the A38 last week.

The accident happened at 10.53am, Friday 5th September, near Smithaleigh, approximately one mile from Lee Mill.

Involved in the collision was a lorry and a pedal cyclist.

The cyclist was treated at the scene before being conveyed by air ambulance to Derriford Hospital with...

Police search for missing Plymouth teenager

Police are looking for a teenage boy who has gone missing from his Plymouth home.

Joshua Hawker, age 16, who also goes by the name of Joshua Byrne was last seen by his family on August 13th in the city.

He has made intermittent contact through social media but there has been no confirmed sightings of Joshua since he went missing. His family and police are growing increasingly...

New city centre neighbourhood inspector

Inspector Sally Hutchings has recently been appointed as the new Neighbourhood Inspector for Plymouth City Centre and Stonehouse.

Insp. Hutchings is an experienced local policing Inspector, having spent almost 8 years in a similar role for Devonport and West, before becoming the Geographic Support Inspector for Plymouth, working with the City’s most senior officers.

Joining...

Police crackdown on illegal Bank Holiday raves

Devon and Cornwall Police are fully prepared to prevent and disrupt any illegal rave activity across the two counties this coming August Bank Holiday.

In summer months the counties can be vulnerable to illegal incursions and raves, such as the problems encountered at Bellever and Davidstowe in the past.

Each year police have to remove a number of illegal raves which diverts...

Drivers urged to watch speed in Merrivale Road

Drivers using Merrivale Road in North Prospect are being urged to keep an eye on their speed.

The residential road has a 20mph limit but people living there say cars are regularly speeding through, putting their safety at risk.

Council Leader and local ward councillor Tudor Evans has asked the Council’s road safety team to install a ‘speed visor’, which will capture all vehicle...

Tony Hogg asks public to play greater role in local policing

Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has reinforced his plea to the public to pay a more active role in local policing.

Speaking on the opening day of the Devon County Show, Mr Hogg has highlighted volunteering opportunities and set out plans for the Force to significantly increase the number of Specials. Recruitment for this opens again in the autumn.

“I am very keen to...

Stay safe over Bank Holiday weekend

Devon and Cornwall Police is preparing for a busy May Bank Holiday weekend with an expected influx in visitors and a number of large public events taking place.

The Force is running Operation Cosmos from Friday to Monday (23-26 May) to respond to additional demands placed upon policing the region.

The operation will co-ordinate policing activity for organised events such as...

Appeal after teenage boy assaulted

Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage boy was assaulted in Plympton last week.

The 16-year-old boy from Plympton was approached from behind and punched to the ground before the offender ran off.

The incident happened on Wednesday 7 May between 1.30pm and 1.45pm, at the top of Lucas Lane, at the junction with Plymbridge Road.

He suffered a minor head and arm...

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