Police in Devon and Cornwall asked residents to cut down on emergency calls as summer brings unusually high numbers. Fake reports can clog lines during real incidents.
Progress is still being made on a falmouth footpath lock-in. Court updates show two males jailed for attacking an 85-year-old at his house with blades. Officers are recruiting locals as part-time Special Constables. A quartet remains detained following St Austell-area raids tied to border checks.