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A child has been airlifted to Frenchay hospital in Bristol following an accident on the M5 near Tiverton.

The child was injured when the car he was travelling in left the slip road at junction 27 and overturned into a ditch.

Although hurt the child’s injuries were not life-threatening and no-one else in the vehicle was badly injured.

Devon and Somerset fire and Rescue confirmed that the car collided with the back of a heavy goods tanker before landing on its roof in the ditch.

The car had three children as passengers and all were assessed by ambulance crews...

Bethany has been found safe and well in Plymouth

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Police have said they are “growing increasingly concerned” for a 13-year-old girl who has been missing since yesterday morning.

Bethany Gordon, 13, was last seen yesterday morning at Barnstaple Retail Park wearing a green three quarter length coat, grey leggings and black and white shoes.

Police believe she may have made her way to the Plymouth area where she has friends.

Officers have begun searches in Barnstaple and Plymouth and are now...

Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary in Exmouth.

Officers are investigating the burglary of jewellery, commemorative coins, and foreign currency stolen from a house in Portland Avenue while the occupants were away on holiday sometime between 23 and 28 November 2013.

Police are also appealing for help in identifying items left behind in the break-in - believed to belong to the offender.

Officers found a blue and grey patterned purse attached to a key ring with a silver coloured metal clasp. Attached were two Yale keys (one silver coloured and one...

Police are investigating the theft of over £1,000 of charity money stolen from a Hospice charity fundraiser in Ilfracombe last Wednesday (18th December).

The money- thought to total £1,130- was stolen sometime between 8:45pm and 9:30pm, during the interval of a well attended Charity Bingo event in Combe Martin Village hall.

The money was taken from a tin on the hall’s stage at an event attended by over 150 people.

Police are asking that any witnesses or anyone who knows anything about the crime contact 101 quoting police reference CI/13/1457 or alternatively call...

Police in Devon and Cornwall and Dorset will review how the two forces can collaborate more effectively in “all policing areas”.

The review was revealed in a joint announcement from the Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners from both forces.

A project team is expected to carry out the review across a six month period, which will look into how to maintain a good service across both forces at a time when police budgets are decreasing.

Both forces will have to make savings in the next year with Devon and Cornwall police cutting its budget by £51m and...

Two police dogs with more than 18 years service between them will retire from the Force next month. German shepherd ‘Asbo’ and sprocker spaniel ‘Springo’ have both enjoyed long careers under the watchful eye of police dog handler, PC Ian Tolchard, based at Camborne. Asbo, a nine-year-old general purpose police dog, joined the Force in 2005 and has been highly successful in his role, finding missing people and locating criminals. One highlight was locating a confused, elderly patient and who had absconded from the Royal Cornwall Hospital at Treliske. Without being found there are doubts the...

A 12-year-old girl has been taken to Frenchay hospital in Bristol after being hit by a car in Newton Abbot yesterday afternoon. (Tuesday 17 December).

The girl, a pupil at Newton Abbot College, is in a critical but stable condition with a head injury.

The car is thought to have collided with the girl on Highweek Street at around 3.30pm while she was walking back from school.

The collision was witnessed by passersby including school pupils and the school will offer support to the children who witnessed the collision.

The driver, a 69-year-old woman, from the...

Police have charged a 64-year-old woman, Linda Elt from Chawleigh for attempting to damage or destroy property with the intent to endanger life.

Elt was arrested following a stand-off with armed police at a property in Chawleigh yesterday morning

Elt held petrol can and was making threats to harm herself, others and to damage the property.

Due to the nature of the threats the fire service was called to support the police.

She is due to appear in Exeter Magistrate’s Court later this afternoon.

A 62 year-old woman who threatened to harm herself and others has been arrested in Chawleigh this morning.

Police were called to a property in the village of Chawleigh, near Crediton just after 8:30 this morning (Monday 16 December) after reports that the woman was causing an obstruction.

On arrival they found the woman carrying a can of petrol and making threats to harm herself and others as well as damage the property.

Officers called for support from police negotiators and firearms officers and the fire service due to the nature of the threats.

After...

Christmas revellers who get into a spot of bother will be able to take advantage of a Help Zone in Exeter city centre next Friday (20 December). The Help Zone aims to help those who find themselves in difficulties following the excesses of Christmas parties, be it from injury, drinking too much alcohol or being a victim of violence. Situated at The Mint Methodist Church in Fore Street, the Help Zone is being trialled on 'Builder's Friday' - traditionally the busiest night for Christmas party goers. The initiative brings together paramedics, police and Exeter City Council staff in one...