Police are appealing to the public to help them identify a man who detectives would like to speak to in connection with the theft of a purse, belonging to an elderly lady.
It is understood that the victim, who is from the Teigmouth area, lost her purse on Thursday 6th December.
Police believe the man pictured in the CCTV may have some information that could help their enquiry.
Cash withdrawals and transactions were carried out using the stolen bank cards in Teignmouth and in Torquay.
If anyone has any information about the identity of the man pictured in the...
Update: The man has been formally identified as David Michael Howard Hill, aged 64 years, of Harbertonford near Totnes.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died in a collision on Monday evening. At about 18.10 hrs on Monday (14th January 2013) a single vehicle Road Traffic Collision occurred on the A379 at Peamore on the outskirts of Exeter, Devon.
A car travelling from the direction of Marsh Barton, Exeter towards Kennford left the carriageway to the offside entering the central reservation.
The vehicle then collided with a tree in the grassed central reserve,...
Police and students in south Devon have undertaken a drive to restore a police car to its former glory.
The 1999 Ford Escort was retired out of police service in early 2006 and lay unused and deteriorating until 2008 when it was acquired by the police Heritage and Learning Resource (the Historic Collections of Devon & Cornwall Police) based in Okehampton.
In 2011 a sponsorship deal was struck with three local companies who agreed to supply restoration materials and the car was taken to South Devon College in Paignton who had agreed to supply the labour to return the car...
Detectives in Devonport are investigating the death of a 25 year old man who was found at an address in Stoke on Saturday 12 January 2013.
Ambulance staff called officers to the Albert Road flat at around 2.15 p.m. where they found the body of a man inside. He has yet to be formally identified.
Uniformed Officers and Detectives attended the scene and interviewed other residents at the address.
This will be referred to the HM Coroner. Police have not yet ruled out the possibility that the death is drug related.
Anyone with information regarding this matter is...
Devon County Council is gearing up for the onset of freezing conditions and possible wintry showers this weekend, and motorists are being advised to take extra care on the county’s roads.
Rain is forecast across the county tomorrow, but once that clears there may be sleet and snow showers on high ground, followed by temperatures dropping below zero overnight on Saturday and into Sunday morning.
With run-off from the rainfall, widespread ice and frost is likely across Devon and the County Council's gritters are expected to be out treating more than 2,000 miles of the county’...
Police are concerned for the welfare of 18-year-old man Jamie Grewal, who has gone missing from the Ivybridge area.
He was last seen last on Friday afternoon, 4th January, after having a drink with friends after work in the Abbey Inn pub at Buckfastleigh during lunchtime. He was then dropped off in Ivybridge around 1.30pm to 2pm.
He has not been seen or heard from since that time.
Jamie is described as five feet five inches tall, of very slim build with dark brown, short hair.
He was last seen wearing a turquoise blue jacket with jeans and trainers.
According to eye witness reports and local activists, police are preventing protesters from demonstrating at the adventure playground set for demolition in Battersea Park, South London.
Police are said to be denying entry to the park, meaning that people already inside the protest area are having to use bottles instead of using the toilets outside of what is effectively a kettle.
Some participants have travelled a long way to join Occupy in Battersea Park, saying it is an example of how the financial crisis impacts locally. (NewsPoint)
