As Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg reaches a notable milestone on Friday 1 March - 100 days in office - he has reinforced his determination to make a real difference and says he is looking forward to the next 1,000 days, and beyond.
Since being elected in mid-November, Tony Hogg has overseen the appointment of a new Chief Constable, published his Police and Crime plan, and set budgets.
He has already received encouraging feedback from local people about how he is developing the role, and engaging directly with them. He has met numerous partners,...
A silver chalice and a silver wafer box have been returned to the church from where they were stolen at the end of January 2013. The theft happened between 20 and 24 January at the Church of St Michaels & All Angels in Otterton, East Devon. Two other chalices, a Grimaldi and a Philips, were also stolen from the vestry at the time and these have yet to be recovered. The returned chalices were left in Colaton Raleigh church sometime before 23 February 2013. Some documentation was also returned including a Marriage register book which was described as irreplaceable. Police are appealing...
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue were called to a road traffic collision on the A380, Telegraph Hill near to Ideford this morning.
One fire appliance was despatched to the incident from Exeter Danes Castle and one from Exeter Middlemoor.
On arrival crews found a single vehicle that had been involved in a collision with a horse. Fire crews report that nobody was trapped within the vehicle. Several horses were on the carriageway and were being looked after by police, whilst the casualties were being cared for by paramedics.
Police are appealing for information following a burglary at a house in Cullompton, which took place between 6.15pm and 10.15pm on Saturday, 16 February 2013.
The property was entered and numerous items stolen, including a pair of drop earrings worth £900, a Sharp video camcorder, valued at £200, a red Samsung digital camera, worth £200 and an HP Photosmart Series 420 camera, valued at £179.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, quoting refrence KU/13/139.
On Monday 25 February 2013, Smokefree South West launch a multi-partnership initiative alongside HMRC, Trading Standards, the Police, Crimestoppers and other enforcement partners, Primary Care Trusts and Local Authorities as part of on-going efforts to tackle the illegal tobacco trade in the South West.
Progress is being made. HMRC figures show that in 2010 the associated revenue loss caused by illegal tobacco in the UK was estimated to be £2.18bn, today that figure has dropped to £1.86bn. Illegal tobacco however remains a serious issue. According to research, 1 in 20 (5.2%)...
A Copplestone woman has died following a road traffic collision on the A377 that occurred last November.
78-year-old Patricia Anne Daniels was the driver of a red Nissan Almera, which was in collision with a silver Volvo C70 on the A377 just before 5pm on Tuesday 27 November 2012 at Barnstaple Cross between Crediton and Copplestone.
Mrs Daniels was taken to hospital following the incident but died on 19 February 2013.
The cause of the collision is still being investigated and officers are particularly keen to speak to the driver of a Peugeot 306, which was being...
Police in Torquay have closed off a section of the town following concerns from officers who attended an address there earlier.
Police have set up a 100 metre cordon in the area of Falloway Close as a precaution following the discovery of an unexplained device in the garden of a property.
The cordon includes Happaway Road and extends as far as, but not including Barton Road.
The Royal Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal team were called to the property to assess the situation.
The road closure and evacuation will remain in place as a precaution until further...
An employment tribunal taking place this week in London has heard police officers from Devon and Cornwall were forced out of their jobs after 30 years of service by a "financial tsunami" triggered by a Government funding review.
Update: The 23-year-old man arrested in connection with this incident has been released on police bail until 14 May pending further enquiries.
Sean Hills remains outstanding.
Yesterday: Police in Exeter are appealing for information to locate a man they wish to speak to in connection with an attempted murder.
First published: Police are seeking to locate and speak to Sean Hills, aged 25 years, from Exeter in connection with a stabbing incident that occurred just before 4.00am this morning (Thursday 14 February), at a property in Geneva Court.
A regional campaign to help make Devon and Cornwall’s roads safer has been hailed as the country’s top public sector campaign by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Local Public Services Group.
The Honest Truth joins up several public bodies with driving schools, providing driving instructors across Devon and Cornwall with free teaching resources to help teach youngsters safer driving habits. The project has also been taken on by the Fire Service in Hertfordshire.
At the national CIPR Local Public Services Conference on Thursday 7th February, the project was...
