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Police hunt teenagers following attack on pregnant woman

Detectives in Devonport have released EvoFIT images of the two teenagers they are trying to trace in connection with an attack on a pregnant woman on Friday 31 July.

The teenage boy is described as being 14 or 15, with mousy brown bobbed hair, 6ft tall and of skinny build. He was wearing dark jeans and bright white trainers.

The teenage girl is described as being 14 or 15, with...

CCTV appeal after attack in Plymouth bar

Police in Plymouth have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an unprovoked attack on a man in a nightclub.

A 27-year-old local man was punched and knocked unconscious by a man at around 2am on Monday 20 July at the Reflex Bar in Union Street, Plymouth.

The suspect then left the premises alone, although he is believed to have been with a...

Pregnant woman attacked in Plymouth

Detectives in Devonport are appealing for the public’s help in tracking down two teenagers who attacked and robbed a pregnant woman in the street on Friday 31 July.

A 24-year-old local woman, who is 17 weeks pregnant, was alone when she was approached by a teenage girl and boy in Evelyn Street in the St Budeaux area of Plymouth.

The boy grabbed the victim’s purse out of her...

Minute's silence for Tunisia dead

A national silence of one minute will be held today at 12pm in a mark of respect who lost their lives in the Tunisia beach attack.

The bodies of 17 of the 30 British victims have been returned to the UK and more are expected to be repatriated on today and tomorrow.

They were among the 38 holidaymakers who were killed by Seifeddine Rezgui when he opened fire in the resort of...

Police appeal for witnesses after man found seriously injured in Plymouth

Police are investigating a serious incident in Plymouth after a man was found critically injured in the street in the early hours of Tuesday 9 June.

Emergency services were called to Wingfield Way in Stoke around 2.25am and found the man unconscious having sustained several injuries, including a serious head injury.

The man, in his 40s and from Plymouth, was treated by...

Appeal after assault in Plymouth Betfred

Police want to identify a man in relation to an assault in Betfred on New George Street, Plymouth.

At around 9.20pm on Sunday 8th March, a customer in the betting shop became aggressive and is believed to have spat and swore at the female employee working behind the counter.

Police would like to identify the man pictured in relation to this incident. We would also like to hear...

Teenage girl attacked on Plymouth bus

Police are appealing for witnesses after a 14-year-old school girl was subjected to an unprovoked attack by a man and a woman on a bus on Thursday 12th February.

The attack took place at around 8.20-8.40am on the 34 bus which was travelling between Ford Hill, Stoke and Looseleigh Lane, Derriford.

The victim was kicked in the ribs by the woman and subjected to verbal abuse, then...

Man attacked by suspects with a trowel

Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted by three suspects in Plymouth.

A 28-year-old man from Plymouth reported that he had been assaulted by two women and a man in the rear lane area between Laira Bridge Road and Radford Avenue between 00.30am and 00.50am on Wednesday 14 January 2015.

He suffered minor hand and groin injuries as a result of being...

Victim identified in murder investigation

Following the incident early on New Year’s Day in Tamerton Foliot formal identification has now been completed on the 27 year old victim.

He has been named as Tanis Bhandari from Tamerton Foliot.

Two men aged 20 and 21 years arrested in connection with the incident remain in custody. A warrant of further detention was granted by Plymouth Magistrates this afternoon in respect of...

Police appeal after attack at Reflex nightclub

Police have released images of two men they want to speak to in connection with an unprovoked assault which took place in Reflex nightclub in Plymouth.

The attack took place in the early hours of Saturday 15 November in the Reflex nightclub in Union Street. The victim of the unprovoked assault is a serviceman who was punched by both men and sustained multiple breaks to both sides of...

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