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Plymouth shows support for Paris terror victims

Plymouth shows its support for the Paris terror victims

Plymouth is showing its support to the people of Paris after Friday night’s terrorist attacks.

The French Tricolore flag is being displayed on the Big Screen and this evening Smeaton’s Tower will be lit red, white and blue, joining with other cities across the world who have done the same with their own landmarks since...

Elderly women fall victim to rogue traders

Police and Trading Standards are appealing for information after two elderly women were conned out of thousands of pounds on their doorstep, leaving their property in poor condition.

The victims, who are in their late 70s, have been cold called at their home in the Leigham area of Plymouth on three different occasions and conned out of money.

A number of months ago the women...

Can you identify assault victims?

Police in Plymouth are seeking the public’s help in identifying and locating two male victims of a serious assault.

Officers are keen to speak to the men pictured who are believed to have been assaulted at The Blockhouse Inn, Devonport Road, Stoke, but left the scene before officers arrived.

Three other men from Plymouth were assaulted by a man during the incident that happened...

Radical overhaul of support for victims of crime

From Wednesday (1 April) a new service will introduce a significant change in victim care in Devon and Cornwall (IoS), with the establishment of a police-based victim care unit (VCU) and a network of support service providers.

Rosie, a sexual abuse survivor, who lives in Cornwall, said: “When I heard about the new victim hub it actually made me smile. To be able to put the power back...

Zero tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

Devon and Cornwall Police, alongside partners, are supporting the International day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on Friday 6 February.

Events will be going on across the globe with conferences, art shows and community workshops to raise awareness about FGM.

The NJennni campaigners will be giving out free cupcakes in the centre of Plymouth this Thursday...

Record number of children safeguarded by CEOP

A record number of children have been safeguarded from sexual abusers in the past year, figures from the UK’s leading child protection agency reveal today.

In 2012/2013, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre safeguarded and protected 790 children – an increase of 85 per cent on the previous year, and the highest yearly figure since the Centre launched in 2006. It...