Devon and Cornwall Police has today, Wednesday, November 26, 2014, signed a landmark contract with BT for the provision of IT infrastructure and support services to the Force.
Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer today signed the agreement with BT Global Services president of Global Government and Health, Ian Dalton. The contract will see BT provide both support for and development of IT services for the next five years – with the option to extend to nine years.
The service will begin April 1, 2015, and will mean a change in service provider for the Force, currently Capita Group...
Police in Exeter are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was assaulted in Exeter at the weekend.
A 33-year-old local man was walking home with his wife along Sidwell Street when he became involved in a verbal altercation with a woman and two men outside the Odeon cinema.
One member of the group punched the victim to the face causing him to fall to the floor.
He suffered a minor facial injury as a result of the incident, which happened on Sunday 23 November between 12.20am and 12.30am.
The suspects are described as white and in their early 20s...
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a fatal road traffic collision on the B3180 near Daisy Mount, Ottery St Mary last night (Monday 24 November).
The incident happened shortly before 10pm on Monday when a blue Ford Mondeo car was involved in a collision with a male pedestrian outside of the West Hill Nursery.
The pedestrian, a 42-year-old local man, died at the scene following the collision.
He is believed to have been walking along the road at the time of the incident.
Police would like to hear from anyone who may have been driving in...
An investigation has been launched after technical issues affected non-emergency police and NHS phone lines for a number of hours today.
Police forces across the UK, in including Devon & Cornwall Police, reported problems with 101 between 9am and 1pm today. The 111 NHS number also went down, as well as some other services including RAC Breakdown recovery.
Vodafone, which operates both numbers, apologised and is investigating.
Police in Exeter are appealing for information following three linked sexual assaults.
Two assaults occurred along the footpath which runs alongside the River Exe opposite the Quay area of Exeter and down towards Double Locks public house.
On both occasions the offender approached the female victims on a bicycle and touched them inappropriately before riding off.
The first incident occurred at around 5pm on Tuesday 11th November, up river from the Double Locks public house.
A man approached the female victim on a bicycle and sexually assaulted her before...
Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has today (Thursday 20 November) published the findings of a review, undertaken by his office, into Devon and Cornwall’s Police 101 non-emergency service.
The main findings of the report are:
Calls are answered promptly at the switchboard and within times that are consistent with other forces, or equivalent non-emergency contact services;
However, the average waiting time to speak with someone that can handle the callers query is over six minutes;
Half of all callers wait over 10 minutes and one in five
Devon and Cornwall police has launched a murder investigation in Barnstaple.
A murder investigation was launched following the discovery of the body of a 59 year old woman at a property in Barnstaple, North Devon on Monday 17th November.
Officers attended a property in Sunflower Road, Barnstaple on Monday 17th November at 2.20pm after a call from the ambulance service.
The death was initially treated as unexplained but following enquires a 38 year old local man was arrested during the evening on Tuesday 18th November on suspicion of murder.
Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg is taking a national lead in the battle to cut alcohol related crime and harm, which is estimated to cost the country £11 billion annually. Mr Hogg will chair a national PCC group which has a clear vision to reduce alcohol misuse and the associated huge cost for policing and health. It will focus on changing attitudes, deterring offenders and tackling irresponsible supply. Eight other Commissioners have so far joined Mr Hogg in the cross party group, which has four main aims:
Police are currently dealing with three separate collisions on the A38 Plymouth to Exeter road.
A woman was treated at the scene following a single vehicle collision on the Exeter bound A38 near Rattery. The collision took place at 11.20am and police, ambulance crews and the fire service attended scene. She was taken to Derriford Hospital with a shoulder injury.
Both sides of the carriageway are closed while the air ambulance lands.
A short time later, at 11.25am, police attended a two vehicle collision at South Brent on the Exeter bound road. A van and lorry were...
Zephyr, the south west’s regional organised crime unit, has made arrests in Scotland as part of its ongoing probe into courier fraud.
Detectives from Zephyr were joined by officers from Police Scotland to execute search warrants on properties in the Castlemilk and Crosshill areas of the city of Glasgow.
They are the first arrests made north of the border and follow arrests throughout the south west and in East London.
A 43-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit fraud and money-laundering offences. Officers seized a...
