Residents of East Devon have been warned to be on their guard against a possible telephone scam in which a caller claims to be representing the local authority.
EDDC has received five reports in the past few days and has been in touch with Devon and Somerset Trading Standards, who are investigating after other incidences were reported to them.
There is a pattern to the calls, which are believed to be a scam. A man with what sounds like an Indian accent phones and says he’s from East Devon District Council or Devon Council. He tells the resident he’s calling about an...
Emegency services have been called following a serious road traffic collision on Tedburn Road, Whitstone (the old A30) after two cars have left the road at around 12.30pm today.
It is believed that there are multiple injuries and the road is currently closed between the garage near Ide and Tedburn Road as police, paramedics, fire and air ambulance attending the scene.
The A30 itself is open.
Police are appealing for witnesses and would like to speak to anyone who was in the area or witnessed the crash to contact them on 101 quoting police log 327 for the 12th May...
Cub Scouts in Devon well and truly did their best to become the first owners of a re-launched police badge in Devon and Cornwall.
More than 30 Cub Scouts from Highweek and Kingskerswell studied personal safety and detective skills to earn the newly-restored Devon and Cornwall Police Cub Scout Badge.
The badge was first presented some years ago but was not being awarded very often. Now thanks to the support of Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer and Assistant Cub Scout Commissioner Sandra Johnson, the badge has been re-launched.
An Exeter man has sustained life-changing injuries in a collision which killed two people and left four others seriously injured.
The collision happened at around 10.15pm yesterday evening (Friday 8 May) on the A37 near Grimstone in Dorset.
Two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision – a blue Volkswagen Transporter van being driven by a man from Poole and a black Volkswagen Golf being driven by a man from Devon.
Two people – a 25-year-old woman from Bridport and a 45-year-old man from Poole – have died. Their next of kin have been informed and the coroner...
Update: 4pm 9 May 2015 - Police have reported that Clay Bamford has been found safe and well.
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Police are appealing to the public to help them locate Clay Bamford who has been missing from Paignton since Monday 4th May.
14-year-old Clay has been known to have visited Exeter, Plymouth and most recently Cornwall.
Clay is described as white male, slim, 6ft, short dark brown hair with hazel eyes. Last believed to be wearing a light grey hoody, dark grey jeans, trainers, a grey baseball cap, grey Bob Marley t-shirt with a red, green and yellow...
Local farmers are being encouraged to sign up to a new police scheme to help drive down rural crime across Teignbridge and south Dartmoor.
Teignbridge neighbourhood policing team has set up the new Farmwatch scheme to help prevent and detect rural thefts and burglaries.
As part of the initiative farmers will receive information and crime warnings for their local area through the Force Community Messaging system, and will be assisted by police to better secure their property and premises against crime.
The launch of Farmwatch comes in response to ongoing thefts of...
A road safety campaign which was launched in Devon last year has been so successful, it's to have its own national awareness day.
The My Red Thumb campaign, hit the headlines last May as a multi-agency road safety campaign designed to raise awareness of the risks of distraction specifically associated with using a mobile phone while driving.
The aim of the campaign was to reach as many road users as possible through the use of social media and to use behavioural change techniques to encourage people to change their habits.
Detectives have launched a murder enquiry into the death of a 76-year-old old woman from Plymouth.
Police and ambulance were called to an address on Ashleigh Close, Tamerton Foliot in Plymouth at around 9.15am on Tuesday 5 May following reports of a disturbance at the property.
On arrival officers found the woman deceased and a 79-year-old man who was injured, in a collapsed state. He was treated at the scene and has since been taken to Derriford Hospital where he remains in a serious condition.
Detectives plan to speak to him at a later stage when his condition has...
Police have issued a CCTV image of a woman they wish to speak to in connection with a theft.
Almost £4,000 was taken when a 91 year-old woman had her cash card stolen.
The card was used to withdraw money between 27 January 2015 and 26 February 2015 from the Barclays cash point in Newton Abbot.
The suspect is described as a white woman, aged 40-50, approximately 5’ 6” in height and having auburn coloured, bobbed hair. On occasions she wore a red, half -length padded jacket with a black fur collar, and black boots. She can be seen carrying an over the shoulder satchel...
