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Man wanted for breach bail conditions

Police are seeking a 21-year-old Plymouth man who is wanted for breaching his court bail conditions.

Thomas Allen (pictured), who was originally charged with affray, is sought for failing to comply with curfew conditions imposed by Plymouth Crown Court last September.

Police believe he is in the Plymouth area and are asking the public to look out for him and report any...

Woman’s necklaces taken during robbery

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses after a woman’s necklaces were taken during a robbery.

On Friday 16 January at around 9.15pm a 43-year-old local woman was walking home alone from the Herbert Pub in Stoke after attending a funeral that day.

She was approached by a man as she was walking across the rear courtyard which runs between Herbert Street and the Keat...

Crime continues to fall across the region

The latest figures for 2014 show that crime continues to fall across the region.

Recorded figures for January to December 2014 showed a decrease of 3.2% or 2,747 fewer offences compared to 2013, with reductions across a number of crime groups.

The updated picture shows the Force continues to see reductions in public order offences (down by 14.8%), theft (-10.7%), Burglary (-5.7...

Figures show drop in Christmas drink drivers

Figures have been released for Devon and Cornwall Police’s Christmas drink driving campaign 2014.

Police officers administered a total of 1,766 breath tests of which 156 were positive, refused or failed to provide. This represents 9% of the total and is a decrease of 3.5% on last years result.

Last year the figures were 167 positive, refused or failed to provide from a total of...

Man attacked by suspects with a trowel

Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted by three suspects in Plymouth.

A 28-year-old man from Plymouth reported that he had been assaulted by two women and a man in the rear lane area between Laira Bridge Road and Radford Avenue between 00.30am and 00.50am on Wednesday 14 January 2015.

He suffered minor hand and groin injuries as a result of being...

Police appeal for information after body recovered from water at Sutton Harbour

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a man’s death after he was found in the water in Plymouth at the weekend.

Emergency services attended Sutton Harbour Marina on The Barbican at around 6.15am on Sunday 18 January following a report of a body floating in the water.

A 21-year-old man from Macclesfield was recovered from the harbour.

The man was treated...

Fugitive drug trafficker captured in Spain

A fugitive drug trafficker who headed a crime group that supplied huge amounts of heroin to the South West of England has been arrested in Tenerife.

Stephen Blundell, aged 36, of Leathers Lane, Liverpool, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin but fled to Spain before he could be sentenced in April 2013. He was later jailed for nine years eight months in his absence.

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Man charged following ‘car cruise’ collision

A man has been charged on 18 counts in connection with a serious collision at a ‘car cruise’ event in Plymouth last July which left 17 people injured.

Officers were called to B&Q car park in Tavistock Road around 10pm on 26 July 2014 following reports that a Ford Fiesta had been in collision with a large gathering of bystanders.

Seventeen people, aged between 12 and 20,...

Police warning over telephone fraudsters

Devon and Cornwall Police has been investigating an increased number of telephone frauds involving unknown persons randomly calling members of the public on their home telephone numbers and convincing them to part with or transfer thousands of pounds in cash.

The criminals use a number of different stories to get the victim to give away their money. The most recent story involves a...

Nuisance neighbour to be forced out of Plymouth home

A closure order has been granted on a flat in Plymouth following repeated complaints of antisocial behaviour from neighbours.

Devon and Cornwall Police successfully applied to Plymouth Magistrates’ Court for a closure order on 27 Hilton Avenue. They were supported by Plymouth Community Homes, who own the property, and Plymouth City Council.

The order was brought due to...

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