Torpoint

Money seized from criminal activity used to fund new coats for Under 8s football team

Team Carbeile, an Under 8s football team in Torpoint, have received brand new waterproof jackets for all of their players, thanks to funding from the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), awarded by Devon & Cornwall Police.

The Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) means that money associated with criminal activity or seized as part of criminal investigations is reinvested into the local...

Appeal to find dog which fled fatal crash

Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses after a fatal road traffic collision on the A374 at Torpoint in which a woman pensioner was killed on Monday evening, January 25, 2016.

The collision occurred at around 5.15pm near to Anthony House when the pedestrian 72-year-old Jennifer Lowden, from Torpoint, was involved in a collision with a red Nissan Micra car.

Ms Lowden was...

Pedestrian dies following collision

Police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal road traffic collision on the A374 at Torpoint in which a woman pensioner was killed on Monday evening, January 25, 2016.

The collision occurred at around 5.15pm near to Anthony House when the pedestrian, believed to be a 72-year-old local woman was involved in a collision with a red Nissan Micra car.

The woman was treated at the...

Police appeal for help in tracing missing Torpoint man

Police are appealing for help in finding a man who went missing from his home in Torpoint on Sunday 17 November.

Andrew Robson, 22, was last seen by a family member on Sunday morning and his car was later spotted the same day in Minehead, Somerset.

Andrew has not spoken to his family since and there is concern for his welfare.

Andrew is described as a white, around 5ft...

Torpoint man who doused himself in petrol is charged with arson

Police have charged a man from Torpoint following his arrest on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.

James Gutteridge, 49, from St John, Torpoint has been charged with arson and is due to appear before Bodmin Magistrates Court this morning (Tuesday 25 June) at 10am.

Devon & Cornwall Police reported receiving a call from the fire service shortly before 3am on...

Torpoint man saved by fire service after trying to set himself alight

Devon & Cornwall Police say that they received a call from the fire service shortly before 3am on Monday 24 June, with a report that a man in Torpoint had doused himself in petrol.

On arrival at the scene, they found a man holding a petrol can and the property from the outside smelt strongly of petrol.

Police and fire then attempted to engage with the man, who began...

Police appeal for witnesses to Torpoint club assault

Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault that took place in Torpoint on Saturday 1 June.

A 20-year-old local man was allegedly assaulted by another man at the Harbour Lights club in the town just after midnight.

The victim was grabbed by the throat and lost consciousness as a result.

The suspect is described as a white man in his mid thirties, of large build...

Less Pink for Torpoint

There will be a little less colour on the streets of Torpoint shortly as First Devon starts to repaint their buses into the new standard First Bus livery.

These buses in their garish pink and mauve livery have been a feature in Plymouth and Torpoint for over 8 years now. Over this time the buses have faded and are badly in need of a repaint. Well the first one at least is now out and...

Two men arrested in connection with Torpoint burglary

Police have confirmed that two men were arrested in Plymouth on Wednesday 27 March 2013 on suspicion of aggravated burglary at Torpoint.

The arrest follows a burglary in Anthony Road, Torpoint. A property was burgled at around 7.30 p.m. on Monday 25 March 2013 and Devon and Cornwall Police say that a small amount of property was stolen.

Police had issued a statement prior to...

Grant helps military families to join in sailing activities

A Plymouth sailing club has become the first organisation in the city to receive a Community Covenant grant of almost £30,000, from the Ministry of Defence, following a successful bid supported by Plymouth Armed Forces Community Covenant and Plymouth City Council.

Plymouth Youth Sailing will use the money to run a programme of RYA OnBoard watersports activities aimed at further...

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