National Crime is down by the largest ever recorded amount according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today.
The period between June 2012 to June 2013 saw the number of recorded crimes against households and resident adults drop by 7% nationally, the largest single drop since the survey began in 1981.
Devon and Cornwall Police wildlife crime officers are investigating after six mute swans were found dead in Restronguet Creek, Devoran in Cornwall.
PC Barry Nicholas was initially alerted to two dead mute swans by a member of the public who had seen the bodies on mudflats opposite Greenbank Road. Closer inspection revealed the birds to have been beheaded.
Five children are locked up overnight in Devon and Cornwall Police cells each week, figures obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal today (14 October).
New research by the charity shows that there were 285 overnight detentions of children aged 17 and under in police stations across the region during 2011.
The total across England and Wales was 40,716 – which...
Barne Barton is to get a new dispersal order to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour.
The order for Barne Barton was requested by Devon and Cornwall Police and will cover the Halloween and Bonfire Night period. The order is the second to be applied in Plymouth in recent days alongside the one issued for the city centre and waterfront area for the same festivities and the run up to...
A dispersal order for Plymouth city centre and the waterfront area has been approved this week by Plymouth City Council.
The dispersal order is designed to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour during events including Bonfire Night, the Christmas lights switch-on and festive late night shopping. The dispersal order will include the city centre, the waterfront, Union Street, North Hill...
Police have issued a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an attempted ‘ringing the changes’ offence at a Tavistock garage.
A man went into Tavistock Service Station on 2 October and bought a couple of small items which he paid for with loose change.
He then asked the shop assistant if he could change some money and pulled out a bundle of £10...
A stretch of the A386 has re-opened following a two-vehicle collision at Blackdown on Wednesday (9 October) which caused heavy delays towards the Tavistock Goose Fair.
Police were called to the scene of the collision on ‘Blackdown’ between Mary Tavy and Lydford, and closed the road in both directions.
The road closure caused severe traffic disruption, according to Devon and...
Police are concerned for the welfare of Malcolm Russell, aged 53 years, who was last seen in the Tavistock area on Sunday 6 October at around 11pm.
Mr Russell is described as a white man, 6ft tall, of slight build, with short straight grey hair, blue eyes and a beard. He was wearing a black leather jacket with a hood, blue jeans and Kickers style shoes. Mr Russell is also carrying a...
Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg will pass most of the money raised from a late night levy on Plymouth licensed trade back to Devon and Cornwall Police if it gets the go-ahead in November – but insists the Force must prove how it is being spent in the city.
Mr Hogg has decided that the 70 per cent of the levy attributed to policing the late night economy would be used to...
Devon and Cornwall Police has appointed a new Deputy Chief Constable.
Assistant Chief Constable Bill Skelly will be joining the Force from Police Scotland where he is currently working on the safety and security of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Mr Skelly was selected after a process earlier this week and will take up his post on 30 November 2013.
