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Police in Devon are urging pensioners to be vigilant after an elderly, vulnerable couple were targeted.

The warning follows a burglary in which thousands of pounds of cash was taken. The crime occurred between 8.00pm and 10.00pm on Thursday 4th September when three men attended the Devon couple's home clamimg to be HM Customs officers from Exeter.

They stated that they had arrested the occupant’s son and needed to search the property.

They did not offer any identification. The couple, who live in Okehampton, believing they were genuine, allowed the burglars to...

A cyclist has died after an horrific crash involving a lorry on the Exeter-bound carriageway of the A38.

The incident happened at 10.53am yesterday (5th September) approximately one mile from Lee Mill. The 58-year-old cyclist was treated at the scene before being conveyed by air ambulance to Derriford Hospital with serious injuries. He later died. The A38, Exeter bound was closed for five hours while officers from the Serious Collisions investigation Unit carried out their inquiries. Traffic in the area and on surrounding minor roads ground to a halt. The Lorry driver, a man, aged...

Prayers will be said this weekend for an Exeter community in mourning over the death of a 12-year-old boy.

The youngster died after a collision with a lorry on Topsham Road, close to Countess Wear roundabout on Thursday.

He was taken to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The lorry driver was uninjured.

The road was closed for five hours while serious collision investigators carried out an examination of the scene.

Rev Juliet Horwood, Curate for the Mission Community, St Luke's, Countess Wear, said her thoughts...

In the early evening of 29th August police attended the Old Railway Line, Cowleymoor, Tiverton, following a report that a 27 year old female had been stabbed at that location by a male known to her.

The female is currently receiving treatment and her injuries are not life threatening. Enquiries are ongoing to locate the male. This was an incident between two people known to each other.

If anyone has any information regarding the incident please contact Devon and Cornwall Police on 101 quoting Log 708 29/08/14 or alternatively call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or...

A community was today in mourning after the death of a 12-year-old boy following a collision with a lorry in Exeter.

Flowers were laid at the scene of the accident on the junction of Topsham Road and the Countess Wear roundabout.

Among the heartfelt messages was one which read: “The little lad with the biggest, cheesiest smile. Taken far too soon. RIP little fella. Bunches, Shannon, Alfie and Ellie xxxxx”.

Another read: “I send my love and thoughts to your family at this hard time. You were not alone in your final moments on this earth”.

Many drivers and...

A teenager has told The Exeter Daily how she witnessed the horrific scene following the accident in which a 12-year-old boy died.

The girl, who has asked not to be named, said she was returning from work when she saw paramedics treating the boy.

She said: “There was a lot of commotion and emergency vehicles on the scene, and they had put a large white sheet to cover up what was going on.

“I’ve never seen anything like that before so it must have been pretty horrific.”

The collision happened on the zebra crossing on the Topsham side of Countess Wear...

A 12-year-old boy has died after after he was involved in a collision with a skip lorry on a zebra crossing in Exeter yesterday afternoon (Thursday 28 August).

Police attended a road traffic collision at around 3.10pm on Topsham Road, near Countess Wear.

The collision happened on the zebra crossing on the Topsham side of Countess Wear roundabout and involved a 12-year-old boy, who was a pedestrian, and a skip lorry.

The boy, from Exeter, sustained serious injuries and was taken to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital where he was pronounced deceased shortly after arrival...

Police in Newton Abbot have issued images of two suspects they wish to identify following a spate of high value shoplifting offences. The two suspects are believed to be responsible for a series of high value shoplifting offences that have occurred in Newton Abbot, Plymouth and East Devon. On each occasion they act together, with the woman initially entering the store, selecting high value cosmetics and electrical items which she places in a basket.

Her male accomplice then enters the store a short time later pushing an empty push chair. The items are then placed in the push chair...

A motorcyclist was left in a serious condition following a collision on the A35 near Honiton. Police, ambulance and the air ambulance attended the incident which took place at 12.50pm at the junction of Ramsden Lane, Offwell. The collision involved a black Suzuki motorcycle, being ridden by a man in his fifties, and a red Toyota Yaris, being driven by a man in his eighties. The motorcyclist suffered serious chest and leg injuries and was airlifted to Derriford Hospital. His condition is described as life changing. Both men are local to Honiton. The accident happened on Sunday, 24 August...

Police attended a serious road traffic collision on the A361 North Devon link road on Friday morning, 22nd August, at around 11.30am near South molton.

Three vehicles were involved in the collison, a Peugeot 206, a Triumph Spitfire and a Renault Megane.

The Peugeot was travelling towards Barnstaple followed by the Triumph. The Renault was travelling in the opposite direction towards Tiverton

Two surf boards came off the roof bars of the Peugeot and flew into the air, one hitting the female passenger of the Triumph Spitfire (convertible) as the driver tried to take...