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Police are investigating the theft of £800 worth of Thai Boxing gear from a van in Plymouth.

The van was parked in a service lane behind Embankment Road when it was targeted by the thief overnight on 5/6 March.

A large heavy black bag containing boxing pads and other equipment was taken from the Ford Escort van.

Police are appealing for information about anyone seen...

Police have arrested five men and seized suspected drugs equipment in Plymouth thanks to the actions of an off-duty officer.

The off-duty sergeant was in Ladysmith Road on Thursday afternoon (6 March) when he saw several men acting suspiciously.

Local units attended and two men were arrested nearby. A further three men, who had left the scene in a van, were arrested a short...

Police in Plymouth are seeking witnesses in relation to the unexplained death of 46-year-old Adam McKenzie.

This follows an incident when police were called to Wolseley Road in Plymouth around 9.35am on Monday 24 February after the discovery of the body of a man near to Donne's Boatyard.

Police conducting enquires into Adam’s death are keen to speak to anyone who may have...

Devon and Cornwall Police are launching a social media campaign this week to help change perceptions about reporting domestic abuse as part of the national ACPO In Focus Domestic Abuse Week (4–8 March 2014).

The campaign, which comprises of tweets and facebook messages, aims to reach as many people as possible across Devon and Cornwall. The messages will remind people that abuse can...

Detectives investigating a suspicious death in Perranporth, Cornwall, have released an artist’s impression of the man they are trying to identify.

A member of the public discovered the man’s body on the beach near the Watering Hole bar at around 2pm on Tuesday 25 February.

He is described as white, aged 50-70, of thin build, 5ft 5ins to 5ft 7ins, with white receding hair which...

Update: Monday 3 March:

Detectives have released two more images in the hope they will help identify a man whose body was washed ashore on Perranporth beach.

A black and white woolly hat and a rucksack were both found on Perranporth Beach on the same day as the body.

The rucksack is described as blue/grey on the front and black/blue on the back. It has dark green...

Police and partner agencies are launching a focus week in Ernesettle, Plymouth, to provide residents with a broad range of support and advice.

Home safety, animal welfare, healthy lives, safe roads and antisocial behaviour are among the priorities for Ernesettle Community Focus Week which begins on Monday 3 March.

The week is being co-ordinated by Safer Plymouth and involves...

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses after a man was allegedly stabbed in the city at the weekend.

An altercation broke out between two men in Eastbury Avenue, Honicknowle at around 4.10am on Sunday 23 February.

During the altercation a 24-year-old local man received two stab wounds to his abdomen.

Paramedics attended and took the injured man to hospital for...

Police are appealing for witnesses of a fatal collision near Totnes on Friday 14 February.

Richard Golborn, 47, from Plymouth, was travelling on the A385 from Totnes to Avonwick when at around 2pm his car, a black Ford Focus, left the road and collided with a tree.

Members of the public stopped and assisted with first aid for Mr Golbron but his injuries tragically proved to be...

Police are appealing for information after a spate of off-road motorcycle thefts in the Teignbridge area over the last weekend.

Some five bikes worth £34,000 were taken in one raid from a remote location in Tedburn St Mary.

The five bikes belong to motocross freestyle professional Jamie Sqiubb (pictured) whose bikes are his livelihood.

Taken were a green 2014 Kawaski...