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Can you identify assault victims?

Police in Plymouth are seeking the public’s help in identifying and locating two male victims of a serious assault.

Officers are keen to speak to the men pictured who are believed to have been assaulted at The Blockhouse Inn, Devonport Road, Stoke, but left the scene before officers arrived.

Three other men from Plymouth were assaulted by a man during the incident that happened...

Police launch summer drink drive campaign

Devon & Cornwall Police is warning drivers to be careful this summer, as it launches its annual drink and drug driving campaign.

Despite long term reductions, drink driving still accounts for 15% of road deaths and almost 10,000 casualities annually.

Throughout the month-long operation, police will be emphasising these messages with motorists across the Force, and drivers...

Did you witness nightclub assault?

Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Oceana Nightclub, The Barbican, Plymouth.

Between 2-2.30am on Bank Holiday Monday 25th May, a 20-year-old man was assaulted and suffered cuts and bruises to his face and back of his head. He also lost consciousness during the incident.

The attack took place within the club by the small area between the stage where a DJ...

Changes to way police deal with fuel bilking

Devon and Cornwall Police are continuing to change the way incidents are dealt with, to ensure the best service possible can be given to the public with the existing resources.

Across Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in 2015 the Force received around 1,600 reports where a customer had left without paying for fuel from a garage forecourt. These are not offences of fraud or theft...

Body found at St Budeaux property

Detectives investigating the unexplained death of a 38-year-old man in Plymouth are appealing for information.

Police were called at 9.15am on Friday 29 May 2015 by a member of the public who was concerned for the welfare of a man at a property in Normandy Way, St Budeaux.

Officers attended the address where they located the man’s body. He has been identified as Robert...

Teenagers seriously injured in Plympton collision

Two teenagers were left seriously injured after a vehicle overturned in Plympton on Saturday night (30 May).

Police and emergency services were called to Boringdon Hill at 11pm after the silver VW Polo containing five people somersaulted and landed on its roof on the pavement.

Local residents gave first aid to two male teenagers who had been thrown from the vehicle during the...

Action to tackle vandalism at disused hotel

Urgent action is being taken to tackle ongoing problems with vandalism and anti-social behaviour at a derelict hotel in Plymouth.

Plymouth City Council has asked the owners of the disused Quality Hotel to – which was subject to the latest in a series of arson attacks earlier this week – to urgently put in place measures to improve its appearance, tighten security at the site, and make...

Survey into crime in rural areas

The largest ever survey into crime and anti-social Behaviour (ASB) in rural areas has been launched in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to find out how the police can better serve rural communities. The survey, launched by the National Rural Crime Network (NRCN), is calling for people who work or live in rural areas to come forward and give their views on policing in their community, the...

Do you recognise this man?

Detectives in Plymouth are appealing for the public’s help in identifying a man from an Evofit.

Officers would like to speak to him in connection with an indecent exposure offence in Plymouth.

A man exposed himself to a 54-year-old local woman as she was walking alone over a bridge near Manadon roundabout at around 9.30am on Saturday 21 March.

Detectives are considering...

Investigation launched into fire at builders' yard

Police are appealing for witnesses following a fire at a builders' yard in Wingfield Road, Stoke, Plymouth on Tuesday 12th May.

Police assisted with road closures on Raynham Road, Wingfield Way and Penlee Road and residents were asked to keep their windows closed as the Fire service tackled the blaze, which was reported at around 1.50pm.

The road remained closed overnight as...

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