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A Plymouth woman has been charged with the attempted murder of a 35-year-old man.

Devon and Cornwall Police say that Annabel Beal, aged 25, from Deptford Place, Greenbank in Plymouth has been charged with the alleged crime and is due to appear in Plymouth Magistrates' Court on Monday 8 July 2013.

Ms Beal was arrested on Saturday morning following a call from the public. She was...

A 25-year-old man from Plymouth has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.

The man was arrested at an address in the city yesterday afternoon (8 July). The arrest follows police investigations into a car fire on Sunday evening.

The incident occurred at some time just before 11.30pm on Sunday 7 July. A grey Ford Focus was set alight and destroyed while...

Police have arrested a 47-year-old woman in connection with an incident that left a man needing hospital treatment for a suspected stab wound to the chest.

Police in Plymouth were called shortly before 7.30pm last night (Monday 8 July) to a house in the Efford area of the city.

Upon arrival officers found a 39-year-old local man with a suspected stab wound to the chest. The man...

Police are appealing for witnesses to what they describe as an unprovoked assault after a man was set upon by a group of men in Plymouth.

The victim was walking on Exeter Street around 3.30am on Saturday (29 June) when he was approached from behind by a group of men.

He was punched on the back of the head and knocked to the ground before being set upon by the group who kicked...

Police in Plymouth are investigating a robbery at knifepoint which took place in the city over the weekend.

The incident took place in Furse Park Road, Barne Barton between 12.30 am and 12.45am on Sunday 7 July.

While making a takeaway delivery in the area a man was approached by three men and threatened with a knife. The takeaway food was stolen. The victim was driving a red...

Devonport residents will be able to meet their neighbourhood policing team at the Festival of Fun day this Sunday.

From 12-6pm the police team will be running a stand with the police cadets at the Stonehouse Creek Social Club.

There will be kids’ fingerprinting and police dressing up as well as some handouts. Officers will also be taking a police car and a community bus to the...

Police in Plymouth are still seeking a 22-year-old man who is wanted for a recall to prison.

Tommy Small from Plymouth is currently sought by police for breaching the conditions of his licence following his release from prison for a conviction for GBH in 2011.

Police have repeated their appeal to anyone who has seen Small or has had recent contact with him to telephone 101...

Today (Wednesday 3 July), Devon and Cornwall, Avon and Somerset, Dorset and Gloucestershire Police join the National Police Air Service (NPAS). This is the fourth phase of implementation since the launch of NPAS on 1st October 2012. The remaining police forces in England and Wales will join NPAS by January 2015.

The focus of NPAS is to deliver a more cost effective service, balancing...

Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision in Torquay which left a cyclist with serious injuries.

Officers were called to Torbay Road at 1.30pm on Friday 28 June after a collision between a Mini car and a pedal cycle.

The cyclist, a 71-year-old man from Torquay, suffered head injuries and was taken to Derriford Hospital where he remains in a critical but...

Police are investigating after a 49-year-old man was assaulted on Vauxhall Street, Plymouth in the early hours of Thursday 20 June.

The victim was inside the Favourite Foods takeaway between 2.00 and 3.30am where he was involved in an argument with a drunk woman who had allegedly pushed in the queue.

The argument escalated and two men became involved inside the restaurant....