Special Constabulary - do you think you could do it?

August 13, 2015, 12:51 pm

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IT'S late and Special officers are making sure Plymouth's Thin Blue Line doesn't become a dotted one. The Herald's Crime Reporter, Carl Eve, spent a night in the company of some very special people.There's often an element of scepticism in the public arena about Specials. That they're not "real" cops, that they can't cut it full time and so do the part time stuff.It's not just a misguided view, it's just plain wrong. Special Constables have all the legal powers of their regular...

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Man avoids jail over Whatsapp revenge porn picture

August 13, 2015, 1:36 pm

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A MAN has avoided prison for a revenge porn offence after using a photo of himself having sex with his ex-girlfriend - as his Whatsapp profile picture. John Duffin, 36, uploaded the X-rated image to the messaging service where it was set for everyone to see. The roofer claimed that only he and his former partner could see the picture. But prosecutor Michael Collins said: "If you connect with someone, your profile image comes up. Anyone connecting with him on WhatsApp would see his...

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August 14, 2015, 12:08 am

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A MOTORCYCLST who died after a two-vehicle crash under investigation in Plymouth has been named as 27-year-old Matthew Smith. Mr Smith, from Cornwall, died after his bike was involved in a collision with a pick-up truck on the A30 near Launceston on Sunday. Emergency services were called at 10.15pm to a collision between the white Mitsubishi L200 pick-up and a white Yamaha WR125 motorcycle on the westbound A30 carriageway at Altarnun. Tragically, Mr Smith sustained fatal injuries and was...

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August 14, 2015, 12:15 am

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A MAN is set to be sentenced after being caught with hundreds of indecent images of children. Lee Sharp, 31, of Allen Vale, in Liskeard, pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to seven counts of making indecent images of children in categories A to C on the scale used by police to categorise such material with A being the most serious. The offences included 48 images in category A, 119 in category B and 523 in category C and took place on dates between August 2012 and December 2014. Sharp was...

Police probe bizarre garden shed window theft

August 14, 2015, 12:20 am

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POLICE are looking into a bizarre theft - of a garden shed window. The triple glazed window worth £600 was stolen from a shed in Fowey where it was being stored between July 22 and August 7. The Mardom sky light was in the shed of a garden in St Fimbarrus Road when it was taken. Anyone with information is asked to contact PCSO Lloyd Paynter on 101 quoting crime reference CR/054951/15.

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August 14, 2015, 12:40 am

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A JEALOUS lover has been ordered to pay £1,800 compensation to a former schoolmate who he punched in a rage during a night out. Sam Nicholls left victim Nathan Walter with a fractured jaw which was so painful he passed out when he tried to brush his teeth the next day. They were both at a birthday party in the Fever night club with group of friends from Okehampton when Nicholls lashed out after seeing Mr Walter talking to his ex girlfriend. Nicholls had split up with the woman two...

Transgender Plymouth man takes anti-bullying crusade to 'tranny'...

August 14, 2015, 1:19 am

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A TRANSGENDER Plymouth man has teamed up with a teenager in his crusade to end bullying. University of St Mark and St John student Kay Browning, a prominent activist and awareness campaigner, is to host a special event in Devon. He has teamed up with transgender teenager Jak Furlong, from South Molton, to launch the event. Jak, 18, says he was called a "tranny" and a "freak" while going about his business in the town. And now Kay, who has appeared in national media, magazine...

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August 14, 2015, 2:07 am

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A CARE worker at the Glenbourne Psychiatric unit in Plymouth arrested on suspicion of raping a patient has been rebailed by police until next month. The alleged attack is reported to have happened in Derriford on February 7 this year. Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed earlier this year a 50-year-old man from Plymouth had been questioned and released on bail. He answered his bail on May 13 and has been rebailed until September 2 pending further inquiries. In a joint statement released...

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August 14, 2015, 2:10 am

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NEIGHBOURS of a woman who watched her husband being shot dead in the Tunisia beach massacre are crowdfunding to raise cash for her. Cheryl Mellor is still recovering at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth after the terrorist attack in Tunisia, which left her seriously injured. Her husband Stephen was killed in a hail of bullets trying to shield his wife from a gunman who murdered 38 people at the holiday resort near Sousse in June. Bodmin residents are now rallying to offer financial support for...

Dog owner offers £1,000 reward for return of missing pet...

August 14, 2015, 3:02 am

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A £1,000 reward is being offered by a dog owner whose pet went missing - just days after police issued a warning about a suspected dog-fighting gang driving around asking people to sell their animals. Poppy the cocker spaniel went missing from owner Jackie Morrish's garden in Ivybridge on July 28. Her plea on Facebook has been shared hundreds of times after she offered a £1,000 reward for information leading to Poppy's safe return. Days after the incident police in the town warned...

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August 14, 2015, 5:38 am

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COASTAL towns, including those around Plymouth, are being targeted by big city drugs gangs who employ children to avoid detection, claim police. The National Crime Agency (NCA) and National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) say criminal groups are recruiting and exploiting vulnerable local adults and children for their nefarious business and want more awareness of the issue to help protect them. The NCA's 'County Lines' report found around half the places affected were coastal towns where there...

Free bike security-marking event at Crownhill police station

August 14, 2015, 5:47 am

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BICYCLE riders can get their precious bikes security marked for free next week, thanks to neighbourhood police. PCSO Carl Snell and colleagues from the north neighbourhood policing team will be at Crownhill police station on Wednesday August 19 from 10am to 1pm, chemically marking bicycles to help ensure owners are not victims of crime. He said: "I attended a bike maintenance event last week at the Southway Youth Centre, as part of the council's Summermix programme and we through it'd be good...

Naked man smothered himself in cream in Plymouth city centre

August 14, 2015, 6:53 am

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A NAKED man smothered himself with cream in front of shocked onlookers in the city centre, a court heard. Malcolm King exposed himself in Royal Parade, Plymouth magistrates heard. He has appeared naked several times in busy streets or restaurants across Devon– sometimes while drunk and once covered in hair removal cream. Homeless King, who has a history of mental health problems, admitted outraging public decency by behaving in an indecent manner at 9.45pm on August 5. Magistrates remanded...

Up before Plymouth magistrates

August 14, 2015, 6:59 am

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ASSAULT: JACK BARTON, aged 22, of Rendle Street, Plymouth: assaulting a woman by beating and causing criminal damage to a pub mirror – 12-month community order under probation supervision with 100 hours unpaid work, Rehabilitation Activity Requirement, ordered to pay £150 compensation, criminal courts charge of £150, and £60 victim surcharge. CHRISTOPHER MARGRIE, aged 56, of Hetling Close, Plymouth: assaulting a man by beating – fined £455, ordered to pay...

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August 14, 2015, 7:45 am

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POLICE are hunting a cruel fraudster who twice lied that his partner had cancer to get money from unsuspecting victims. Career conman Stephen Davey, aged 43, later falsely told a victim he needed to borrow £2,000 for a funeral for his mother. Davey spun a complex web of deceit that also included a string of frauds where he offered fans Premier League football tickets. He had denied ten offences of fraud but was found guilty at a trial in his absence at Plymouth Crown Court. Former city...

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Plymouth woman abused 'grass' after drink-drive complaint

August 14, 2015, 7:51 am

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A WOMAN screamed abuse at a neighbour she branded a "grass" for making a complaint of drink-driving against her boyfriend. Toni Blake, aged 33, shouted insults outside the man's house and kicked his car in a 30-minute tirade, Plymouth Crown Court heard. But she need not have bothered because police did not end up prosecuting her partner. A judge told her it was an "extremely unpleasant offence". Recorder Richard Stead said: "Threatening a witness is taken extremely seriously by these...

Company boss fought in street outside Plymouth pub

August 14, 2015, 8:40 am

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A COMPANY boss took part in a street brawl outside a pub which left another drinker badly cut and needing more than 50 stitches, a court heard. Colin Chapman, who runs a roofing firm, fought with the man after a dispute turned to violence. Chapman, aged 51, had denied causing grievous bodily harm with intent and an alternative offence of malicious wounding. Prosecutors claimed he had attacked David Hall with a broken bottle outside the Crown and Anchor on the Barbican in the early hours of...

Can you help Plymouth police reunite this Spanish identity card...

August 14, 2015, 8:57 am

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POLICE are hoping to reunite a Spanish woman with her identity card after it was posted through a station door. Pc Greg Rendle, said the set of cards were recently delivered through the letterbox of Plympton police station and it is hoped they can be returned to their owner. He said: "I do not know who has found them or where they were found. The owner would appear to be Spanish and is called 'Kitty Carrera Van Der Pal' "Does anyone know who she is or who she maybe visiting in Plymouth ? "They...

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August 14, 2015, 9:13 am

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A MAN has been jailed for threatening to slit his ex-partner's throat before turning up at her home armed with four knives. Warren Ellis, aged 31, kicked the woman's door and banged at her window with a knife in his hand, Plymouth Crown Court heard. He did not get into the home and was arrested nearby with a lock knife and three kitchen knives with blades of around eight inches. Recorder Richard Stead jailed him for 15 months. Ellis pleaded guilty to threatening to kill the woman between May 10...

Police want to trace this man after arson at Plymouth hospital

August 14, 2015, 9:14 am

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POLICE want to speak to his man following an alleged arson incident at Derriford Hospital. The incident took place at around 3am on Saturday July 18 in the men's toilets on level 6 at the hospital. A toilet roll holder was deliberately set alight causing damage. The man is described as being aged in his early 20's, 5ft 6ins tall, of medium build, wearing light coloured shorts, a dark hooded top and carrying a dark coloured holdall. Police say they wish to speak to him to eliminate him from...