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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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Police History Matters 0424.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…

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

MOPIDAC newsletter 0124.pdf

Police History Matters 0124.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…

MOPIDAC Newsletter 0423.pdf