Devon and Cornwall Police report that a motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a road traffic collision on the A38 at Saltash this morning, Monday 10 June 2013.
The collision took place at around 7.45am on the Carkeel roundabout and involved a motorcycle and a tanker.
The A38 was closed on the Liskeard side and one lane of the Saltash Tunnel was...
Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Tony Hogg is backing the 'Dreamscheme' project which encourages youngsters to play a major part in transforming their local community.
One of the most successful examples is in the Eggbuckland area of Plymouth which had experienced significant problems with anti-social behaviour leading to the imposition of a dispersal order....
The national summer Drink Drive campaign is being launched on 1st June and Devon and Cornwall Police are again supporting this initiative.
The primary aim of the campaign is to reduce the number of injuries on the roads where drink or drugs is a factor. The campaign runs from Saturday 1 June to Sunday 30 June.
Whilst the enforcement of drink/drug driving is a 24/7 focus for...
Devon and Cornwall Police take DNA samples from 19 children every week, figures obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal today (20 May 2013).
New research by the charity has found that Devon and Cornwall officers took swabs from 1,009 boys and girls aged 17 or under during 2011.
They included 18 primary school-age children – five 10-year-olds and 13 11-year-olds...
Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed that nine men have been arrested in a series of raids this week as part of an investigation into indecent images of children named Operation Cosford.
The men have been released on bail for between six and eight months.
The warrants were issued across Devon and Cornwall on Monday 13 May and Tuesday 14 May following intelligence from other...
Devon and Cornwall Police believe the major fire at Western Greyhound's bus depot in Newquay may have been started deliberately.
A third of the company's fleet of buses were destroyed by the fire, though no one was injured in the blaze and the company's offices and workshop were undamaged.
Two brand new vehicles which cost more than £100,000 each and four of Truro's six park-...
"In 75% of reported rape cases, the victim had already met their attacker" - a fact highlighted by the police as they launch a new rape prevention campaign aimed at teenagers.
Devon and Cornwall Police's campaign is aimed at 13 to 21-year-olds. It is intended to raise awareness of issues around consent faced by young people.
The central message of the campaign is that sex...
Cullompton Community College hosted the Devon and Cornwall Police Families Lifesaving Club awards ceremony to celebrate and recognise the incredible achievements of local young people.
In attendance were Mid Devon Police Cadets, along with students from Cullompton Community College, Tiverton High School, Uffculme School, Blundells School, Clyst Vale Community College and Stover School...
On 8 April 2013 the law changed regarding how police deal with young people out of court, allowing them to deal quickly and proportionately with low-level, and often first-time, offending which does not merit prosecution at court.
The new legislation (under the Legal Aid and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012) and new processes introduced is intended to ensure the right decision is made...
