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Latest Devon & Cornwall Police Rural Crime Alerts
Devon & Cornwall Police
Sunday 26 February 2023
Pigs died as lorry overturned on A303 Southfield Roundabout
A lorry transporting 200 pigs overturned near Ilminster yesterday (Thursday), leaving the driver injured and 130 of the animals dead.
Devon & Cornwall Police
Thursday 16 February 2023
Exeter farmer fined after teen worker hurt in farm accident
An Exeter farmer has been fined after a teenage worker suffered severe head injuries when a dumper overturned.
Devon & Cornwall Police
Wednesday 15 February 2023
Police show off new all-terrain vehicle for Bodmin Moor
Devon and Cornwall Police has a new All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) it will use on Bodmin Moor.
Devon & Cornwall Police
Thursday 9 February 2023
Dartmoor Forest wildfire severely damaged moorland
A fire that broke out on Dartmoor Tuesday afternoon damaged 700 metres of moorland having been intensified by strong winds.
Devon & Cornwall Police
Thursday 3 November 2022
Farmhouse fire in Thornbury Holsworthy
As people calling to report the fire were describing flames issuing from the roof, an aerial ladder platform from Barnstaple was then sent to the scene.
Devon & Cornwall Police
Thursday 3 November 2022
Skip hire in Cornwall Skip It boss fined
A Cornwall skip hire boss has been ordered to pay more than a quarter of a million pounds for operating without an environmental permit.
Devon & Cornwall Police
Thursday 27 October 2022
Barn fire on Hall Hill Brendon
Just after midnight the fire service was called with reports of a shed on fire on Hall Hill in Brendon.
Devon & Cornwall Police
Thursday 27 October 2022
High Bickington farm fire
The plume of black smoke was so thick that nearby residents were advised to keep their windows and doors closed.
Devon & Cornwall Police
Wednesday 26 October 2022
‘We plunged into a black abyss’: rider’s bridleway warning after she and horse disappear under water
A rider who ended up entirely under water when her horse spooked and jumped into an innocuous-looking lake said both are lucky to be alive.
Devon & Cornwall Police
Friday 21 October 2022
Gweek farmer speeding A394 Longdowns 39 points on licence
Colin Martin Fowler, aged 58, Trenoweth Farm, Gweek, Helston was due to appear for sentencing today (Thursday) at Truro Magistrates' Court after being proved in his absence at a trial on September 28 to which he also failed to appear.
Devon & Cornwall Police
Friday 21 October 2022
Dangerous driving in Devon and Cornwall shared in Op Snap
Shocking footage of a car overtaking a tractor and driving into the path of an oncming car is just one of the examples shared by Devon and Cornwall Police.
Devon & Cornwall Police
Saturday 15 October 2022
Abattoir in Devon Dunbia (UK) fined after guard injured
The 63-year-old security guard, who was working for an independent security company, was on duty at the gated entrance of the Dunbia (UK) abattoir at Hatherleigh, near Okehampton, Devon early on the morning of November 29, 2018.
Devon & Cornwall Police
Friday 14 October 2022
Verdict in trial of alleged rape in Church Street car park, Falmouth
A foreign farm worker accused of raping a woman in Falmouth has been cleared at Truro Crown Court following a third trial.
Devon & Cornwall Police
Thursday 13 October 2022
Barn fire near South Brent proves challenge
Fire engines from Buckfastleigh, Ashburton and Ivybridge were sent together with a water carrier from Plympton.
Devon & Cornwall Police
Wednesday 12 October 2022
Exmouth: Police urge farmers to mark and lock property after tractor GPS equipment is stolen
Devon and Cornwall Police said three similar systems were also stolen from tractors in North Devon, overnight on September 16.