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Update: Monday 3 March:

Detectives have released two more images in the hope they will help identify a man whose body was washed ashore on Perranporth beach.

A black and white woolly hat and a rucksack were both found on Perranporth Beach on the same day as the body.

The rucksack is described as blue/grey on the front and black/blue on the back. It has dark green...

Police and partner agencies are launching a focus week in Ernesettle, Plymouth, to provide residents with a broad range of support and advice.

Home safety, animal welfare, healthy lives, safe roads and antisocial behaviour are among the priorities for Ernesettle Community Focus Week which begins on Monday 3 March.

The week is being co-ordinated by Safer Plymouth and involves...

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses after a man was allegedly stabbed in the city at the weekend.

An altercation broke out between two men in Eastbury Avenue, Honicknowle at around 4.10am on Sunday 23 February.

During the altercation a 24-year-old local man received two stab wounds to his abdomen.

Paramedics attended and took the injured man to hospital for...

Police are appealing for witnesses of a fatal collision near Totnes on Friday 14 February.

Richard Golborn, 47, from Plymouth, was travelling on the A385 from Totnes to Avonwick when at around 2pm his car, a black Ford Focus, left the road and collided with a tree.

Members of the public stopped and assisted with first aid for Mr Golbron but his injuries tragically proved to be...

Police are appealing for information after a spate of off-road motorcycle thefts in the Teignbridge area over the last weekend.

Some five bikes worth £34,000 were taken in one raid from a remote location in Tedburn St Mary.

The five bikes belong to motocross freestyle professional Jamie Sqiubb (pictured) whose bikes are his livelihood.

Taken were a green 2014 Kawaski...

A man who died after his car collided with a tree on 14 February has been named as 47-year-old Richard Golborn from Plymouth.

Mr Golborn is thought to have been travelling from Totnes towards Avonwick on the A385 when his vehicle, a black Ford Focus, left the road and collided with a tree shortly before 2pm.

Police said he was the only occupant of the car and that no other...

Police have seized a large quantity of suspected drugs and £30,000 cash from an address in Okehampton.

Officers executed a search warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act on 19 February and seized the cash, more than 1,000 tablets, white powder and a large quantity of suspected cannabis resin.

A 56-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs with intent to...

Police are appealing for information after a man suffered a fractured skull in an assault outside a Plymouth nightclub.

The 21-year-old was waiting with his girlfriend outside Reflex nightclub around 2.45am on Saturday (15 February) when the incident happened.

He became involved in an argument with another man who was being racially abusive to people in the queue.

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Police are seeking information following a robbery in Plymouth where a woman had her purse stolen.

The incident happened in an alleyway near Penrose Street and Oxford Street around 6pm on Wednesday 12 February.

The 23-year-old woman was approached from behind by a man who grabbed hold of her handbag and demanded it from her.

When she turned around he punched her in...

Police are investigating after the till was stolen from Whitleigh Green Chinese Takeaway in Plymouth at the weekend.

Offenders kicked in a front door panel at the premises some time between 10pm on Saturday (8 February) and 1.30pm the next day.

They escaped with a grey till which contained £50 cash.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the burglary and are asking...