South West

• Assault at Courtenay Park in Newton Abbot

  7 Jun 2016, 15:12pm

  Two men assaulted and stole alcohol from 29-year-old victim Officers are investigating an assault which occurred at Courtenay Park, Newton Abbot and are appealing for information. The incident occurred near to the entrance of the park at approx 8.30pm on Saturday 4th June, and saw two men assault and steal alcohol from a 29-year-old victim. The victim...

   

• Appeal After Body Found in Torquay park

  22 May 2016, 13:27pm

  At 3am on Sunday 22nd May police discovered a body in Cary Park Reddenhill Rd Torquay. The death is currently being treated as unexplained. Enquiries are ongoing and police would like to speak with a group of males aged 18-22 who were in the park at approximately 2am on 22nd May. If you have any information please call 101 and quote incident log 118...

   
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  Devon Police Excavating Gardens of House Linked to Fred West

  4 May 2016, 14:33pm

  Police are continuing to investigate the garden of a bungalow in the village of Bradnich near Cullompton, Devon. The council property was previously home to David and Pauline Williams who were convicted in 2015 of abusing boy’s and girl’s...

   

• Robert Edmond Hinz Charged With Murder After Death of Baby in Boscombe

  4 May 2016, 2:48am

  Investigation into death of baby in Boscombe – man charged with murder Detectives investigating the death of a baby boy from Boscombe have today charged a man with his murder. At around 3.30pm on Friday 8 April 2016, police received a report from the ambulance service that a baby had been taken seriously ill at a flat along Carysfort Road. A three-month-old...

   

• Police Appeal After Man is Assaulted Twice in Two Days in St Austell

  22 Apr 2016, 19:23pm

  Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted twice in two days in St Austell. During the first incident, a van pulled up near the 24-year-old local man who was walking along South Street. The vehicle struck the victim and one of the men inside the van grabbed the victim and threatened him. The incident happened at 10.30am on Sunday...

   
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  E-fit Released Following Robbery in Totterdown

  22 Apr 2016, 12:23pm

  Avon and Somerset Police have released an E-fit of a man they would like to speak to after a woman suffered a serious injury to her hand during a robbery in Bristol. The victim, a 45-year-old woman, was walking along Hawthorne Street in Totterdown, from...

   

• Modern Slavery Arrests in Barnstaple

  19 Apr 2016, 17:52pm

  Police have arrested two people in Barnstaple following a warrant executed for suspected modern slavery offences. Officers executed the warrant, under the Modern Slavery Act 2015, at an address in the Newport Road area of the town on Monday 18 April. The UK Immigration Service and other partners also attended. This led officers to attend a business...

   

• Racist Hate Crime Being Investigated in Swindon

  14 Apr 2016, 18:44pm

  Wiltshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a racist attack on a man walking in Swindon. A 27 year old Swindon man was walking along Euclid Street, outside the council’s Civic Offices, when a vehicle passed him and a male in the front passenger seat rolled down the window and shouted a racist word, he then threw an egg at the victim. The...

   

• Man Assaulted by Two Men in Subaru in Cheltenham

  14 Apr 2016, 17:03pm

  Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted by the occupants of a Subaru in Cheltenham. The incident happened at around 2.40am on April 10 outside Kwik Fit on Albion Street in the town. The victim – a 19-year-old man – was crossing the road when a light-coloured Subaru Forester approached him at speed. The victim then...

   
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  CCTV Images Released after Serious Assault in Cheltenham

  12 Apr 2016, 14:20pm

  Police investigating a serious assault in Cheltenham have released images of two men who may have information to help their inquiries. The incident happened near to Kukui nightclub and the Moon Under Water pub between 3.30am and 3.40am on Sunday March...