23+ hour, 7+ min ago  (310+ words) Paignton Pier (Image: Wendy Emlyn) A police dispersal order has been slapped on a seaside town centre in a bid to prevent antisocial behaviour. The order, put in place by Devon and Cornwall Police, covers a large area of Paignton…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (266+ words) Detectives investigating a serious sexual assault on a woman have released an e-fit of a man they want to question. Specialist detectives from Devon and Cornwall Police are currently investigating an incident that took place in Plymouth shortly after 4 am…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (226+ words) A man was arrested on suspicion of immigration offences during a police operation tackling illegal electric bicycles in Exeter. Police officers carried out proactive patrols in Exeter city centre, focusing on Sidwell Street, on Saturday, December 20. Exeter Police said on…...

8+ mon, 5+ day ago  (710+ words) Devon and Cornwall Police's Chief Constable has unexpectedly announced his retirement two years after he was suspended by the Crime Commissioner who appointed him to the role. Chief Constable Will Kerr OBE was suspended shortly before July 26, 2023 by Police and…...

6+ mon, 5+ day ago  (139+ words) An inquest has been opened into the death of an inmate at Exeter Prison. Steven Kempster, 65, was found unresponsive on the morning of September 15, the coroner has said. Emergency services attended and he was declared deceased at 5.52am. A post-mortem examination…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (912+ words) A flood defence lock gate has failed, causing boats to be trapped inside and outside of the harbour ahead of potential flooding and bad weather this evening (Tuesday, September 9). The lock gate, at Sutton Harbour, failed yesterday (Monday) and has…...

9+ mon, 5+ day ago  (893+ words) As "kamikaze" shoplifting sweeps Britain, a new crime map has revealed the Devon and Cornwall high streets most plagued by the retail theft "epidemic" - see how it compares where you live. Police in England and Wales recorded more than 500,000 shoplifting…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (511+ words) New laws after a disease outbreak means people coming from hotspots including Spain, France, Italy and Greece face possible "5,000 penalties...