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Plymouth Police use Dragon’s Den invention in new anti-theft operation

From Wednesday 11th March, Police in Plymouth will launch a new operation to tackle the growing issue of smart phone thefts in the evening and night time economy.

Local policing teams will work in partnership with University of Plymouth Student Watch and Best Bar None to promote the online property marking service, Immobilse.

The teams will also be giving out myBungee phone...

Do you recognise this motorbike?

Police are investigating a burglary at Lister close in Plympton that took place sometime between 4pm on Thursday 5th March 2015 and 11.20pm on Sunday 6th March.

A Suzuki DRZ 400 motorbike in yellow, registration X407 HBC was stolen from inside a locked unit.

If anyone has any information or is a witness to this incident please contact Devon and Cornwall Police quoting crime...

Appeal after Devonport knifepoint robbery

Police are in Devonport are appealing for witnesses after the Kwik Shop convenience store on Albert road was robbed on Saturday 7th March at around 7.40pm.

A man armed with a knife entered the store and demanded money. A quantity of cash was taken from the till along with some tobacco and alcohol. He left the shop and headed in the direction of Stoke village.

A police...

Plymouth Taser officer cleared of misconduct

Following a disciplinary panel on Friday, March 6, 2015, it has been ruled that a police officer involved in a Taser deployment which resulted in a fatality will have no further action taken against him by Devon and Cornwall Police.

Andrew Pimlott died following the incident in Honicknowle, Plymouth, on April 19, 2013.

Two police officers were called to the Honicknowle property...

Can you help identify this man?

Police are seeking the identification of a man following criminal damage to a bus in Plymouth.

At around 6.45pm on Saturday 21st February on Saltash Road opposite the train station, the man pictured is believed to have pulled the windscreen wiper from the bus and cracked the windscreen after he was refused access the bus.

Police are appealing for anyone who can identify the...

Fraud prevention efforts continue

Devon and Cornwall Police is supporting a fraud awareness campaign which was launched across the region yesterday.

The Home Office funded ‘Spot It, Stop It’ campaign aims to raise awareness of various scams people may fall prey to, particularly doorstep fraud and telephone and online scams.

There were 8,600 reports of fraud in Devon and Cornwall last year resulting in the loss...

Chief Constable co-hosts modern slavery conference

Modern slavery is the topic of discussion at a conference to be held in Cornwall at the iconic Eden Project on Tuesday 3 March.

A number of speakers from across the UK will be delivering keynote speeches addressing the complexity of this issue.

The event is being co-hosted by Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer, National Policing Lead for Modern Slavery; Bishop of Truro, the Right...

Man charged after fatal collision at Lee Mill

A man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving following a collision which took place at Lee Mill in September 2014.

John Noble, 42, from Plymouth has been bailed to appear at South Devon Magistrates Court on Friday 13th March.

The collision took place just before 11am on Friday 5th September on the Exeter bound carriageway of the A38 near Lee Mill and involved...

Engine and tools taken in burglary

Police are appealing for information after an outboard engine and several power tools were taken from a garden shed in the Honicknowle area of Plymouth.

The shed, located in the back garden of a property in Harewood Crescent, was broken into sometime between 2pm on Sunday 22 February and 8pm on Monday 23 February.

Several items, worth over £750 in total, were taken, including a...

Police sergeant sacked for having sex in public whilst on duty

On Tuesday 17 February 2015 an internal misconduct hearing was held in respect of a serving police sergeant.

A member of the public had made a complaint that the sergeant had been seen engaging in sexual activity with another, in a public place whilst on duty.

The sergeant admitted the allegation and that his behaviour amounted to gross misconduct.

The sergeant was...

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