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An Okehampton officer and his two brothers will be heading straight for success with a 230-mile charity walk next month.

Neighbourhood beat manager Matt Evans will be treking the Fosse Way Roman Road with his brother Steve, a police fingerprint expert, and Barry, a care home manager, in aid of two charities.

The trio will set off from Lincoln on 13 May and aim to average more...

A 23 year old Plymouth man has been seriously injured after being attacked on the junction between Mutley Plain and Ermington Terrace on Saturday (13 April).

The man is currently in hospital where his condition is being described as stable. It is thought that he received a number of injuries to the body though police are not revealing the nature of the injuries at this time.

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Plymouth police need help in identifying a man seen on CCTV who may have information about a theft in Stonehouse, Plymouth.

The theft occurred in the Admiralty Street News store in Stonehouse on Wednesday 20 February at around 8.20pm.

Two men entered the shop. One man is believed to have stolen two cans of beer before leaving the store without paying.

The man police...

Police are continuing to search for Meryl Cameron, missing from her home in Canonstown near Hayle.

She has not been seen for nearly two weeks and her car, a distinctive white soft top Renault Megan, registration number WK62 YMC, was found at Hells Mouth on the B3301 on the morning of Saturday 30th March.

Police are trying to establish her movements particularly from Thursday 28...

Police in Newquay are seeking to locate and arrest Frazer Rogers aged 28 years, in connection with an alleged assault which occurred in Newquay on Friday 5 April. Police say that all enquiries to date have failed to locate him.

Rogers is described as a white man, 5’11” in height, slim build, with short straight brown hair. He is known to frequent both Newquay and Truro.

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Police in Cornwall are appealing for the public’s help in locating a man, missing from the Helston area overnight.

David Hawke-Treener, who is 37, has been missing since last night (Wednesday 10 April) from his home near Manaccan in Cornwall.

Police are becoming concerned for his welfare and have provided details of the car he is believed to have been driving - a red Toyota MR2...

The 3 year old boy seriously hurt in a house fire in Honiton on Friday died in hospital in Bristol on Saturday.

The tragic death follows the announcement that two teenagers had died on Friday at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.

At around 7.48am on Friday 5 April, emergency services were called to a reported house fire at a property in Lee Close, Honiton.

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Today at Exeter Crown Court, Junior Bradshaw aged 32 years and Kevin Liverpool, aged 35 years, both from Manchester, were found guilty of conspiracy to rob and murder Joss Stone.

Kevin Liverpool has been sentenced to life imprisonment and will serve a minimum of 10 years and 8 months.

The sentencing of Junior Bradshaw has been adjourned until a later date.

Following the...

Police are appealing for information to trace a man who has absconded from prison and may be in the Devon and Cornwall area.

John Loveridge, 28, was sentenced to five years in prison in 2011 for offences including burglary and theft. He absconded from HMP North Sea Camp in Lincolnshire on Monday 11 February. It is believed that Loveridge may be in Somerset or Devon and Cornwall and...