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Fourth person held in connection with Looe attacks

A fourth man (a 22-year-old from Looe) has been arrested in connection with a series of attacks in Looe.

The man has been released on police bail until this evening (22 July).

A man and a woman from Plymouth and a woman from Liskeard were victims of what the police have described as a "nasty series of events" in Looe on Saturday 13 July.

Devon and Cornwall Police are...

Plymouth man and woman among victims of Looe attacks

A man and a woman from Plymouth and a woman from Liskeard were victims of what the police have described as a "nasty series of events" in Looe on Saturday 13 July.

Devon and Cornwall Police are appealing for witnesses to three serious assaults which occurred in the Cornish town just after midnight.

The first of the three assaults, which police are linking together, happened...

Police investigate early hours assault in Plymouth

Police are investigating after a 49-year-old man was assaulted on Vauxhall Street, Plymouth in the early hours of Thursday 20 June.

The victim was inside the Favourite Foods takeaway between 2.00 and 3.30am where he was involved in an argument with a drunk woman who had allegedly pushed in the queue.

The argument escalated and two men became involved inside the restaurant....

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...

Police call for witnesses to city nightclub assault

Police are investigating an assault in a Plymouth nightclub and are asking for anyone with information, or who might know the identity of the attacker, to come forward.

Officers were called to Bang Bang nightclub in Sherwell Arcade, Mutley at around 1.30am on Saturday 25th May following reports of an assault.

The victim, a 20 year old woman, suffered facial injuries as a...

Police appeal for witnesses to an assault on a bus in Devonport

Police investigating an assault are appealing for anyone who was travelling on the number 26 bus in Devonport on Tuesday 30th April to come forward.

An altercation took place on the bus as it was travelling along Chapel Street, Devonport between 4.30pm and 4.45pm.

A white man in his twenties suffered a cut to his face in the incident. The suspects, a white man and black man...

Assault appeal on 14-year-old girl in Plympton

Police are appealing for witnesses following a reported assault on a 14-year-old girl in Plympton.

The incident took place between 3.15pm and 3.30pm on Friday 19 April 2013, at the junction of Larkham Lane and St Marys Road.

The girl was talking to two friends near to the post box when she was allegedly elbowed in the back by a woman, sustaining reddening and bruising.

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Man seriously assaulted on Mutley Plain

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.

A...

Appeal to locate man following assault in Newquay

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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Motorist punches 10-year-old boy when car hit by snowball

Plymouth police are hunting for a motorist who punched a 10-year-old boy when his car was hit by a snowball.

The boy and his friends were throwing snowballs in Miller Way, Estover, on Tuesday afternoon (22 January) when one hit a passing red car.

The driver stopped and approached the group before punching the 10-year-old boy in the head.

The youngster, from Estover...

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