Why many police cars swooped on Exeter train station last night

Shannon Brown

26 April 2024 at 11:26 am·1-min read

Several police cars were spotted at the station at around 10pm on Thursday, April 26 -Credit:Submitted

A large police presence was seen at Exeter St David's train station as police officers found a missing person. Eyewitnesses reported seeing multiple police cars and a van at the train station shortly before 10pm on Thursday, April 25.

Devon and Cornwall Police officers found the missing person, a female, at the station as left a train. According to a spokesperson for the force, the person had been reported missing in a different policing area.

An eyewitness told DevonLive there were "many police cars and a van at St David's station", at around 10pm.

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A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesperson said: "This was Devon and Cornwall Police officers intercepting a missing person from another force area as she got off the train."

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