Devon and Cornwall Police

New video link will enable police officers to give evidence without attending court

Devon and Cornwall Police is leading the way with new technology, which will allow police officers to give evidence without attending court.

The Force is introducing Live Links, which enables officers to provide testimony over a secure video link to any court in the country without leaving the station.

The new technology, which will save valuable police hours and money, is...

Local women arrested over alleged festival ticket sale fraud

Two women from Tavistock have been arrested after an investigation by Devon and Cornwall Police into the alleged fraudulent sale of tickets for Tomorrowland 2013, an electronic musi festival in Belgium.

Police say that the women, aged 50 and 21, have been arrested on suspicion of fraud by misrepresentation and are currently on police bail until February 2014.

The festival,...

Devon and Cornwall Police announce new crime Superintendent

Devon and Cornwall Police has appointed Ken Lamont as Detective Superintendent, to head crime investigation (CID) across the whole of Devon, the Force has announced.

A former member of HM Royal Marines, he joined the police in 1990 in Torbay. He has worked across all Force areas including Devon, Plymouth and Cornwall; holding positions of Detective Constable, Det. Sergeant, Det....

Award for raising loan shark awareness.

A crime prevention officer for Devon and Cornwall Police has won an award for her outstanding work in raising awareness of the dangers of borrowing money from loan sharks.

Sarah German, crime prevention officer for Plymouth and surrounding area, has been named as the South West winner of the Stop Loan Sharks Award.

Crime Prevention Officer are often connected to the local...

Plymouth-Liverpool drug conspiracy sentenced to nearly 100 years

Eight more people who supplied Class-A drugs to Plymouth have been sentenced today.

The gang who organised the transport of tens of thousands of pounds of heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine from Liverpool were arrested as part of an investigation codenamed operation Rio by Devon and Cornwall Police.

Overall thirteen people have been convicted as part of the £1million a year...

Plymouth-Liverpool drug conspiracy sentenced to nearly 100 years

Eight more people who supplied Class-A drugs to Plymouth have been sentenced today.

The gang who organised the transport of tens of thousands of pounds of heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine from Liverpool were arrested as part of an investigation codenamed operation Rio by Devon and Cornwall Police.

Overall thirteen people have been convicted as part of the £1million a year...

Police performance meetings now open to the public

The first public meeting of the police and crime commissioner’s (PCC) performance and accountability board will be chaired by comminssioner Tony Hogg in Plymouth next Thursday (5 September) at 2pm.

The board which meets on a monthly basis has decided to open up the meetings to the public.

It is planned that these meetings will be held at venues around Devon and Cornwall in...

From Special to Super - local woman heads South Devon Police

A new superintendant has been appointed to lead the local policing teams across South Devon. Claire Armes, aged 38, is one of the youngest women in Devon and Cornwall Police to secure a position as superintendent.

Claire Armes first joined the force as a special constable sixteen years ago, assisting response officers in Torbay. “This was a fabulous opportunity as it gave me a superb...

Devon and Cornwall's Chief Constable takes to Twitter to talk to the public

Have you got a question you’d like to ask Devon and Cornwall Police Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer?

Mr Sawyer will be taking to social networking site Twitter today (Monday August 19) and tomorrow (Tuesday August 20), to answer questions and issues being raised by anyone following the hashtag #LiveChiefTweet.

The Chief Constable will be tweeting from Devon and Cornwall’s main...

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