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Police have made a new appeal to help trace 36 year-old Plymouth man Michael Liddedale.

Lidderdale, who is known as Tye, is wanted by police after failing to comply with the conditions of a supervision order following his release from prison.

He was recalled to prison on 7 November but has so far not been located. He was originally convicted of fraud.

He is described as...

Police investigating the murder of 72-year-old David Alderson from Falmouth have arrested a man in connection with his death.

The body of Mr Alderson (pictured) was found on Saturday 18 January 2014 within the grounds of the mine works at Wheal Maid near Carharrack in Cornwall.

Initial enquiries suggested he may have suffered a cycling accident but as the investigation has...

Police in Plymouth are looking for John Green, a 36-year-old local man, wanted by police after failing to comply with the conditions of his licence after being released from prison.

Green (pictured) is described as white, 5ft 8ins, medium build, clean shaven with light brown collar-length hair and green eyes. He has a West Country accent.

His current whereabouts are unknown....

Devon and Cornwall Police has launched a campaign to recruit new Special Constables to the force.

The campaign will run for three weeks between Monday, February 3rd and Friday, 21st February 2014, with the aim of recruiting additional Special Constables (Specials) throughout the region.

Special Constables are trained volunteers who provide essential support to neighbourhood...

It was always going to be the case that the role of police and crime commissioner would develop quickly – it had to. So whereas 2013 set a necessary but probably unsustainable pace my restructured OPCC team is now better configured to face the challenges ahead and allows me to focus on key areas such as lobbying Government and on issues that matter most to us who are a long way away from the...

Plymouth police are appealing for witnesses after the theft of a lorry loaded with £30,000 worth of copper cable.

The articulated lorry carrying 20 tonnes of copper cable was taken from Langdons Transport yard in Roborough, Plymouth, around 11.30pm on Saturday 18 January.

The lorry (pictured) is shown on CCTV travelling along Tavistock Road and into the George Junction Park...

Police are appealing for information after a house was burgled in Rogate Drive, Estover.

The burglary happened between 8.30pm on Friday 24 January and noon on Sunday 26 January.

It is unclear how the property was broken into but the offender(s) took a quantity of cash.

A police spokesperson said: “If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in this area over the weekend, or...

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses after a woman in her 60s was assaulted in the street.

The incident happened on Wednesday 22 January at around 3pm in Cornwall Street, Plymouth.

The victim was walking past a cafe with a walking stick when she was approached by a woman who had been sitting outside the cafe.

An altercation took place and the victim was...

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses to a road rage incident on Tuesday 21 January.

At around 9.15am a small, black hatchback stopped near a red Transit van at the mini roundabout leading to Vauxhall Street and Bretonside.

The driver of the black car got out and became verbally abusive to the van driver, kicked the van repeatedly and threw something at it before...

Over 160 drivers, including a man who four times the legal limit at 11am, were arrested during Devon and Cornwall Police’s Christmas drink driving campaign.

According to figures released today police officers gave 1,326 breath tests of which 167 were positive, refused or failed to provide.

One man stopped in Devon was found to be more than four times the legal limit at 11am...