THE public inquiry desk at Newton Abbot police station will reopen on Monday.
The town’s office will open on Mondays and Tuesdays initially.
From early next year, when new staff have completed their training, it will move to six days a week opening.
At the front desk, members of the public can report crime, receive prevention advice and meet officers and staff of different ranks and roles.
When not dealing with in-person enquiries, the newly recruited police enquiry officers are able to respond to non emergency contact via the 101 email system, so taking pressure off colleagues in contact centres and reducing waiting times for the public.
The latest round of openings has created an additional 26 part time jobs. Offices in Truro and Penzance will also be opening on Monday.
Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez said: ‘I am delighted these stations are now open and to have been able to invest public money back in these communities where it belongs.
‘I want these stations to be regarded as places where members of the community can seek advice and reassurance and would urge those thinking of contacting the police via the 101 service to consider visiting one of these stations in person.’
While the stations have never been closed for use by officers, staff and volunteers, 12 front desks were shut around Devon and Cornwall in 2014 austerity cuts. £186,000 has been made available to fund the project.
Superintendent Matt Bourne said: ‘We are delighted to be able to reopen these front desks to provide another way for members of the public to be able to speak to us.
Check the Devon and Cornwall Police website for details of opening times at www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/contact/police-enquiry-offices.