South West - Crime in the news

• Teenagers arrested after firework death

  Three teenagers have been arrested after a woman died when a firework was pushed through her door. [9 November 2009]

• Pregnant mother arrested in connection with child abuse inquiry

  A pregnant mother of eight is the latest person to be arrested in connection with a child abuse inquiry involving a Plymouth nursery. [14 October 2009]

• Student on trial over terror plot

  A Somalian student is being accused of failing to tell authorities about a terrorist plot in Bristol. [2 September 2009]

• Devon and Cornwall projects to receive criminal assets

  Devon and Cornwall criminal justice officials have decided to use assets recovered from criminals toward community projects. [5 August 2009]

• Diary reveals couple starved to death in yachting accident

  The diary of a couple whose bodies were found decomposing on a stolen yacht reveals they starved to death. [24 July 2009]

• MP attacked by youths

  An MP has been punched in the head by a group of young people after he tried to stop a gang throwing a ball in a high street. [22 June 2009]

• Female nursery worker arrested in child porn probe

  A 39-year-old woman has appeared in court charged with committing sexual assaults on children under 13. The woman is an employee of Little Ted's nursery in Plymouth. [9 June 2009]

• Woman to appear in court over hit and run

  Hannah Saaf from Bristol has been remanded in custody following the death of a boy in a hit and run accident. [12 May 2009]

• Street stabbing

  Two men were stabbed in the street on Friday in Torquay. [20 April 2009]

• Boys in court for attempted murder

  Two 15-year-old boys appeared in court for the attempted murder of another youth. [15 April 2009]

• Hotel fire raises suspicions

  A fire at a four story hotel in Devon is under investigation. [10 March 2009]

• eBay scammer jailed

  A Devon man who sold stolen goods on the auction website has been jailed for three years. [18 February 2009]

• Bus stop attacker escapes

  A man attacked a woman after getting off the same bus in Dorset. [16 February 2009]

• Pub and club violence tackled

  Weymouth pubs and clubs are working with police to reduce alcohol-fuelled violence. [10 February 2009]

• Man charged with Christmas attack

  A man who attacked a 24-year-old from Redruth on Christmas morning in Cornwall has been charged. [22 January 2009]

• Sex trafficking meeting held

  Conference held in Bristol to help agencies tackle the growing problem of sex trafficking. [18 January 2009]

• Dispersal order to tackle anti-social behaviour

  A dispersal order has been implemented on an estate in Poole to try to tackle trouble in the area. [12 January 2009]

• Man arrested on murder and theft

  On suspicion of the murder of an elderly man and the theft of a car, a man has been arrested in Bristol. [03 December 2008]

• Stab victim found in garden

  A 20-year-old man has been found stabbed to death in the back garden of a house in Dorset. [10 November 2008]

• Reward scheme cuts crime

  A scheme which has been rewarding young people for good behaviour has been successful in a Somerset housing estate. [13 October 2008]

• Olympic brothers guilty of abuse

  The brother of an Olympic gold medallist who was jailed this year for abusing young girls, has also been found guilty of child sex abuse. [30 September 2008]

• Bite mother jailed

  A mother who bit her five-year old son on the arm after he hurt his eight-month old sister has been sent to prison for five months. [24 September 2008]

• Care home couple questioned over 12 deaths

  A couple are being questioned on suspicion of murdering 12 residents at the Somerset care home they managed. [24 September 2008]

• Shooting suspect to be interviewed

  Police are due to question a suspect in connection with a fatal shooting in Truro. [22 September 2008]

• Funding to help youth crime fight

  The city of Bristol is to receive up to £700,000 within a two year span as part of a government initiative to reduce youth crime. [16 September 2008]

• Youth curfew trial a success

  Youth curfew trial a success A youth curfew banning under-16s from going out alone after 9pm at night has been hailed a success. [8 September 2008]

• Baseball bat murder in Cornish village

  A 66-year old man, who police believe was assaulted with a baseball bat, has died from his injuries in hospital. [8 August 2008]

• Bowling to beat crime

  Throughout the month of July, Crimestoppers teamed up with the Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association (TBPA) to promote the charity through a ‘111' competition. [5 August 2008]

• Thanks a Million!

  Crimestoppers has received its one millionth actionable call at its 24:7 call centre. The call was about a knife crime. [29 July 2008]

• Illegal door staff caught in Gloucester

  An operation in Gloucester to crack-down on unlicensed door staff has been deemed a success after two illegal door staff were discovered. [21 July 2008]

• Prison not forceful enough

  The Chief Inspector of Prisons has criticised the use of force at Dartmoor Prison. [9 July 2008]

• Shadow CS anti-gun and knife week continues

  Following the recent high profile reports of gun and knife crime among young people in the media, Crimestoppers' youth website www.shadowcs.co.uk for 11-16 year olds is running an anti-gun and knife week this week. [1 July 2008]

• No murder proof for Crete deaths

  The deaths of Terence and Josephine Johnson, found in their home on the Greek island of Crete in 2006, cannot be proven as murder, a coroner has ruled. [19 June 2008]

• Police warn of laughing gas abuse

  Pierced canisters of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, have been found in a playground in Claverham, North Somerset. [12 June 2008]

• Couple charged for Bournemouth murder

  Richard James Ormond, 34, and Samantha Faulder, 46, have been charged with the murder of a Bournemouth man. [3 June 2008]

• Woman spared prison after poisoning husband

  A woman who baked a poisoned fruitcake for her husband has been given a 12-month suspended prison sentence. [28 May 2008]

• Young drug offenders on the rise

  Children as young as 10 are becoming involved in the drug trade, according to Avon and Somerset police figures. [19 May 2008]

• Missing girl, known as Tammy, found safe

  At about 12:30 BST in the West Hoe area of Plymouth, an officer found 13-year-old Tamara Clarke in fine condition. [14 May 2008]

• Gangmaster's license revoked

  A gangmaster who supplied workers for a flower picking business in Cornwall has had his licence revoked following claims of low pay and poor living conditions. [9th May 2008]

• Bristol woods searched in terror investigation

  Police are searching the woods near the home of the suspect who is being held under the Terrorism Act. [24th April 2008]

• Man arrested under Terrorism Act

  A 19-year old man in Bristol has been arrested under the Terrorism Act and a controlled explosion has taken place. [18th April 2008]

• Student's murderer on trial in France

  The parents of a Gloucestershire student who was murdered in France eighteen years ago are attending the murder trial in France. [17th April 2008]

• Benefit fraud couple faked 16 children

  A Weston-super-Mare couple have been sentenced after claiming thousands of pounds in benefits for 16 non-existent children. [11th April 2008]

• Vandal destroys memorial vases in Dorset

  Vases left by grieving families at a Dorset crematorium were smashed by a vandal on Tuesday morning. [22 July 2009]