All news on the topic: Devon and Cornwall Police

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Police sergeant charged with raping woman three times while on duty
David Stansbury has been charged with three counts of raping a woman while on duty for Devon & Cornwall Police in relation to alleged incidents in Plymouth in 2009
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Mum fuming as packet of 'ecstasy pills' falls out of 13-year-old son's new jeans
Natalie Payne bought the £115.99 jeans for her 13-year-old son's birthday from Flannels, but when he unwrapped them a packet of suspicious blue pills fell out of the pocket
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Missing girl, 14, sparks search as police swoop town and helicopter circles area
Anyone who may have seen 14-year-old Katie Clementson, who was last seen in the town of Bodmin in Cornwall at 10pm on Good Friday, is being asked to get in touch with police as soon as possible
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Urgent search for missing little girl who knocked on door and said 'I'm lost'
A girl believed to be around six years old this morning knocked at the door of a property in Devon saying she was lost, before running away. Police are now looking for her
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Police issue update after woman 'in distress' suddenly dies on Jet2 flight
The passenger - a woman in her 60s from Cheshire - fell ill around three hours into the journey, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing at Cornwall's Newquay Airport
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Rapist soldier caught on CCTV stalking victim through town before brutal attack
British Army Corporal Sam Evans, 29, was jailed for 14 years for his savage assault on a woman he became obsessed with after meeting on a dating app, and he was also put on the Sex Offenders Register
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Passenger dies on Jet2 flight to UK after woman is led to toilet 'in distress'
The LS756 flight from Tenerife to Manchester Airport issued the alert around three hours into the journey on Sunday night (April 2) after a customer required medical assistance
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Thieves steals sentimental items from family whose son was killed in dog attack
Little Frankie MacRitchie's death sent shockwaves across the nation when he was killed in a horrific dog attack at a holiday park in 2019
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Cops guilty of misconduct for 'sexual encounters' while one was on duty
PC Steven Athawes was on shift when he told supervisors he couldn't respond to emergency calls as he was on a 'medication run' when he had picked up PC Daria Krolewicz
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Teacher who met Wills and Kate banned after sending student ‘sexual’ texts
Lindsey Bauer, 46, abused her position while teaching at Colyton Grammar School in Exeter, with a Teaching Regulation Agency panel finding she sent "sexually aggressive" texts to a student
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Family of 'beautiful' boy, 12, killed by van say 'no words can describe pain'
The family of Harrison Palmer, 12, from Camborne, who was hit and killed by a van in Cornwall last Monday have called him a "beautiful" boy and said "no words can describe our pain"
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Boy, 12, dies after being hit by van as OAP arrested for 'driving while unfit'
A 67-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by driving without due care and attention, in addition to one other offence, after a 12-year-old boy was fatally hit by a van
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Death of Ukrainian teenager found unconscious on UK beach is 'not suspicious'
Albina Yevko, who was discovered unconscious on a beach in Dawlish, Devon, after being reported missing from the town earlier this month, was popular in the community.
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Mystery as girl, 14, from Ukraine dies after being found unconscious on UK beach
Devon and Cornwall Police officers were called to Dawlish on Saturday night and found a teenager unconscious on the beach. She was airlifted to hospital, where she later died
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Devastated family pays tribute to 'cheeky' son, 7, killed in horror car crash
Alfie Tollett, seven, was fatally struck by a car as he walked near Plymstock Albion Oaks rugby grounds in Plymouth last Sunday, with his family paying tribute to the "special cheeky, funny and precious little man"
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Parents numb after 'precious' boy, 7, ran down and killed in 'horrible incident'
Alfie Tollett, aged 7, sustained life-threatening injuries after a collision on Sunday, February 19 in Plymstock, Plymouth - a 55-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving
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Channel 4's Call the Cops police officer to be charged with assault of teen girl
A police officer who starred in Channel 4 show Call the Cops is to be charged with sexual offences regarding a 15-year-old girl in addition to existing charges against a woman
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Family of gran 'stabbed to death' in park pay tribute to 'kindest lady'
Lorna England, 74, was stabbed to death during a daylight attack in Ludwell Valley Park, Exeter, on Saturday afternoon, with her family releasing a photo and tribute
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Twisted gunman's family plea 'for action, not words' to prevent future horrors
Apprentice crane operator Jake Davison, 22, used his legally held pump action shotgun to carry out one of the worst gun massacres in Britain for more than a decade
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Boy, 12, and his gran rushed to hospital after savage dog attack at holiday park
Cheryl May and her grandson Zac were at St Ives Holiday Park when they were attacked by what they described as a British bull terrier. Devon and Cornwall Police are now investigating
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Raging Plymouth gunman filmed beating boy - before cops gave back massacre gun
CCTV captured Jake Davison attacking an innocent 16-year-old boy less than a year before he mercilessly shot five people dead in Plymouth
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Boy, 7, killed as man arrested for 'causing death by careless driving'
Police investigators have appealed for witnesses and dash cam footage after a seven-year-old schoolboy died in hospital after being hit by a car in Plymstock, Devon
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Man arrested after woman dies in Exeter park following attack
Police maintaining a presence in the area of Ludwell Valley Park after woman in her 70s was pronounced dead having suffered major injuries
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Police recreate Hot Fuzz by 'arresting' swan and taking it away in back of car
Police say the bird was pulled from a nearby harbour in Plymouth, Devon, by a drunken man before being involved in a collision when he was waddling on a busy road
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Plymouth gunman granted firearms licence despite terrorism grooming fears
The granting of Jake Davison's original licence came after concern had already been raised that he had an "unhealthy" obsession with guns, and fears he was being groomed by terrorists