Plymouth woman stole £3,400 from neighbour

August 14, 2015, 9:44 am

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A WOMAN who stole £3,400 from a neighbour was caught after he noticed she had splashed out on a new laptop and a digital camera, a court heard. Sheena Crampton, aged 20, blamed two ex-boyfriends for the theft until her fingerprints were found on the envelope where the cash was kept. The neighbour in a shared house had been keeping the cash in his bedroom after the sale of a house, Plymouth Crown Court heard. A judge handed her a community order after saying she had "turned her life around"...

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Plymouth man jailed for 20th breach of restraining order

August 14, 2015, 10:05 am

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A MAN has again been jailed for approaching his grandfather in breach of a restraining order – for the 17th, 18th and 19th time. Ashley Lepage, aged 25, asked to stay at the man's house and even pushed gifts through his door, Plymouth Crown Court heard. His barrister said it was a "sad case" and Lepage was a "damaged individual". Judge Paul Darlow said that Lepage knew that any contact was a "source of distress" to the grandfather. He jailed him for 18 months. Lepage, of Crealy Road,...

Plymouth teenager faces jail for rape and sexual abuse

August 14, 2015, 10:16 am

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A TEENAGER faces jail for raping one woman and sexually abusing a girl. Kyle Taylor, aged 18, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to plead guilty to four offences. He admitted raping one teenager in the city in August or September 2013. Taylor, of Haydon Grove, St Budeaux, further pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual activity with a child and inciting the same girl to engage in sexual activity – all offences in April or May of last year. Recorder Richard Stead adjourned the sentence for a...

Woman left distraught after crook steals her car mats

August 16, 2015, 9:00 am

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A WOMAN is fuming after a crook broke into her beloved car and nicked her mats. The car mats, described as black, sturdy and a perfect fit, were the only things taken when the Citroen Berlingo was raided. The owner, whose car was parked outside her home in Folkestone, Kent, did not bother reporting the Thursday night theft to police because she only paid a pound for them. She said: "I love my car mats, I'm so upset, I wouldn't have minded if they took the money or the radio."I...

Police hunt for thugs who shot family's cat in village near...

August 17, 2015, 1:23 am

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A DAD has been left concerned for his young children's safety after their family cat was shot with an air rifle. Police are now investigating the shooting of Inca, a seven-year-old Bengal-cross cat which lives with owners Ashley and Hannah Tod and their two daughters, aged four and one, in the quiet village of Ugborough. The family came home from their holiday to find their beloved Inca had an unexpected lump on her side. Ashley, aged 30, said: "We thought it might be a tumour. "We'd found lumps...

Woman robbed and punched in the face in Plymouth attack, say...

August 17, 2015, 4:33 am

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A WOMAN was mugged and punched repeatedly in the face while she was walking her dog, police say. The 20-year-old local woman was walking through a rear lane in between Royal Navy Avenue and Parkside, in Keyham, when she was approached from behind by a man and struck on the back of the head. During the alleged incident, which happened on Sunday at around 11.15am, her dog was kicked and she was punched repeatedly to the face. The offender stole her Samsung Galaxy S4 mobile phone and white purse...

Beggar turned businessman fined over Plymouth tax dodge

August 17, 2015, 5:45 am

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A RAGS to riches businessman has been fined £20,000 after he paid no tax on his £100,000 a year income from double glazing franchises in Exeter and Plymouth. Anthony Jenkins worked his way up from being a bankrupt homeless beggar to be a highly-paid double glazing executive but failed to pay a penny in income tax or national insurance for five years. He dodged tax bills totalling £111,046 but his now repaying the money at £500 a week out of his salary and will also...

Accused of pouring hot water over Plymouth man's head

August 17, 2015, 5:51 am

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A 36-YEAR-OLD has appeared in court accused of pouring very hot water over a man's head. David Ford is to face trial charged with assault causing actual bodily harm. He allegedly injured Richard Bishop by pouring boiling or very hot water over his head on July 19. Ford appeared at Plymouth Crown Court having denied the charge before city magistrates. Judge Paul Darlow set down a two-day trial starting on October 21. Ford, formerly of Oxford Avenue in Mutley, was released on conditional bail...

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Man charged with dealing heroin after Plymouth car park crash

August 17, 2015, 6:47 am

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A MAN stopped by police after a crash in a car park has been charged with dealing heroin. Alan Jones, aged 41, appeared at court accused of possessing the Class A drug with intent to supply. He allegedly had 34 grams of heroin after he was arrested in Colin Campbell car park in Plymouth city centre on May 15. He did not enter a plea, but Judge Paul Darlow set down a trial for November 24. But he warned Jones that the hearing could be held any time before the middle of October if court time...

Career conman convicted of string of Plymouth frauds is caught

August 17, 2015, 7:22 am

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A CAREER conman has been caught, days after being convicted of telling a string of lies including that his partner had cancer. Cruel fraudster Stephen Davey failed to turn up for his four-day trial in Plymouth last week having denied ten fraud charges. But he was convicted in his absence of a series of frauds adding up to £12,000. The trial judge ordered a warrant for his arrest and Davey, formerly of Southway and now living in Morden, Surrey, surrendered himself to police in...

Plymouth driving assault case dropped as CPS ignores evidence

August 17, 2015, 8:29 am

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A MAN has been cleared of deliberately using his car to run someone over after prosecutors ignored a crucial piece of evidence for eight months. Aaron Collins, aged 24, walked free from court as the Crown Prosecution Service dropped assault charges which could have seen him jailed for a decade. The agency failed to respond to a defence report undermining its case – despite three letters from his solicitors. The CPS could offer no explanation in court and the city's resident judge refused...

Plymouth man appears in court charged with rape

August 17, 2015, 9:01 am

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A MAN accused of raping and indecently assaulting a woman is to face a judge and jury. Robert Lewis, aged 36, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to plead not guilty to two charges. He denied raping and sexually assaulting the woman between July 2004 and July 2005. Judge Paul Darlow set down a trial for February 22 next year. Lewis, of Valley Walk, Glenholt, was released on conditional bail until an interim hearing on November 9. He must not contact the complainant.

Young woman loses baby after thug stamped on her

August 18, 2015, 2:30 am

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POLICE have offered a £20,000 reward to help catch an evil thug who stamped on a heavily pregnant young woman - who then lost her baby. Malorie Bantala, who was 32 weeks, was beaten to the ground and stamped on during a brutal and sustained assault carried out by two masked men. The 21-year-old was attacked outside her home in Peckham, London, by two men wearing motorcycle helmets, who kicked her pregnant tummy - causing her to miscarry. Detectives investigating the horrific June 15...

Police seek information from public after numerous parked cars...

August 18, 2015, 3:49 am

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POLICE are seeking information after hundreds of pounds worth of damage was caused to a number of cars parked in a Plymouth street.Plympton police are investigating numerous reports of criminal damage to vehicles which were parked along Moorland Avenue, Plympton, at about midnight on Saturday, August 15.Hundreds of pounds worth of damage has been caused to wing mirrors which appear to have been kicked off and bent back. PC Rendle, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "This mindless act of...

Plymouth man broke nose of love rival who found him in bedroom

August 18, 2015, 5:42 am

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A MAN attacked a rival who caught him in a bedroom with a woman they had both been seeing, a court heard. Christopher Parsons, aged 36, punched and kicked the man and broke his nose and eye socket. Both men were involved with the same woman, Plymouth Crown Court heard. A judge told Parsons his behaviour was "reprehensible and unacceptable". But Recorder John Trevaskis said he could suspend the prison term because of the efforts he had taken to overcome his addiction. Parsons, of West Hoe Road,...

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Plymouth burglar stole sex toys and women's underwear

August 18, 2015, 5:51 am

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A BURGLAR sneaked into women's homes in the same street and stole underwear and sex toys, a court heard. Sean Pooley, aged 30, burgled two houses and tried to break into two others in a small close. He took a bra and a pair of briefs from the first home between December 21 and Boxing Day last year, a court heard. Pooley returned almost four months later to raid neighbouring homes within the same week. He stole a bra and two vibrators from a home on April 28. Pooley finally tried to break into...

Pair accused of holding men at knifepoint in Plymouth flat

August 18, 2015, 9:35 am

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THREE men burst into a home and held the residents at knifepoint, a court heard. The trio forced their way into a flat, attacked one man and threatened another, a jury was told. Dale Higgins, aged 26, and 25-year-old Jake McTighe are on trial accused of falsely imprisoning the two men. They allegedly broke into the city flat looking for a man, a friend of one of the residents, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Residents Stephen Pook and David Rundle offered to take the intruders to him but instead...

Shirtless man who stole disabled child's bike hunted by Plymouth...

August 18, 2015, 10:38 am

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POLICE in Plymouth are hunting a shirtless man suspected of stealing two children's bicycles - one of which was specially designed for a disabled youngster. Three men are being hunted in connection with the theft after neighbours spotted them near the scene. The incident happened at around 4.14pm yesterday in the Ford Hill area of Stoke. A witness told police he saw three men with the bikes in the rear service lane behind Ford Hill. One, who was wearing a red top, is described as around 16 years...

Pair arrested in Plymouth drug raid

August 19, 2015, 7:45 am

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A DRUG raid saw two suspected dealers arrested after police smashed through the front door of a city home to carry out a search. Officers, kitted-up in helmets and raid gear, surrounded a home in Albertha Close in Greenbank on Monday afternoon, arresting a woman, 35, and a man, aged 31, on suspicion of possession with intent to supply drugs before searching the property. The house raid was witnessed by Councillor Chaz Singh who was in the area at the time tending to unrelated constituent...

Man tells how intruder waved knife near throat in Plymouth raid

August 19, 2015, 9:08 am

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A MAN has told a jury how an intruder burst into his flat and waved a knife close to his throat. David Rundle said three men, two wearing balaclavas, forced their way into his home. Dale Higgins, aged 26, and 25-year-old Jake McTighe are on trial accused of falsely imprisoning Mr Rundle and flatmate Stephen Pook. Mr Rundle, giving evidence from behind a screen, told Plymouth Crown Court that one of the men stood close to him waving a knife near his throat. He added that another man repeatedly...