Woman arrested after car driven through Plymouth bomb cordon
Police say the vehicle narrowly missed two Royal Navy personal and some bomb disposal equipment was also damaged
Last updated 7th May 2026
A woman has been arrested after a car was driven through a police cordon set up following the discovery of an unexploded bomb in Plymouth.
The cordon was put in place in the Southway area after a WW2 ordnance was found at a construction site on Flamborough Road on Wednesday 29 April.
Devon and Cornwall Police said at around 6:45pm that day a car drove through the cordon against police instruction and narrowly missed two Royal Navy personnel.
The force added that a piece of Royal Navy EOD equipment was also damaged.
The vehicle was then stopped by police.
A woman in her 30s from Plymouth was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop a vehicle when directed by an officer and criminal damage to property.
She has been bailed until 21 May pending further enquiries.