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Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner is calling for action to prevent a continual drain on resources to support national policing. As part of the "mutual aid" agreement, the Devon and Cornwall force is required to provide officers for events such as the NATO summit and Olympics. However Tony Hogg is worried about the impact on effective local policing, particularly during the summer months when more than eight million people visit Devon and Cornwall.

Resources are already fully stretched during this period, and although money is refunded to the force for use of...

Devon and Cornwall Police has donated £2,500 to Mid Devon District Council in an initiative that will see an upgrade to Tiverton town’s CCTV system.

There are currently sixteen CCTV cameras plotted around the town centre and it is hoped that this will be increased by a further two. Images from each camera are sent via a fibre optic cable to the CCTV operating room and recorded on a digital video recorder which can be used in criminal investigations. Devon and Cornwall Police rely on this footage to identify offenders and bring them to justice. In addition to the new cameras, there...

Police are investigating an attempted burglary at a commercial premises in Exeter on Monday 9 June.

Four men were spotted on CCTV allegedly attempting to break into the premises in Yeoford Way, Marsh Barton at around 2.40am

The men allegedly climbed the security gate and attempted to break into a shipping container at the rear of the premises.

A police dog assisted local officers in detaining the men.

Two 19-year-olds from Exeter, a 17-year-old from Newton Abbot, and a 17-year-old from Exmouth were arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary and taken to...

Police in north Devon are appealing for information after £5,000 worth of jewellery was stolen during a burglary at an elderly woman’s South Molton home.

The woman in her 80s, discovered her house had been burgled after returning from a holiday visiting family in Australia.

More than 20 items (pictured), including a wedding ring and eternity ring, were taken from the house in North Road sometime between the early hours of Sunday 30 March and 7pm on Sunday 1 June.

It is believed the offender(s) entered the property by removing a glass panel on the locked front door....

Five young people have been arrested in connection to a major fire at a disused Pontins holiday park in Brixham last night.

The fire was started yesterday afternoon and resulted in substancial damage to part of the property on Wall Park Road.

Emergency services attended the fire just before 5pm on following numerous reports from the public that there was large blaze and heavy smoke.

Two Fire crews initally attended the scene but the rapid spread of the fire meant they quickly called for backup from more crews.

Road closures were put in place and warnings...

With the FIFA World Cup less than two weeks away, Devon and Cornwall Police is launching its annual summer drink and drug driving crackdown. Sunday, June 1, 2014, will see the launch of the initiative in support of a wider national campaign to reduce risk on our roads. The consequences of driving while over the limit the morning after drinking are a particular focus of the campaign with late night World Cup matches, including England games, taking place from Thursday, June 12. Despite long term reductions, drink driving still accounts for 15% of road deaths and almost 10,000 casualties...

Police in Ottery St Mary are investigating the theft of a rare vintage car from the town overnight.

The 1968 MKII Austin Mini Cooper was stolen from a car park at Otter Mills Switch Gear on Mill Street.

The owner went out from his home earlier today to find the car had been taken.

The car is white in colour with black wheels and a black roof with the registration mark NDV 919G.

Police are now investigating the theft and would like to speak with anyone who may have seen the £6,500 classic car being driven between the hours of 4.30pm on 29 May and 11am the...

Police in Cullompton are appealing for witnesses following a robbery in the Town. The incident occurred in Middle Mill Lane, Cullompton, between 11.30pm and midnight on Sunday 25th May. A 19yr old woman was walking down Middle Mill Lane, Cullompton, from the High Street, towards the Tesco Superstore when she was pushed from behind by a man.

She fell to the floor and whilst there the man grabbed her handbag. He then rifled through the bag briefly, removing a bank card and threw the bag back on to the floor before making off from the scene. The victim received only minor grazing to...

Two women who died in a coach in Cornwall have been named locally as Margaret Luxton and Carol Mundoon. The women died when the coach they were travelling in hit a wall on the A387 near Looe on Tuesday 13 May. 13 people were hospitalised by injuries received in the crash but have now been discharged. Others with minor injuries were assessed and treated by paramedics at the scene. The coach was hired for a trip organised by Exmouth Age Concern. The 57-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and has been released on bail until 11 August. Although named...

Police are investigating a Burglary which took place at Lloyds TSB bank at Pinhoe, Exeter over the weekend between Sunday evening and the early hours of Monday morning.

Officers were called by staff at 11.45am on Monday, 26th May and attended Lloyds Bank, Main Road.

Thieve(s) had entered the bank through the roof and stole a large quantity of cash, believed to be in the tens of thousands, from the cashpoint.

Officers are currently carrying out enquiries and are keen to hear from anyone with information.

Det Sgt Dean Bassett said: “This appears to be a well...