Police confirmed that a replica assault rifle found after a car chase and armed police response was actually a water gun. Three teenagers after armed officers and a police helicopter were deployed to Plympton, in Plymouth, following reports of a ‘gun’ being brandished from a car window travelling from Newton …
Read More »Brazen burglar ransacks home in Torquay while resident was inside
Police have released an image of a man they would like to identify after a brazen burglary in Torquay. A property along Babbacombe Road was broken into around midnight on Thursday, August 8. A man entered the house while the occupant was inside. The thief took a passport, bank cards …
Read More »Police shut down reports of attempted child abduction at petrol station in Cornwall
Devon and Cornwall Police have shut down rumours of an attempted child abduction in Cornwall this morning (Wednesday). A post appeared on X (formerly Twitter ) at around 9.30am on Wednesday morning claiming a “very young girl” had been found at a Cornwall petrol station, “terrified” after a man had …
Read More »Police called after woman spotted on A38 – Plymouth Live
… post – but now Royal Mail staff have set the record straight · Heroic children rush to aid of Plymouth crash victim after hearing loud bang · Weston … Source link
Read More »Spar and Post Office ram raiders escape with cash and vapes
A Devon Spar and Post Office has been targeted in a late-night ram raid. A quantity of money and vapes were taken during the break in. Police were called around 3.45am to the Spar and Post Office in Bampton. A door had been forced open and an amount of money …
Read More »Jailed in February at Truro Crown Court: sick paedophile, vile stalker, rampage teen, shooter, hammer attacker, drugs gang
February in Truro Crown Court was largely dominated by one trial, that of three people accused over the incident outside a Bodmin nightclub that left one man dead and several others injured. The case has been heard over several weeks, culminating in the jury going out to consider its verdict …
Read More »Royal Mail truck driver seriously injured after A30 crash with crop sprayer
A man in his 40s has been hospitalised with serious injuries following a crash on the A30. The crash involved a red Royal Mail truck and a red Bateman agricultural crop sprayer at around 8.10pm on Friday, August 25. Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police were first alerted to the …
Read More »Man arrested after incident in Truro city centre
A man has been arrested following an incident in Truro city centre. Police were called to Victoria Square on Thursday afternoon. The call to Devon and Cornwall Police followed reports of a man shoplifting from a store. Eyewitnesses said that a riot van and a police car arrived, with a …
Read More »Jailed at Truro Crown Court in April: Rapist, paedophile and drugs gang taken off Cornwall streets
The months are flying by and hopefully better weather and warmer temperatures are just around the corner. But regardless of the weather outside the wheels of justice continue to turn at Truro Crown Court. Throughout April a number of criminals were jailed at the court, for crimes spanning the criminal …
Read More »Amazon delivery driver raped teenager in alley next to Exeter nightclub
An Amazon delivery driver has been warned to face a long jail sentence after being found guilty of raping a teenager in an alleyway as she walked home from a night club. Gheorghe Bertlef stalked the 18-year-old through the streets of Exeter before manhandling her into the alley off Hoopern …
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