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Crime
15:58, 12 JUN 2026
Murder arrest in missing Taylor Charlton search as new evidence emerges
Devon and Cornwall Police
Police "have received new information that someone may have been involved in harming Taylor"
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iPhone user? The new security setting you need to know about as police target 'stolen phone epidemic'
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Devon MP claims 'big win' as Met Police and Apple join forces to crash the value of stolen mobile phones
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Burglars ransack popular Exeter Thai restaurant
Exeter
Family business hit by smash and grab raid
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Exeter man sentenced after hospital waiting time row turns violent
NHS
A concerned NHS worker followed him to the car park and witnessed an assault
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Elderly man with dementia tried to kill his wife
Courts
John Willis was recognised as being mentally ill at the time of the incident
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Police seize dogs in Mid Devon as 'firearms and animal welfare' suspect arrested
Crime
Officers swooped on a property after concerns were raised
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Devon woman terrorised by neighbour reveals toll of 12-month nightmare
Newton Abbot
A doorbell camera helped bring an end to a neighbour's year-long campaign of terror
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Axminster professor who 'put car thief in headlock' to face no further action over death
Devon and Cornwall Police
The professor put the suspected car thief into a headlock but 'did not intend to kill him'
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Violent offender who was mistakenly released from prison urged to hand himself
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John Lee Riley mistakenly released early from HMP Altcourse on Monday [National news]
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Rapist at large after he's freed from jail by mistake as police launch manhunt
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Bernadin Dedic, 48, subjected his victim to a horrific ordeal [National news]
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Heartbreak of Exmouth murder victim's mum as killers are jailed
Exmouth
Denva Smith's mum Julie is still haunted by the thought her son’s final moments were spent crying out for help, alone in the darkness
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Rapist flees country after prison blunder sees him released by mistake
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Bernadin Dedic is on the run in Bosnia as UK authorities are considering extradition proceedings [World news]
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Dark side of the World Cup revealed by police as 'speak up' call issued
Crime
Domestic violence rises during the World Cup
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Woman, 19, 'crushed between lamppost and van by boyfriend' as she visited ICU baby
Crime
The defendant had picked Lily Whitehouse up after she had visited her baby in hospital (National Story)
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Woman stabbed by partner 31 times in rage before he blew up their home
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Clifton George stabbed his partner Annabel Rook 31 times during a row after she told him she wanted to end their 10-year relationship, before triggering a gas explosion that caused £400,000 of damage (National Story)
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Sex offender avoids jail after admitting to owning 100,000 vile images
Courts
Carl Mitchell told police where to find a computer loaded with his depraved stash of child abuse images
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Morecambe driver jailed for killing cyclist James Lawley while using Snapchat
Courts
James Lawley died after being struck by two cars while riding his tricycle to marshal a cycle race [National Story]
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People in England who may be excused from jury duty as some risk £1,000 fine
Crime
There is a risk of a significant fine, so it's worth following the simple steps to avoid that from happening
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Woman jailed after spraying corrosive chemical in mum's eyes, leaving her blind
Crime
Donna English has been jailed for the vicious attack which left the mum blind in one eye and with blurry vision in the other
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Man in 'excruciating' pain after McDonald's co-worker 'threw hot oil on him'
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Jacob Smith, 20, suffered burns to the side of his face, neck, right arm and back [World news]
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Devon 'finfluencer' defrauded investors out of £1.3m in 'ponzi scheme'
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Daniel Pugh used Facebook ads to promise investors wholly unrealistic returns
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Devon crime latest: Man who wanted control and stalkers among 20 court cases
Courts
All the latest cases from the criminal courts in Exeter and Devon
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Devon woman 'raped and trafficked by Al Fayed's business associate'
Crime
'It destroyed me'
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Call 999 if you see South West man with 'Jodie' tattooed on his face
Crime
Police in Bristol have warned the public not to approach him
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