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Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables from the five south west forces have signed an agreement for Special Branch collaboration across the region.

Special Branch units from Devon and Cornwall, Avon and Somerset, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire police forces will unite under shared management for investigative and intelligence work. This includes counter terrorism...

Young people in Plymouth are being urged to become fearless in the fight against crime following the launch of a new service for the city.

Fearless.org is a website from the independent charity Crimestoppers where young people can get information about crimes that affect them.

It also gives them the opportunity to pass on information about crime totally anonymously and it is...

Police have issued brief CCTV footage showing the last sighting of the missing Polish woman Magdalena Krawiec in Marine Drive near the Radcliffe Hotel in Paignton on Monday 13th May.

PCSO’s will be in this area over the weekend carrying out public engagement and providing posters with information.

The CCTV footage follows the picture released on Wednesday 22 May showing a...

Police are investigating the theft of three valuable Robert Lenkiewicz paintings from a Plymouth home.

The offenders broke into the property in Mannamead Road between 8.30am and 9.10am yesterday (23 May) and escaped with the autographed artwork, valued at £5,700.

One of the paintings measures 2.5 metres by 1.5 metres and depicts two horses, one white and one black, and is in...

Police will again instigate Operation Derig this Bank Holiday weekend aimed at preventing or disrupting organised illegal raves.

The police clampdown is a response to the impact that these events have on police resources. According to Devon and Cornwall Police: "Each year in Devon and Cornwall a significant police resource is required to respond and manage the removal of a number of...

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating how Devon and Cornwall Police handled reports concerning the welfare of a 34-year-old man who later died in Derriford Hospital.

Shortly before 1am on Tuesday 14 May, a woman contacted Devon and Cornwall Police to report her concerns for the man’s welfare.

Police officers attended the man’s home, in Plymouth,...

Police have released a new CCTV image showing the last known sighting of Magdalena Krawiec, the missing 20-year-old Polish woman.

The picture shows a woman walking along Marine Drive near the Redcliffe Hotel in Paignton in the direction of Torquay on Monday 13 May at 8.17pm (it was previously reported that the last sighting had been on Tuesday 14 May). The woman in the photo has been...

Police are keen to trace the rider of a large black motorcycle that was seen overtaking cars along Novorossisk Road, Plymouth just prior to a collision on Saturday 18 May 2013.

The collision took place at about 2.15pm near the junction of Colwill Road. Two cars were involved - a blue Peugeot 207 from Plymouth and a red Kia from the Yelverton area.

The fire and ambulance...

Police are continuing to hunt for a missing 20-year-old Polish woman from Paignton who disappeared last week.

They have repeated appeals for the public’s help in tracing Magdalena Krawiec (pronounced Crab-ic) and issued a new photograph of her.

The police investigation, named Operation Seeker, has intensified as concern grows for Ms Krawiec's wheareabouts. The help of Dartmoor...

Police are growing increasingly concerned for the safety of a missing 20-year-old Polish woman from Paignton.

They are appealing for the public’s help in tracing Magdalena Krawiec (pronounced Crab-ic) and have enlisted the help of Dartmoor Search and Rescue and the Coastguard in the search for the young woman.

Ms Krawiec is new to the area having only arrived in the UK on...