CAR thefts are the main crimes Tavistock police have had to deal with over the last few days — read about the latest in local policing on our weekly #newsfromtheblues page.

• VANDALS smashed the passenger window of a silver Ford Focus and stole a handbag and cash. The car was parked on the edge of the moors near Tavistock Golf Club on Down Road, Tavistock. The damage happened between 3.40pm and 4.50 pm on Wednesday, March 14. If you have information, call the police on 101 quoting the crime reference CR/023556/18.

• A GARMIN Satellite Navigation System was stolen from a silver Mercedes parked in the Maudlins Lane area of Tavistock between 9pm on Sunday, March 18 and 8am the following morning, CR/023846/18.

• VANDALS threw granite blocks through the windscreens of two cars parked in Bere Alston overnight on Tuesday to Wednesday, March 20 and 21. The first incident involved a blue Peugeot 207 parked in Broad Park Road, CR/024088/18. The second was a green Toyota Yaris parked in Drakes Park, CR/024094/18.