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Police are investigating after laptops and jewellery were taken in a daytime burglary at a Plymouth home.

Offenders broke into the property at Aylesbury Crescent in Whitleigh sometime between 8.30am and 3.30pm on Tuesday 30 June, while the occupier was at work.

They carried out an untidy search of all rooms in the house before leaving with three laptops, a £180 9ct gold wedding...

Devon and Cornwall Police has today launched a week long awareness campaign encouraging people to protect their personal information.

The ‘Not With My Name’ campaign, produced in partnership with the City of London Police (National Policing Lead for Fraud) is targeting identity crime in our communities.

Identity fraud is an offence that one in four UK adults – approximately...

Police in Plymouth will be celebrating the contribution of the city’s servicemen and women at Armed Forces Day on Saturday 27 June.

Officers and staff are taking part in this year’s event being held on the Hoe between 9.30am and 11pm to honour military personnel past and present.

The neighbourhood team from Charles Cross police station will be hosting a police stand on the Hoe...

Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner has today (24th June) launched a campaign for fair funding in the fight against crime in the South West.

Tony Hogg is challenging the Government to change the way cash is allocated to police forces across the country. He says Devon and Cornwall is systematically disadvantaged by a scandalous funding formula that favours big city police...

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

A 50-year-old Plymouth man has been arrested on suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm with intent and remains in police custody at Charles Cross police station.

The arrest was made at 8.40am on...

Police are warning people not to make hoax 999 calls after officers were deployed to a bogus firearms incident in Plymouth on Sunday 21 June.

Officers were called to Freedom Fields Park around 10.45pm after a report to ambulance control that a child has been injured with a firearm and the male suspect was still on scene.

Local and firearms officers and the police helicopter...

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a 31-year-old man who is wanted for breaching his court bail conditions.

Andrew Clarke (pictured), is charged with aggravated vehicle taking but has failed to comply with bail conditions imposed by Plymouth Crown Court.

Numerous enquiries have been made by police to try and locate and arrest him.

Police are asking the...

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses following a serious injury road traffic collision.

The incident involving a single vehicle occurred at around 3pm on Wednesday 18th June at the junction of Forder Valley and Novorossiysk Road in Plymouth.

A green coloured Toyota Avensis was travelling down Novorossiysk Road when it lost control and collided with street furniture...

Police are appealing for witnesses after two men were involved in a fight outside a school in Plymouth.

Two men started fighting outside Holy Cross Primary School on Beaumont Road on Friday 12 June between 3.15pm and 3.30pm following an altercation about a car.

A 34-year-old man and 42-year-old local man were arrested on suspicion of affray at the scene and later released on...

Police in Plymouth are seeking a 20-year-old man who has failed to comply with licence conditions following his release from prison.

Harry Eveleigh (pictured), who was originally charged with theft, was last seen on 5 June and extensive enquiries have been made to locate him and return him to prison.

Police are asking the public for information about Eveleigh’s whereabouts and...