In the wake of three local incidents over the weekend where young people were hospitalised after taking so-called 'legal highs', Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg is urging all sections of the community to join forces to counter the danger posed by an increasing trade in the drugs.
The incidents, two in Exeter and one in Torquay, occurred just days after Mr Hogg confronted staff...
Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Tony Hogg has given a robust response to an article in The Daily Mail that criticises the police chief's expenses claims for accommodation.
In a statement on the PCC's website , Mr Hogg confirms the Mail's central allegation that he has been awarded £650 per month towards accommodation when staying away from his West Cornwall...
Devon and Cornwall Police have welcomed the news announcement that they have been invited to be one of four pilot force areas in England to run a ground breaking mental health project in 2013/14.
Street Triage refers to services in which clinical mental health staff accompany police to emergency responses. The clinical staff are then on hand to help officers decide on the best option...
Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) and Chief Constable have written to all of Devon and Cornwall's MPs as the Chancellor George Osborne sets out his plans for further departmental spending cuts today.
In a letter released publicly, PCC Tony Hogg and Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer call for local MPs - including Plymouth's Oliver Colvile (Plymouth Sutton and Devonport...
The performance of Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer and the Devon and Cornwall force is scrutinised in the first of a series of publicly viewable one-to-one meetings with Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Tony Hogg.
The PCC holds the Chief Constable to account for the delivery of the Police and Crime Plan. The PCC's office says that the correct mechanism to achieve this in a structured,...
Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Tony Hogg has given an interview to mark his first six months in the role.
In the interview for his website , he discusses his experience of the first six months, the role itself, his priorities, turning his plan into reality and how the PCC is evolving.
You can find a transcript of the interview below and watch the...
Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is marking his first six months in office by setting out his summer agenda.
Tony Hogg, who was elected as the Conservative Party's candidate for Devon and Cornwall's PCC last November, has reinforced his promise to make a real difference in the new role. In an interview to mark his first six months in the job, Mr Hogg is pledging...
Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner, Tony Hogg and Chief Constable, Shaun Sawyer will be discussing rural crime and policing issues on the opening morning of the Devon County Show (Thursday 16 May).
They will join County Chairman of the Devon Young farmers, Paul Glanvill, for an open forum in the Young Farmers’ area (avenue D - stand 215).
Plymouth City Council is to continue to host the Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Panel until March 2014.
After a scheduled review of the role, it has been agreed with all the local authorities in the two counties that Plymouth will carry on hosting and administering the Panel.
The Panel was set up as part of the overhaul of policing structures in the UK.
I am writing this on my 100th day in office. If I’m honest it feels more like a hundred minutes because we’ve packed so much in to these first 3 months, and at times there’s hardly been time to catch my breath.
I am really pleased with what I’ve managed to achieve so far. The appointment of a new Chief Constable, publication of police and crime plan and setting the budget quite...
