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Plant equipment stolen in Plymouth

Police in Plymouth are appealing for information following the theft of plant equipment.

The trailer based platform (pictured) was stolen from the BT Radio Station, Forder Battery, at Fort Austin Avenue in Plymouth sometime between 4.45pm on Tuesday 4th August and 7.30am on Wednesday 5th August.

The offender(s) forced a gate to the secure compound, before removing the item by...

Pregnant woman attacked in Plymouth

Detectives in Devonport are appealing for the public’s help in tracking down two teenagers who attacked and robbed a pregnant woman in the street on Friday 31 July.

A 24-year-old local woman, who is 17 weeks pregnant, was alone when she was approached by a teenage girl and boy in Evelyn Street in the St Budeaux area of Plymouth.

The boy grabbed the victim’s purse out of her...

Women shoppers targeted in distraction thefts

Police are warning women shoppers to be vigilant after a series of distraction thefts in supermarket car parks in Devon and Cornwall.

Officers are investigating at least five reports this week where lone females have been targeted in Plymouth, Newton Abbot and Saltash while loading shopping into their cars.

In each case the woman has been approached by a man asking for...

Police appeal following assault in Plymouth

Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault on New George Street, Plymouth last night (Tuesday 28th July).

At around 10pm, a 22-year old man was attacked by a number of men in an unprovoked attack on New George Street and sustained a number of injuries, including a deep laceration to his neck which is believed to have been caused by a broken bottle.

The victim went...

Teenage girls assaulted at MTV Crashes

Police are appealing for information after several teenage girls were injured in an assault at the MTV Crashes event in Plymouth.

The incident happened within the crowd at the event on Plymouth Hoe between 9pm and 9.15pm on Thursday 23 July.

A teenage girl approached a 17-year-old Plymouth girl and her friends and began throwing punches at the group.

The group backed...

Appeal after attempted robbery

Police in Plymouth are appealing for information following an attempted robbery on an elderly woman.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident where a 83 year old lady was the victim of an attempt robbery which occurred around 4.00pm on Wednesday 22nd July in the small car park behind the Gala Bingo on Derry’s Cross Plymouth.

The victim was walking back to her car...

Rural crime survey supports call for fair funding

Preliminary findings from the National Rural Crime Survey support calls for Fair Funding for Devon and Cornwall Police.

Although the full results are yet to be released, initial findings from the rural crime survey of over 17,000 people in England and Wales indicate that victims in rural areas have a lower perception of policing than the national average.

Tony Hogg, Police and...

Man assaulted outside Plympton pub

Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted in Plympton as he left the pub.

On Friday 17 July between 9.30pm and 10.30pm, a 38-year-old man was assaulted outside the Joshua Reynolds Inn, in the Ridgeway area.

The victim was attacked as he left the pub following an argument in the car park next to the Co-operative store.

He was punched in the face and...

Police concerned for missing Ivybridge man

Police are concerned for the welfare of 58-year-old Raymond Langham missing from Ivybridge.

Raymond Langham was last seen at an address on Crescent Gardens, Ivybridge, at around 7.30am on Thursday 23rd July.

Raymond is described as 5"10, medium to large build, fair/mousey brown hair going bald on top, mousey/brown moustache, blue eyes, glasses could be wearing flip flops and...

Illegal tattoo equipment seized

Tattoo equipment has been seized as two more ‘scratchers’ have been raided through Plymouth Council’s Operation Itchy.

Officers from the Council’s Public Protection Service, together with the police, executed Court orders at addresses in Devonport and St. Budeaux over the last two weeks in the continued crackdown on illegal tattooists known as ‘scratchers’ who have bought a tattoo kit...

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