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Two men sought after serious assault in Plymouth

Detectives are seeking witnesses to an unprovoked assault in Plymouth which left a man with serious facial injuries.

The man was walking home when he was approached by two unknown men in Trelawney Avenue, St Budeaux.

He was repeatedly punched and possibly hit with an unknown object.

The victim, in his 40s and from Plymouth, sustained facial fractures and cuts and...

Police In Bideford Tackle Retail Crime

Police in Bideford, North Devon, have launched a new initiative to tackle shoplifting in the town, as well as the associated problem of handling stolen goods.

Neighbourhood Beat Sergeant Glyn Clark and his team are working with local retail bosses to reduce levels of shoplifting in the run up to Christmas and beyond.

He is encouraging store managers to work more closely with...

Police appeal following serious sexual assault in Barnstaple

Police investigating a report of serious sexual assault on a woman in Barnstaple on Friday 16 December are trying to trace a taxi driver as a witness, who may have important information.

Officers would like to hear from the driver of a licensed Hackney Carriage taxi, who was working at around 2.15am, who may have valuable information for the investigation.

A man, who was...

Trading Standards and police join forces to tackle illegal vape sales

Illegal vapes with a street value of approximately £7400 worth has been seized from a store in Plymouth following an operation by Trading Standards and Devon and Cornwall Police.

Heart of the South West Trading Standards and Devon and Cornwall Police have visited a number of knife retailers as part of the Police’s Operation Sceptre campaign. Trading Standards were ensuring that...

Police appeal for help to identify body found on coastline at Sidmouth

Police are appealing for the public’s help to identify a man who was found deceased at Sidmouth this week.

Officers were called at 2.20pm on Thursday 24 November after the man’s body was found on rocks at The Esplanade, Sidmouth.

Detectives are now working to establish who he may be and to locate his next of kin. They have eliminated any known local missing people from their...

Drugs and cash seized during proactive vehicle stops

Two vehicles stopped in Devon this week has led to nearly £500k in commodities seized.

On Tuesday 15 November, officers from the Plymouth Proactive Unit and Road Crime Unit stopped a Ford van travelling on the A38 near Ivybridge at around 4.30pm.

Officers carried out a search of the van under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act where they located around four kilograms of...

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