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Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a number of people following an assault on a man in the Stonehouse area of Plymouth.

A group of around 10 men are reported to have attacked a 19-year-old local man following an argument.

The victim was kicked in the face and punched before the offenders ran from the scene.

The victim suffered minor facial and arm...

Devon and Cornwall Police is asking everyone this festive season, and throughout the coming year, to think carefully before calling 999 or 101 and to only do so in an emergency or to report a non-urgent crime.

The Force’s two contact centres in Plymouth and Exeter receive more than a million calls a year. Although many people use the service responsibly there are still a significant...

Police have hailed a roads policing operation which took place yesterday (22 December) on the M5 aimed at combating the ‘Fatal Four’ driving habits as a success.

As part of Operation Vortex, police used a number of unmarked vehicles to help target motorists who disregard road traffic laws and cause danger to others.

The operation focused on tackling the ‘Fatal Four’ behaviours...

Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to in connection with an assault in Plymouth last month.

A group of men assaulted a 26-year-old Plymouth man outside Jesters nightclub on Union Street at around 4.50am on Saturday 29 November.

As a result of the assault, the victim suffered extensive facial injuries and was taken to Derriford Hospital.

Officers...

This week sees Devon and Cornwall Police’s domestic abuse ‘Shatters Lives’ campaign going out onto the streets targetting Christmas shoppers across the region. The campaign was launched with domestic abuse partners at the end of November and runs throughout the Christmas period, when incidences of abuse are traditionally higher.

Nineteen dancers, from the Big Dance Company in Cornwall...

Police and crime commissioner Tony Hogg’s review of the 101 police non-emergency service in Devon and Cornwall will be used to help improve the system in other parts of the country.

Home Secretary Theresa May has praised the work done by Mr Hogg and his OPCC team and confirmed that the Home Office will urge other forces to consider adapting the review findings and recommendations in...

During the busy run up to Christmas and the intensive shopping period, Devon and Cornwall Police are advising people to keep their Christmas purchases safe.

Following the chaotic buying of the Black Friday period, burglars will look out for wrapped or unwrapped Christmas presents in homes and in cars.

People are advised to protect their Christmas purchases by storing them in a...

Police have released images of two men they want to speak to in connection with an unprovoked assault which took place in Reflex nightclub in Plymouth.

The attack took place in the early hours of Saturday 15 November in the Reflex nightclub in Union Street. The victim of the unprovoked assault is a serviceman who was punched by both men and sustained multiple breaks to both sides of...

Detectives are seeking burglars who broke into the student hangout at Plymouth’s City College at the weekend.

The offenders broke a reinforced window and smashed their way into the students' room in the early hours of Sunday 7 December.

They stole an X-Box and three controllers, a FIFA 14 game and an amount of cash. They also damaged a television trying to get it off the wall...

Police in Devon and Cornwall, area are seeking a 57-year-old man who has wanted for recall to prison.

Colin Steven Diggle, aka Steve Clarke, (pictured) was released from prison in early November on licence. He is thought to have since breached the terms of that licence.

Devon and Cornwall police are proactively following a number of lines of enquiry to ascertain his current...