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Plymouth man, Daniel Farrier, still missing

A 24-year-old Plymouth man is still missing after last being seen on Wednesday 31 July 2013.

Police have been growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of Daniel Farrier, who is currently of no fixed abode, but may still be in the Plymouth area.

He also has links with Truro, Launceston and Delobole.

Mr Farrier is described as 5ft 7ins tall, with a slim build and...

Diners assaulted in Tavistock restaurant

Police in Tavistock are appealing for witnesses and information after an incident in the Ganges restaurant on West Street in Tavistock.

At around 11pm on Sunday 25 August 2013, three customers of the restaurant are believed to have been assaulted both physically and verbally while inside the premises.

The victims, a man and two women, suffered significant verbal abuse and were...

Dog walker attacked in Plymouth

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses after a dog walker was attacked in the Manadon area of the city.

Between 2.45am and 3.15am on Sunday 1 September 1 2013, the male victim was walking with his German Shepherd dog on St Peter’s road near the junction of Vanguard Close when a blue, Jaguar estate taxi pulled up alongside him.

The lone driver of the taxi, a man, shouted...

Police appeal following gang assault on three teenagers in the city

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses after two teenagers were attacked in the Southway Drive area of the city on Saturday (31 August).

At around 9.30pm, three teenage males aged between 17 and 18 years were walking from Frontfield Crescent to Southway Drive when two of them were shouted at and attacked by a large group of ten to 12 people aged between 17 and 20 years....

Police "increasingly concerned" for welfare of Plymouth man, Daniel Farrier

Police are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a man not seen since Wednesday 31 July 31 2013.

Daniel Farrier, aged 24, from Plymouth, is currently of no fixed abode, but may still be in the Plymouth area.

He also has links with Truro, Launceston and Delobole.

Mr Farrier is described as 5ft 7ins tall, with a slim build and dark brown, short hair.

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Police search for absconded prisoner centres on Plymouth

A search is underway for a man who has absconded from HMP Leyhill in Gloucestershire. Police report that enquiries have traced him to the Plymouth area.

Wayne Richard Head, aged 35, was last seen in Leyhill prison at 5.30am on Monday (2 September) and was reported missing a few hours later. He is serving an indeterminate sentence for a robbery committed in 2007.

It was believed...

Plymouth-Liverpool drug conspiracy sentenced to nearly 100 years

Eight more people who supplied Class-A drugs to Plymouth have been sentenced today.

The gang who organised the transport of tens of thousands of pounds of heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine from Liverpool were arrested as part of an investigation codenamed operation Rio by Devon and Cornwall Police.

Overall thirteen people have been convicted as part of the £1million a year...

Plymouth-Liverpool drug conspiracy sentenced to nearly 100 years

Eight more people who supplied Class-A drugs to Plymouth have been sentenced today.

The gang who organised the transport of tens of thousands of pounds of heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine from Liverpool were arrested as part of an investigation codenamed operation Rio by Devon and Cornwall Police.

Overall thirteen people have been convicted as part of the £1million a year...

Blog: Tony Hogg discusses summer policing and his campaign against 'legal highs'

Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner, Tony Hogg discusses the challenges that the summer season brings to policing in the region and highlights his campaign against 'legal highs'

The summer holiday is in full swing and as the sun seems to have accepted the key role it has to play in proceedings this year, the annual migration to the south west of eight million...

Family pays tribute to Tom Brady, the cyclist killed in Lifton collision

The family of Tom Brady, who was killed when his bicycle collided with a Citroen Saxo on the A30 at Sprytown Cross near Lifton, have paid tribute to the father of three.

The fatal incident occurred on Wednesday 14 August when the Citroen Saxo and Giant Revel bicycle were involved in the collision.

Mr Brady was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The family's tribute...

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