Honiton and Ilfracombe cop shops open to public

And four more on their way

Two more police station front desks open to the public today.

After years of closures in the austerity years, Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez has been reversing that trend as police budgets rose again.

Now Honiton and Ilfracombe enquiry offices are open six days a week, allowing residents to report crimes or ask for help.

Ms Hernandez, said: “Police enquiry offices are places of safety where the public can get help and advice and offer an alternative to the phone in terms of a method of contact.

“Working with local partners on this project has been one of the highlights of my career, and it has been hugely grateful to see the impact this investment has made in our communities, whose contribution via taxation has made it all possible.”

It will bring the total number of police station front desks open to the public across Devon and Cornwall to 27 by 2025.

The newest front desks come as part of Alison Hernandez’s project to create an additional 18 police enquiry offices (PEOs) around the force area.

The commissioner has also announced that the next four Police Enquiry Offices to open will be in Exeter city centre, Ivybridge, Liskeard and Tavistock.

Elections for police and crime commissioner are on Thursday 2 May.