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Police are appealing for information after a spate of off-road motorcycle thefts in the Teignbridge area over the last weekend.

Some five bikes worth £34,000 were taken in one raid from a remote location in Tedburn St Mary.

The five bikes belong to motocross freestyle professional Jamie Sqiubb (pictured) whose bikes are his livelihood.

Taken were a green 2014 Kawaski...

A man who died after his car collided with a tree on 14 February has been named as 47-year-old Richard Golborn from Plymouth.

Mr Golborn is thought to have been travelling from Totnes towards Avonwick on the A385 when his vehicle, a black Ford Focus, left the road and collided with a tree shortly before 2pm.

Police said he was the only occupant of the car and that no other...

Police have seized a large quantity of suspected drugs and £30,000 cash from an address in Okehampton.

Officers executed a search warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act on 19 February and seized the cash, more than 1,000 tablets, white powder and a large quantity of suspected cannabis resin.

A 56-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs with intent to...

Police are appealing for information after a man suffered a fractured skull in an assault outside a Plymouth nightclub.

The 21-year-old was waiting with his girlfriend outside Reflex nightclub around 2.45am on Saturday (15 February) when the incident happened.

He became involved in an argument with another man who was being racially abusive to people in the queue.

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Police are seeking information following a robbery in Plymouth where a woman had her purse stolen.

The incident happened in an alleyway near Penrose Street and Oxford Street around 6pm on Wednesday 12 February.

The 23-year-old woman was approached from behind by a man who grabbed hold of her handbag and demanded it from her.

When she turned around he punched her in...

Police are investigating after the till was stolen from Whitleigh Green Chinese Takeaway in Plymouth at the weekend.

Offenders kicked in a front door panel at the premises some time between 10pm on Saturday (8 February) and 1.30pm the next day.

They escaped with a grey till which contained £50 cash.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the burglary and are asking...

A new National Rural Crime Network, endorsed by 18 of the UK’s Police and Crime Commissioners, including Devon and Cornwall’s Tony Hogg, has been set-up to help tackle rural crime more effectively in England and Wales.

A further eight Commissioners are considering joining the group which could bring the total to around two thirds of PCCs across the two countries.

Once...

Police are asking for witnesses to come forward following a serious collision in Plympton between a car and a pedestrian.

A man in his eighties suffered serious leg and shoulder injuries as a result of the collision which took place on the Ridgeway around 11.30am on Wednesday 5th February 2014.

He was treated by an ambulance crew at the scene before being taken to hospital for...

Police are appealing for witness after a man and woman were assaulted outside the social club on Ker Street, Devonport, Plymouth on Friday 7 February 2014.

At around 11.20pm, following a disagreement inside the club, a group of men and women left a private function.

The disagreement continued outside and, as a result, a 26-year-old local man was bitten on the side of his face...

Police have made a new appeal to help trace 36 year-old Plymouth man Michael Liddedale.

Lidderdale, who is known as Tye, is wanted by police after failing to comply with the conditions of a supervision order following his release from prison.

He was recalled to prison on 7 November but has so far not been located. He was originally convicted of fraud.

He is described as...