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Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses and information following a robbery in the City.

The incident occurred between 10.45pm and 11pm on Wednesday 12 March in the Crownhill area of Plymouth.

The victim, a woman, aged in her 30s got off a bus at the Little Dock bus stop on Crownhill Road and walked towards Higher St Budeaux. She crossed over the road and walked...

Plymouth police are investigating after two motorcycles belonging to the same owner were targeted by an arsonist.

The first incident happened overnight on 20/21 February when a Triumph Bonneville motorcycle was set alight in Miles Mitchell Avenue, Eggbuckland. The green and white bike, valued at £5,749, was totally destroyed by the fire.

In the early hours of Monday (10 March)...

Police are appealing for information to try and locate a 22-year-old man from Plymouth who is wanted by police.

Ben Mumford (pictured) is sought for recall to prison.

Mumford is described as 5’ 7” tall with brown hair. He has a scar over his right eye and a tattoo of the letter “G” on his left hand.

Police ask that if anyone sees this man or may know his current...

Police are appealing for witnesses after two vehicles were involved in a serious traffic collision on Forder Valley Road, Longbridge, Plymouth, on Monday 10 March.

The collision involved a black Mercedes and white Ford Transit van and took place at 4.20pm at the Leigham roundabout end of Forder Valley Road.

Police, fire service and ambulance crews attended the scene....

Police are appealing for witnesses to a domestic incident in Plymouth city centre on Wednesday 5 March.

At around midday, a man in his early 20s approached a woman with a young child and started shouting at her.

Police are keen to speak to anyone who may have seen the incident in New George Street.

A 21-year-old local man has been arrested on suspicion of a causing...

Police are investigating the theft of £800 worth of Thai Boxing gear from a van in Plymouth.

The van was parked in a service lane behind Embankment Road when it was targeted by the thief overnight on 5/6 March.

A large heavy black bag containing boxing pads and other equipment was taken from the Ford Escort van.

Police are appealing for information about anyone seen...

Police have arrested five men and seized suspected drugs equipment in Plymouth thanks to the actions of an off-duty officer.

The off-duty sergeant was in Ladysmith Road on Thursday afternoon (6 March) when he saw several men acting suspiciously.

Local units attended and two men were arrested nearby. A further three men, who had left the scene in a van, were arrested a short...

Police in Plymouth are seeking witnesses in relation to the unexplained death of 46-year-old Adam McKenzie.

This follows an incident when police were called to Wolseley Road in Plymouth around 9.35am on Monday 24 February after the discovery of the body of a man near to Donne's Boatyard.

Police conducting enquires into Adam’s death are keen to speak to anyone who may have...

Devon and Cornwall Police are launching a social media campaign this week to help change perceptions about reporting domestic abuse as part of the national ACPO In Focus Domestic Abuse Week (4–8 March 2014).

The campaign, which comprises of tweets and facebook messages, aims to reach as many people as possible across Devon and Cornwall. The messages will remind people that abuse can...

Detectives investigating a suspicious death in Perranporth, Cornwall, have released an artist’s impression of the man they are trying to identify.

A member of the public discovered the man’s body on the beach near the Watering Hole bar at around 2pm on Tuesday 25 February.

He is described as white, aged 50-70, of thin build, 5ft 5ins to 5ft 7ins, with white receding hair which...