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Police appeal for witnesses after elderly woman dies following Plymouth crash

An 86-year-old woman has died following a single-vehicle collision in Plymouth last week.

Emergency services were called at 2.30pm on Thursday 28 September after a silver Vauxhall Corsa collided with a wall on Royal Navy Avenue in Keyham.

Both occupants from the car were taken to Derriford Hospital. The driver, a 63-year-old woman from Kingsbridge, sustained minor injuries....

Woman sexually assaulted in Plymouth

Police in Plymouth are appealing for information following a sexual assault in the City.

The incident occurred between 6.00pm and 6.35pm on Friday 22nd January in Sea View Terrace, in the St Judes area of the City.

The victim, a woman, aged in her early 20’s was walking along Sea View Terrace when she was approached from behind by a man who lifted her skirt, touched her bottom...

Elderly woman seriously hurt in collision

Police are appealing for witnesses to a two-vehicle collision in Staddiscombe, Plymouth, which left an elderly woman with life-threatening injuries.

Emergency services were called to Bovisand Road around 11am after the collision between a red Ford Fiesta and a white Rover Mini.

The Mini driver, a 79-year-old woman from the Wembury area, sustained serious injuries, described as...

Woman dies after flat fire in Plymouth

A woman who was injured as a result of a fire in King Street, Plymouth, in the early hours of Monday 15 September, has died.

The 42-year-old local woman passed away in Derriford Hospital on Tuesday 16 September. Her family has been informed.

The police and fire investigation into the cause of the fire in one of flats in Kings Court continues.

The fire was reported to...

Woman rescued from waist-deep mud

Police have rescued a woman in her 70s who was walking on Dartmoor and managed to get trapped in a bog.

At about 1.45pm on Saturday 11 January police received a call from a woman who said she was stuck on the moors.

Mobile phone reception was poor and it was not clear initially where she was or why she was stuck.

After several calls it became evident she was stuck in...

Police concerned for missing woman from St Ives

Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a woman from St Ives.

Lucie Bray (pictured), aged 39 and from St Ives, was reported missing on Thursday January 2 after being out on a shopping trip in Redruth.

Lucie is thought to be driving a grey Volkswagen Polo, registration WK09 SJX.

Lucie needs medicines which she is not thought to have with her. She is...

Man charged with murder after woman's body found in Plymouth

David Wilder, 41, of no fixed abode, was charged with murdering 36-year-old Kerry Power when he appeared before Plymouth Magistrates Court this morning.

He was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Plymouth Crown Court for a preliminary hearing on 14 January.

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Update (16 Dec): Police have charged a man with the murder after a woman was found dead at a...

Woman shouted abuse at members of the public in Plympton

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was abusive to members of the public in Plympton on Wednesday 30 October 2013.

The incident happened between 4.30pm and 4.45pm in Coypool Road at the entrance to the cycle track.

A woman driving a black Volkswagen Bora mounted the kerb and shouted abuse at a couple.

A number of witnesses are believed to have been in the...

72-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after North Devon stabbing

Police have arrested a 72-year-old woman at a property in North Devon on suspicion of attempted murder.

Devon and Cornwall Police were called to a property in Northam at around 2.40am on Monday (16 September 2013) after receiving reports that a man had been stabbed.

On arrival officers found a man, aged 79, with a number of stab wounds to his neck, hands and leg.

The...

Police seek witnesses to assault on young Plymouth woman

Witnesses are sought by police after a 19-year-old woman was assaulted in a Plymouth street on Monday 15 July.

The woman was walking on Culver Way in Eggbuckland when she was approached from behind by an unknown man who threw her to the ground and punched her several times.

Police would like to speak to anyone who may have seen the man in the area at the time of the assault,...

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