These eight men flooded Plymouth with £500,000 of cannabis

February 24, 2017, 9:18 am

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Members of a gang who flooded Plymouth with an estimated 50 kilos of cannabis have been jailed for more than 25 years.Eight men were part of a plot which trafficked drugs worth up to £500,000 from the Birmingham area and London, a court heard.Defendants from Devon and the West Midlands organised at least six trips bringing cannabis to Plymouth and taking cash in the opposite direction.But police were watching and seized one huge drugs consignment and two amounts of cash as part of an...

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Pervert who made 2,000 indecent images of children is told to...

February 25, 2017, 4:05 am

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A 62-year-old man from Plymouth who downloaded thousands of indecent images and videos of young children has been told to "confront some of the devils within". Michael John Barry, of Cattedown Road, admitted having more than 2,000 indecent images and videos of children and entered guilty pleas to three charges at Plymouth Magistrate's Court earlier this month. On Friday he appeared at Plymouth Crown Court for sentencing after his arrest almost 18 months ago. Barry, who lives...

Thoughtless fly-tippers dump heaps of household waste on two...

February 25, 2017, 5:37 am

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Piles of household waste dumped on the side of two Plymouth roads are being investigated by the police. The first was spotted by Torpoint resident, Joanna Szewczyk, who has been travelling to look after her grandmother in Downderry every day. The big heap of rubbish was blocking her route on a nearby country lane on Wednesday, but unlucky for the perpetrator, a letter had a name printed on it, which was handed to police officers. It has since been cleared, but Ms Szewczyk, a...

Locked up in February: These are the criminals Plymouth won't see...

February 25, 2017, 6:29 am

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A gang who brought half a million pounds worth of cannabis to the city, a spice addict who robbed homes and a pervert who torched his neighbour's flat are among those who have been caged this February. When you read their stories, it's easy to see why our city is better off without them. Take a look through the list below. These eight men flooded Plymouth with £500,000 of cannabis Members of a gang who flooded Plymouth with an estimated 50 kilos of cannabis have been jailed...

Search for missing woman called off after body is found

February 27, 2017, 1:22 am

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A search for a missing woman has been called off after a body was found over the weekend. The body of a woman was recovered from a quarry near Berry Head in Brixham in the early hours of Sunday morning.This morning police have announced they are no longer searching for missing 27-year-old Jacqueline Hudson, though no formal identification has yet been made.Read next: Scarlet fever is on the rise in Plymouth - here's what to look forDevon and Cornwall police say they have spoken to Jacqueline's...

Man charged with attempted murder of police constable in Plymouth

February 27, 2017, 3:07 am

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A man has been charged with the attempted murder of a special police constable after an assault at Plymouth railway station on Friday.Jonathan Feasey, aged 23, from Downend, East Taphouse in Cornwall, has been charged with one count of attempted murder.British Transport Police have confirmed that the officer was on duty at the time the assault took place.The charge is in connection to an incident which happened at Plymouth railway station at about 7.45pm on Friday, February 25. Feasey was...

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February 27, 2017, 5:08 am

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The new £5 note is apparently 'next to impossible' to forge, but there are new rumours that forgeries may be being produced. The Bank of England is said to have launched a probe following police warnings about attempts to produce counterfeit £5 notes. The bank said it was unaware of any direct forgeries of the new polymer £5 note but admitted the note's design had been crudely copied on to paper in a small number of incidents. READ: These are the most valuable £1...

Spanish man 'smuggled £100k of cannabis onto a Brittany...

February 27, 2017, 5:36 am

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A Spanish man smuggled cannabis worth more than £100,000 into Plymouth inside the bodywork and spare tyre of his car, a court heard.Carlos Maldonado-Lopez, aged 36, brought more than ten kilos in of the drug from Santander on the Britanny Ferries flagship, a jury was told.Border Force officers found the cannabis in more than 70 packages hidden in five locations inside the Nissan, Plymouth Crown Court heard.But Maldonado-Lopez claimed he knew nothing of the drugs, saying he was just looking...

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How to check if your partner has a criminal history

February 27, 2017, 8:05 am

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A shocked mother only discovered her new partner is a child sex offender after he was busted by border officials when the couple were jetting off on holiday together - but there are ways to check up on those getting people close to you. Stephen Wilson, an ex-army sergeant and former caretaker, was imprisoned in 2007 for sex offences against a young girl. The 59-year-old was banned from leaving the country without letting the authorities know, but after his release he decided to go on holiday...

Fly-tippers leave EVEN MORE mess behind - including a Coca-Cola...

February 27, 2017, 5:58 am

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Fly-tippers have dumped rubbish in three more places around Plymouth - including a Coca-Cola fridge. Herald photographer John Allen discovered the hat-trick of abandoned waste sites while riding his bike, and said he was "shocked" by the sheer amount that was left both beside the road between Deep Lane and Sparkwell as well as that up on Lee Moor and Hemerdon Moors.He said: "It's amazing that people have the audacity to leave it there."John reported that, as well as the Coke...

Man accused of attacking police officer at Plymouth Railway...

February 27, 2017, 7:02 am

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A man charged with attempted murder of a special constable at Plymouth rail station walked out of court on bail after prosecutors downgraded the offence to actual bodily harm.Jonathan Feasey, aged 23, from Downend, East Taphouse in Cornwall, was arrested by British Transport Police on Friday evening at around 7.45pm following an incident on one of the Plymouth rail station's platforms. BTP initially suggested Feasey was charged on Sunday with one count of the attempted murder of an on-duty...

'Paedophile was caught after taking computer to shop', court told

February 27, 2017, 10:56 am

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A man was caught with indecent images of children on his computer when he took his tower unit to a shop for repair, a jury was told.Ian Hopkins, aged 48, is on trial at Plymouth Crown Court after denying that he downloaded files showing sexual abuse.He has pleaded not guilty to four counts of making indecent images of children and one of making a prohibited image of a child – a cartoon picture.Deni Mathews, opening the case for the Crown Prosecution Service, said Hopkins took his computer...

Teenage boys charged with robbery on stolen motorbike

February 27, 2017, 11:30 am

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Two teenage boys have been accused of robbing a man while on the back of a stolen motorbike.A 15-year-old and a 16-year-old have appeared in court charged with a string of offences.They allegedly jointly robbed a man of a mobile phone, a mobile games console and a jacket on February 23.The younger boy is further charged with breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order by carrying out the robbery on the back of a stolen motorbike.He allegedly took a Honda Vision motorbike without the consent of the...

Man charged with "tagging" city centre bus stops

February 28, 2017, 2:36 am

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A man is to appear at court next month to accused of scratching graffiti "tags" on glass at a number of city centre shops and bus stops.Andrew Balletto was arrested by police in connection with alleged incidents in the city centre, including at two mobile phone shops and around half a dozen glass bus stops along Royal Parade, on February 23.He was interviewed by police and later charged with five counts of criminal damage. Balletto, aged 38 and of no fixed abode, will appear at...

Spanish driver 'in shock' after £100k of cannabis found in...

February 28, 2017, 5:31 am

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A Spanish man has told a jury that he was "in shock" when he was stopped leaving a ferry with cannabis worth more than £100,000 hidden in his car.Carlos Maldonado-Lopez, aged 36, told police that he "hated drugs" after he was arrested driving from the Pont-Aven in Plymouth.Read more: Teenage boys charged with robbery on stolen motorbikeBorder Force officers found the cannabis in more than 70 packages hidden in five locations inside the Nissan, a jury has...

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Revealed: The drivers caught doing more than 100mph on our roads

February 28, 2017, 7:51 am

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Drivers racing at up to speeds of 130mph are still putting their lives - and others - at risk on the region's roads, say road enforcement chiefs.Figures released by the Peninsula Road Safety Partnership show that last year 83 drivers and motorbike riders were nabbed travelling at 100mph – and even faster – on the regions roads. A spokesman for the partnership said that the figures for 2016 could not be fairly compared with previous years – where the fastest motorist was a...

Secrets of Tanis Bhandari's murder exposed in TV documentary...

February 28, 2017, 11:40 am

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The Plymouth mum of murdered Tanis Bhandari will appear on TV tonight in a documentary promising to expose deep failings in the lead-up to her son's death. Andrea Sharpe will be featured alongside another mother whose son was killed by a man supposedly being monitored by a privatised arm of the Probation Service. The programme will highight how one of Tanis's killers, Donald Pemerton, was filmed on CCTV brandishing meat cleavers in the street just two weeks before the murder. The...

Paedophile caught with vile movie of two-year-olds walks free

February 28, 2017, 12:26 pm

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A paedophile caught with vile movies of child abuse when he took his computer to a shop for repair has avoided going straight to jail.Ian Hopkins, aged 48, was told his downloading of sick images fuelled sex assaults of children by adults, Plymouth Crown Court heard.One movie was nine minutes long and showed four clips involving infants thought to be as young as two.Hopkins had claimed he knew nothing about the files nor search terms which showed a user looking for indecent images of...

Arsonists who torched runaway fireball car in Plymouth street are...

February 28, 2017, 1:22 pm

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Police have had no luck in finding the twisted fire starter behind a terrifying blaze on Donnington Drive in Compton last week. Residents of the quiet cul-de-sac in Plymouth were said to be horrified by the incident, which police are treating as arson. Eyewitnesses reported that the car had rolled down the road and smashed into a nearby property. One week on, Devon and Cornwall Police have told The Herald that they are yet to make any arrests. According to Police, the fire was...

Plymouth's most wanted: 15 criminals on the run from police

February 28, 2017, 10:00 pm

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These 15 fugitives are all on the run from police in the Plymouth area. Sex attackers, drug dealers, thieves and fraudsters are all being hunted by cops in Devon and Cornwall after going on the run. The crime charity Crimestoppers issues a rolling list of the region's most wanted. Their rouges gallery allows anyone to view photos and read descriptions on individuals wanted by law enforcement for crimes they are alleged to have committed. The section on their page lists criminals from...