{"id":526390,"date":"2026-04-12T06:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/526390\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T06:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:21:11","slug":"arrests-at-devon-derby-amid-heightened-police-presence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/526390\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrests at Devon Derby amid &#8216;heightened police presence&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the arrests was for assault<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0_DSC_1271JPG.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">(Image: FPS Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police made three arrests today (April 11) during the Devon Derby which saw a &#8220;heightened police presence&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The arrests were made for entering the pitch, for throwing a missile in the stands and for common assault on a steward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Officers had warned Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City fans that they would not tolerate anti-social behaviour and said plans appeared to have worked well, with minimal trouble.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Devon and Cornwall Officers, working with British Transport Police, escorted a large number of Exeter City fans from the Plymouth rail station to Home Park today [Saturday April 11] without incident, while police vehicles were seen on the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plymouthherald.co.uk\/all-about\/a38\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">A38<\/a> escorting more fans from the east of Devon in a line of coaches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Similarly, Argyle fans were monitored as they entered the grounds although a number of supporters were seen running across the pitch before the match began, although it has not been confirmed which team they supported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Match commander Supt Vicky Howell told Plymouth Live this evening: &#8220;This was a significant fixture with a well known rivalry, and I\u2019m pleased that the overwhelming majority of fans came to enjoy the match in the right spirit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Our officers took a visible, proportionate and proactive approach throughout the day which helped prevent issues from escalating and ensured people could enjoy the occasion safely. Whilst there was a small number of arrests, this reflects our commitment to taking action where necessary.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0_Fans-run-onto-the-pitch-at-Home-Park.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">(Image: Daniel Clark\/PlymouthLive)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I would like to thank supporters, residents, and our partners, particularly the football clubs, for their cooperation in making this a successful operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We arrested three people associated, one for entering the pitch, one for throwing a missile in the stands and another for common assault on a steward.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the arrests was for assault (Image: FPS Images) Police made three arrests today (April 11) during&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":526391,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[924,14689,59,165155,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-526390","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-crime","9":"tag-devon-and-cornwall-police","10":"tag-gb","11":"tag-home-park","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=526390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526390\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/526391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=526390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=526390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=526390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}