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Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses after a woman in her 60s was assaulted in the street.

The incident happened on Wednesday 22 January at around 3pm in Cornwall Street, Plymouth.

The victim was walking past a cafe with a walking stick when she was approached by a woman who had been sitting outside the cafe.

An altercation took place and the victim was...

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses to a road rage incident on Tuesday 21 January.

At around 9.15am a small, black hatchback stopped near a red Transit van at the mini roundabout leading to Vauxhall Street and Bretonside.

The driver of the black car got out and became verbally abusive to the van driver, kicked the van repeatedly and threw something at it before...

Over 160 drivers, including a man who four times the legal limit at 11am, were arrested during Devon and Cornwall Police’s Christmas drink driving campaign.

According to figures released today police officers gave 1,326 breath tests of which 167 were positive, refused or failed to provide.

One man stopped in Devon was found to be more than four times the legal limit at 11am...

Recorded crime across Devon and Cornwall continues to fall, new figures announced on Thursday, January 23, 2014, reveal.

Overall crime between 01/01/13 and 31/12/13 fell by 2.6 per cent – a reduction of 2,235 crimes.

The Force has continued to see reductions in dwelling burglary, (down 8.6 per cent), non-dwelling burglary, (down 11.7 per cent), and vehicle offences, (down 14...

Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner is calling on supermarkets and retailers to join the fight to reduce alcohol related crime and misuse.

It is one of the major priorities in Tony Hogg’s Police and Crime Plan.

Alcohol related crime and anti-social behaviour costs around £366m / year across the force area. It affects individuals, families and communities and...

Police and other agencies are advising walkers to be extra careful and not to take any unnecessary risks after the recent adverse weather has battered the Devon and Cornwall coastline.

Water can weaken the coastline which may cause landslips, making it potentially dangerous.

In extremely bad weather, the public are advised to avoid the coastline altogether due to the potential...

The body recovered from the sea last Saturday (11 January) has been formally identified as the missing teenager Harry Martin today (16 January).

A formal inquest into the death of Mr Martin, who went missing from his home in Newton Ferrers during the height of the recent storms, is due to begin next Monday (20 January).

The 18-year-old’s body was found in Carswell Bay in the...

Devon and Cornwall Police are urging motorists and garage owners to be vigilant following a spate of catalytic converter thefts.

Catalytic converters are used to decrease air pollution by converting toxic exhaust emissions into non-toxic substances. The average converter contains one to two grams of platinum, palladium and rhodium, making them a target for thieves who can then attempt...

Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary at a Tavistock bakery.

Offenders got inside Ellis Bakery in West Street by climbing onto a flat roof and then forcing open a first floor window.

The property was searched before the burglars escaped with cash, some of which was bagged in money bags.

Police are seeking information about the offence which happened...

Police are trying to trace the family of a man who died following a collision on the A30 near Launceston in December.

The victim has been identified as Cameron Turner, aged 38, from Launceston. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision which took place around 5.50am on Sunday 22 December.

He was previously known as Stuart Long and has lived across the Midlands and...