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Zephyr, the south west’s regional organised crime unit, has made arrests in Scotland as part of its ongoing probe into courier fraud.

Detectives from Zephyr were joined by officers from Police Scotland to execute search warrants on properties in the Castlemilk and Crosshill areas of the city of Glasgow.

They are the first arrests made north of the border and follow arrests...

Police are trying to trace a witness who may be able to assist police after a woman was assaulted in Plymouth.

Two men were following two women from the St Andrews Cross post office, towards the subway to Bretonside bus station between 00.10am and 00.30am on Sunday 12 October when one of the men made a racist comment about the women.

The men were challenged by the women and the...

Two PCSOs have been praised by paramedics after saving a man’s life in Devonport on Wednesday (12 November).

PCSO Sam Blake and PCSO Sam Welch were flagged down by a member of public on Charlotte Street at around 3.15pm after a 56-year-old man had collapsed and was laying unconscious in the Morice Town Convenience Store.

While running to the store, the officers radioed for...

Detectives have launched an investigation following the sudden death of an elderly man in Plymouth.

Officers were called to a property in Telegraph Wharf, Stonehouse, just after 8pm on Sunday 9 November.

A 74-year-old man was found deceased at the address and police are treating the death as unexplained.

A 49-year-old Plymouth man was arrested at the scene on...

British Transport Police (BTP) officers are appealing for the public’s help to identify a woman they would like to speak to in connection with the theft of a purse.

Officers believe the woman in these photographs will have information which can assist the investigation into the incident which took place in the Pumpkin Cafe at Plymouth railway station on Monday, 6 October 2014.

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Police in Plymouth are appealing for information following two linked robberies which occurred early yeseterday morning, Wednesday 5 November.

The first robbery occurred around 6.15am at the Muldowney Newsagents in Ridgeway, Plympton.

The offender entered the shop and demanding money. However the male member of staff challenged him, grappling with him and the offender left...

Recorded crime in Devon and Cornwall has fallen by almost 4% over the last year according to statistics published today (16 October).

Overall crime for the 12 months to September 2014 fell by 3.9%, a drop of 3,336 crimes, compared to the same period in 2012/13.

Victim-based crime, a key performance measure for the Police and Crime Commissioner, is down by 5.3% or 3,297 offences...

Devon and Cornwall Police are hosting a regional Modern Slavery Conference today to coincide with Anti Slavery Day on Saturday (18 October).

The conference is the first wave in building awareness for partners to try and combat the growing issues of slavery across the South West region.

The purpose of the conference is to outline the current national context in respect of Modern...

Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision involving a car and a pedestrian in Plymouth.

The car was in collision with an 11-year-old boy at around 3.30pm on Monday 13 October on Delamere Road, Eggbuckland, near the Shimla Indian Restaurant.

The driver of the car continued on her journey, without leaving any details, after a witness indicated to her that the boy was...

Residents in Plymouth are being urged to report hate crimes as part of Hate Crime Awareness Week (11th-18th October 2014).

Hate crimes are any crimes that are targeted at a person because of hostility or prejudice towards that person’s disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or transgender identity.

A number of events are taking place in...