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Police officers are appealing for residents in the Ernesettle area of Plymouth to call police if they find a knife in or near to their gardens.

The appeal follows a serious assault in a property in Rochford Crescent in the early hours of 16 November 2013.

A 22-year-old man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

Officers investigating are asking...

The family of Geraint Hughes, found stabbed at a property in the Feock area, near Truro, last week have released the following tribute.

“We are devastated by the tragic loss of our devoted and caring father. He was always there for us and we cannot believe he is gone. The last time we were all together was at the wedding just six weeks ago. We will always cherish the happiness we...

Police are appealing for witnesses following reports of a bogus police officer stop-checking vehicles. Officers are aware of two incidents in the Plymouth area where the driver of an unmarked Volvo has attempted to stop other drivers for "traffic offences". A man, dressed in plain clothes, has been using a silver-coloured Volvo V70 which has been equipped with flashing lights and a siren. In...

Devon and Cornwall police are to get £300,000 from the government to increase the practice of Restorative Justice as a punishment for some crimes.

Tony Hogg, the Police & Crime Commissioner will be given the funding over the next two years (£114,535 in 2013-14 and £185,000 in 2014-15).

Mr Hogg said: “Restorative justice is in some ways a simple subject and in some ways a...

A national campaign launched yesterday (18 November) by the charity Brake at the start of Road Safety Week calls on drivers to tune in to road safety, to prevent appalling crashes caused by multi-tasking at the wheel.

The campaign appeals to drivers to turn off their phones or put them in the boot, and urges everyone to refuse to speak on the phone to someone who’s driving. It is being...

Police in Plymouth are seeking a man who entered flats in Hanover Court, on the Barbican in Plymouth and appeared to target an elderly lady during a distraction type burglary.

The man entered the flats between 8.30pm and 9.30pm on Friday 15th November 2013 through a communal door. He then knocked on the victim’s door and invited himself in for a drink, persistently telling the occupant...

Police are investigating after a mystery pool of blood was found on Hoe Road in Plymouth at the weekend.

The blood was found near the bathing area changing rooms on Hoe Road at 8am on Sunday 17 November.

The location was not near the area known locally as the Wedding Cake as previously stated.

Anyone with any information about this should contact the police by...

Police are searching for a Plymouth man who was reported missing last week.

Timothy Harwood, 47, was reported missing on Thursday 14 November 2013 when he failed to return home.

Mr Harwood lives in the Efford area of Plymouth though most recently he has been living in the Dean Cross area of Plymstock.

He was last seen walking along Billacombe Road towards Plymouth at...

Police in the Plymouth area are searching for 40-year-old Robert Moogan, who is wanted in connection with a recall to prison due to a breach of his licence conditions.

The police would like any information relating to his whereabouts or to assist in finding him and are proactively following a number of lines of enquiry to locate him. He will be arrested once found.

Mr Moogan is...

A Plymouth woman based in the Barbican area who reported a burglar had taken a picture of himself on her phone has said that she knows the man in the photo.

The woman found a picture on her mobile of an unknown man in her home prompting her to believe that a burglar had left a chilling calling card.

However in what the police have called a “genuine lapse in memory” the unnamed...