Stokeinteignhead Truncheon The Museum of Policing in Devon & Cornwall holds a great many items recording the history of the policing profession. Our team of staff and volunteers are painstakingly ca…

Report Book Gallery of Sergeant Farmer This report book is dated 1867 and was used by Sergeant Abraham Farmer to report on incidents that happened in his patrol area. This leather-bound book is entir…

Torquay Casino Murders 50 years on: Retired officer remembers finding on-duty PC Dennis Smith shot dead by a rampaging gunman Sliding quietly into bed beside his wife, who was pregnant with their fi…

Chief Inspector Robin B. Finnemore Proud retiree.jpg Robin Bowman Finnemore was born on 14th August 1930, the first of three sons to Claude and Eileen Finnemore of Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth. Robin Fi…

Photographic Equipment Gallery 1. Kodak View Model B 6.5in x 4.75in plate camera, manufactured in England c1920’s. Bellows with rack and pinion focusing with Kodak Prontor 203mm lens. Complete with …

Police History Matters 0824.pdf This digital magazine is produced voluntarily by a member of Devon & Cornwall Police staff for educational purposes and for the general enjoyment of those with an inte…

Bicycles Gallery Images of old-fashioned bobbies on the beat and bicycles are often inseparable. In a large, rural area like Devon and Cornwall it has always been vitally important for an officer to …

New donation to the Museum of Policing in Devon and Cornwall: Two irreplaceable “Beat Books” In May, the Museum of Policing in Devon and Cornwall was given an insight into local force history – welco…

This is a selection of handcuffs used throughout Devon and Cornwall Police in the 1950's & 1960's

The real Paw Patrol: a short history of police dogs Throughout mankind’s long and storied relationship with dogs, we’ve employed our pooch pals in a number of supporting roles, ranging from shepherds…

Information about the new Museum of Policing Devon & Cornwall site in Tavistock, Devon.  Tavistock mini-Museum opening March 2024.pdf

Public information has always been a key component of policing - prevention is better than cure. The southwest region is a low-crime area but does suffer from increased offending at times of increasi…