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Two further men charged in connection with Mutley Plain stabbing

Two Plymouth men, Daryl Baxter, age 38 of Blandford Road and Thomas Tatam, age 24 of Amherst Road, have been charged with intentionally encouraging or assisting the commission of an indictable offence.

The charges relate to the stabbing of a 23-year-old man in the Mutley Plain area of the city on the night of 13 April 2013.

They are due to appear at Plymouth Magistrates’...

Missing Plymouth man is found safe and well

A 56-year-old man who was reported missing in the early hours of Monday morning (13 May) has been found safe and well.

Police had been concerned for the welfare of Christopher Pearce from Plymouth, a rough sleeper who is known to frequent the city centre as well as other areas. Initial checks and searches had failed to discover his whereabouts.

Mr Pearce was located in the...

Record number of children safeguarded by CEOP

A record number of children have been safeguarded from sexual abusers in the past year, figures from the UK’s leading child protection agency reveal today.

In 2012/2013, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre safeguarded and protected 790 children – an increase of 85 per cent on the previous year, and the highest yearly figure since the Centre launched in 2006. It...

Police appeal for help to locate man missing from the Plymouth area

Update 14 May: Christopher was found safe and well in the local area late last night.

Reported 13 May 2013: Police are appealing for help from the public in finding a missing man from the Plymouth area.

Police have concerns for the welfare of Christopher Pearce, 56, and have been actively seeking him since around 4am this morning (Monday 13 May 2013).

Christopher is a...

Fire in Newquay destroys a third of Western Greyhound's bus fleet

Devon & Cornwall Police say that they received a call at 1.17am this morning (3 May 2013) reporting that a number of buses were on fire in the Summercourt area of Cornwall.

It is thought that at least 37 buses have been deystroyed by fire, a third of bus firm Western Greyhound's fleet, which will impact on the bus service provided in mid-Cornwall. There were no persons injured as a...

Warning to motorists after opportunistic Dartmoor theft

Motorists are being urged not to leave valuables on show in their vehicles when visiting beauty spots in Devon and Cornwall.

The warning comes from police after thieves targeted a vehicle on Dartmoor on Monday 6 May.

Thieves forced the door of the locked Nissan Micra in a car park between Poundsgate and Dartmeet around 6pm and stole a handbag. The handbag contained a driving...

Plymouth man missing for several days has been located

Police have confirmed that Christopher Mason who had been missing since last Thursday (2 May) has been located safe and well in the Paignton area.

Mr Mason, 28, is from Beacon Park and concerns were raised after he had been missing for several days with police calling for any information from the public.

Missing Plymouth woman found

Police have confirmed that Katherine Powell who went missing from her Eggbuckland home on the evening of Tuesday 7 May has been located.

Police had been concerned for the welfare of the missing 42-year-old and earlier today had issued an appeal to the public for any information.

Missing Ilfracombe woman found

Police have confirmed that Kathleen Tubby who went missing from her Ilfracombe home yesterday morning has been found in Bideford.

Concerns were raised for the welfare of the 62-year-old woman after she had disappeared from her home at around 7.50am yesterday (7 May).

Wanted man apprehended by police

Police have apprehended a man wanted in connection with a recall to prison for breaching his licence conditions.

Jamie Muttram was apprehend on 5 May and has been returned to prison.

Police had appealed for information last week on the whereabouts of Mr Muttram.

It is believed the 21-year-old has links to the Plymouth area.

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