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The charity Crimestoppers is working with all five police forces across the South West in an advan campaign from today, to tackle criminal drug gangs operating across county boundaries. Crimestoppers which is independent of the police is working with Avon and Somerset, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Dorset and Devon & Cornwall forces to highlight the harm and exploitation of drug networks....

Police investigating two assaults in Plymouth have released pictures of a man and woman they would like to speak to in connection with the incidents.

They happened between midnight and 1am on Saturday 8 October, in Plymouth city centre.

During an altercation between two men, a man sustained a head injury which required hospital treatment. In a second incident, a man...

Police investigating two reported robberies in Plymouth on Sunday 25 September are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

The first incident took place at around 10.50pm on the railway bridge on Sutherland Road, when a woman in her 20s was approached by a man, who took her handbag and ran off towards Restormel Road.

Police are trying to locate the stolen property,...

Police are warning residents in Devon to be vigilant following a phone scam in which the caller is pretending to be a police officer.

Officers are currently investigating reports of a scam, one of which led to a woman in her 70s drawing out a substantial amount of money, but thankfully did not hand this over and instead contacted the police.

Another report has been received...

Operation Scorpion is a joined-up collaboration between the five police forces in the South West region (Avon and Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire), alongside their respective offices of Police and Crime Commissioners, the British Transport Police, South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SW ROCU) and the charity Crimestoppers to combine resources to tackle...

Police investigating reports of a phone scam which has led to two people in their 80s handing over substantial sums of money are appealing for information.

Officers are also warning residents in Devon to be vigilant of the scam, in which the caller is pretending to be a police officer.

Detectives say they have had an increased number of calls about this scam over the past...

Police investigating six burglaries in Plymouth and South Devon believe the crimes could be linked.

Officers are appealing for any witnesses to come forward after entry was forced into individual properties in Kingsteignton, Tavistock, Chudleigh and Paignton, as well as into two properties in Plymouth, between Friday 29 April and Wednesday 11 May.

A substantial amount of...

Devon and Cornwall Police are appealing for people to hand in unwanted guns and ammunition during a two-week surrender period from Thursday 12 May to Sunday 29 May.

Many firearms are held in innocence and ignorance of their illegality or are overlooked and forgotten in people’s homes. Examples of this are shotguns or rifles for which the licence has expired or perhaps handguns...

Street marshals will help make Exmouth a safer place this summer thanks to funding from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.

The office is supporting East Devon District Council with marshalling aimed specifically at preventing antisocial behaviour (ASB) by young people, a theme which ties in directly with Devon and Cornwall Police’s Operation Marnow summer policing...

Devon and Cornwall have been bolstered by 141 extra officers since the government launched its major police recruitment drive a year ago, new figures show.

It brings the total number of police across the force area to 3,273, meaning there are now more frontline officers on our streets to keep the public safe.

Since the launch of the recruitment campaign, a total of 5,824...