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WATCH ABOVE: Police and council workers shut down a suspected drugs den in Devonport Guns and drugs were found at the latest drug den uncovered in Plymouth - the latest in a string of grim houses and flats shut down by the police and council in recent months. Plymouth City Council's Anti-Social Behaviour Team has been working with Devon and Cornwall Police as part of a crackdown aimed at ridding communities of their nightmare neighbours. City chiefs have warned other drug users and...

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'I was always poor, always hungry and always cold' but housing...

March 8, 2017, 1:00 am

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A former drug addict has revealed how housing benefit helped him clean up and escape life on the streets.Jordan, who did not want to give his surname, spoke to The Herald after the Government announced plans to cut housing benefit for 18 to 21-year-olds.Having left home aged 15 following a family dispute, Jordan was homeless and found himself associating with criminals."I very quickly became addicted to various different drugs," he said. "I was unable to continue sixth form and...

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March 8, 2017, 1:53 am

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A city store has had to hide away its high-price meat after falling victim to shoplifters.An angry sign was pinned to the fridge section of the Co-operative store on the corner of Hoegate Street and Notte Street last week.The sign apologised for having to move expensive steaks and other meats from the section from "honest" shoppers, blaming "deviants" who were stealing them almost as soon as they were laid out. Staff speaking anonymously admitted they were fed up with the...

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March 8, 2017, 3:38 am

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A Devon and Cornwall officer has been suspended ahead of appearing at court charged with possessing indecent images and illegally possessing ammunition.The force has revealed that 34-year-old Jonathan Fulcher, from Crediton, is a serving police constable based in Exeter. He has been charged with three counts of making indecent photograph/pseudo photograph of a child; one count of causing a child aged 13-15 to watch/look at an image of sexual activity; one count of possession of ammunition for a...

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March 8, 2017, 5:38 am

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A drug dealer who was selling ecstasy and cannabis at a Dartmoor music festival was caught after he dropped his phone and security staff found text messages.Organisers were trying to find the owner of the lost phone when they saw the incriminating text messages.Read more: Police officer charged over indecent images of children is namedSecurity men followed Jordan Barnes Barrett and texts were found which showed he had been dealing in cannabis and ecstasy, Exeter Crown Court was told.Barnes...

Alleged rapist 'not sure' if he had sex with 15-year-old girl

March 8, 2017, 5:45 am

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A man accused of raping a sick 15-year-old girl after she took drugs has told a jury he was not "100 per cent sure" whether they had sex.Michael Bragg, aged 20, told a court that the girl used mephedrone, cannabis and Valium in his bedroom before she began vomiting.He admitted that he refused her requests to call an ambulance because he was scared.His barrister Jo Martin asked: "Did you have sex with her?"Bragg replied: "In my recollection, no, I don't think so."She...

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March 8, 2017, 6:33 am

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Parents have been warned to be extra vigilant after school children were approached by a man in a black 4x4 outside a Plymouth primary school. Police in Plymouth received a report from a concerned parent that at around 5.30pm on Thursday, March 2 a black BMW 4x4 car was on the school grounds of Whitleigh Community School, and that one of the two occupants of the BMW asked two children to get into the car. A police spokesman said: "Understandably, the children were shaken by this...

Why are so many cats being poisoned on this Plympton street?

March 6, 2017, 8:50 am

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A kitten is the latest victim in a series of pet poisonings which have apparently taken place in the same Plympton street during the last year.In the latest incident the cat's owners found him vomiting and fitting near Kingston Drive - the scene of a spate of suspected 'deliberate poisonings' in January.Maximus, an eight-month-old feline went missing for two days before being found, and was put to sleep by vets on Saturday morning after being discovered by a stranger.In this particular case...

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March 6, 2017, 9:06 am

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Magistrates have agreed to shut down a private flat described in court as a "shooting gallery" for drug addicts.The three-month closure order was granted by Plymouth Magistrates after neighbourhood police and Plymouth City Council's Antisocial Behaviour Team put forward a host of evidence relating to the use of drugs, antisocial behaviour and weapons being kept at the property. Read more: Man accused of burgling home and attacking man appears at courtThe councils ASB team, working with...

Driver of souped-up car on trial pleads his innocence to jury

March 8, 2017, 8:51 am

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An alleged danger driver has told a jury he did not know why he lost control of his souped-up car before an accident which left another man with a broken neck.Matthew Smith, aged 22, denied "putting his foot down" before his Ford Focus RS span into the opposite carriageway and hit an oncoming Ford Fiesta.Fiesta driver Vincent Kelly was left with a broken neck and pelvis after a near head-on collision with the Focus on a busy city road, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Prosecutors claim that...

Man grew big cannabis crop to 'tackle his stress and nausea'

March 8, 2017, 9:02 am

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A man who smoked cannabis to tackle nausea and stress was caught with a large crop of the drug in his loft.Anthony Valliere, aged 31, had 29 plants and a sophisticated growing operation at his home, Plymouth Crown Court heard.A judge handed him a suspended prison sentence with unpaid work after hearing he never supplied the drug to anyone else.Valliere, of Edgcumbe Terrace, Bere Alston, pleaded guilty to production of a Class B drug on December 6 last year.Francesca Whebell, for the Crown...

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March 8, 2017, 9:54 am

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The mother of Tanis Bhandari has claimed a breakthrough in her quest for justice following a summit with the Justice Minister.Andrea Sharpe took her fight to the House of Commons on Monday after Plymouth MP Johnny Mercer raised concerns over the case – initially highlighted by a series of articles in The Herald.And as a result the Justice Minister will examine two reports into the death of Tanis Bhandari by the police and probation service.The report's findings – published in The...

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March 8, 2017, 9:54 am

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The mother of Tanis Bhandari has claimed a breakthrough in her quest for justice following a summit with the Justice Minister.Andrea Sharpe took her fight to the House of Commons on Monday after Plymouth MP Johnny Mercer raised concerns over the case – initially highlighted by a series of articles in The Herald.And as a result the Justice Minister will examine two reports into the death of Tanis Bhandari by the police and probation service.The report's findings – published in The...

Police 'extremely concerned' for the welfare of missing man

March 8, 2017, 11:14 pm

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Police are 'extremely concerned' for the welfare of a missing 46-year-old man. John Hurst was last seen in Cubert near Newquay on Tuesday, March 7, at approximately 1pm and is thought to be still in the area.John is described as being a white male, 6'0" tall, of a medium to large build.He has dark hair in a crew cut and was last seen wearing a dark coat, with a bright blue jumper underneath.John has a recent scratch above one eyebrow and is said to have a bit of a beard.If anyone has any...

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March 9, 2017, 3:55 am

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A pervert has been jailed for more than six years for luring underage girls into sex over Facebook.Joshua Parker, aged 19, used false names and also lied about his age to bombard teenagers with messages.He also sent girls indecent pictures of himself, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Parker admitted five offences relating to different girls aged from 12 to 15.One victim, who bravely faced her tormentor from the back of court, said in a statement that she still had nightmares a year down the line.But...

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March 9, 2017, 4:38 am

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A stern warning has been issued after a man received a huge fine for selling "pre-loaded" Kodi TV boxes to pubs and clubs. A court was told how the man sold the "pre-loaded" boxes for £1,000 each so the venues could illegally screen Premier League football matches and pay-per-view events. The boxes have been a huge hit with viewers desperate to watch Pay Per View games, movies and even the top football matches of the week. But people who are misusing Kodi...

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March 9, 2017, 5:59 am

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A jailed gangland leader who went on the run on Christmas Day from an open prison has been recaptured by police.A national manhunt was launched after Blake Donnellan failed to return to HMP Sudbury having been granted a temporary licence on December 25. It was later revealed by The Herald that while he was in jail he used his Facebook page to brag about sports cars, drugs and bling.Donnellan was jailed in September 2011 for 15 years at Plymouth Crown Court for his part in a multi-million pound...

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March 9, 2017, 10:11 am

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A man who crashed his souped-up car and left another man with a broken neck has been found guilty of driving without due care and fined £500.Matthew Smith, aged 22, was found guilty by a jury after a short deliberation at Plymouth Crown Court of driving without due care and attention. The jury heard how Smith lost control of his powerful Ford Focus RS before crossing on to the wrong side of the road and hitting Vincent Kelly's Fiesta almost head on.Mr Kelly was left with a broken neck,...

'Suicidal man with knife' talked down from Tamar bridge

March 9, 2017, 11:04 pm

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Police negotiators detained an "aggressive suicidal man" on the Tamar bridge in the early hours of this morning. Armed response teams were called to the area just before 1am. Sgt Harry Tangye said the man was armed with a knife, but a negotiator "successfully got him to safety"."The key is for time and space," Sgt Tangye added. ARV's deployed to Tamar bridge for aggressive suicidal man with knife. Negotiator successfully got him to safety. Key is for time...

A38 shut near Plymouth as police detain 'suicidal man'

March 9, 2017, 11:11 pm

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A suicidal man was detained by police on a bridge over the A38 last night. Emergency crews were called to a stretch of the road between Exeter and Plymouth at about 1.20am. The road was closed at the Dart Bridge junction near Buckfastleigh. Sgt Harry Tangye, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said southbound traffic was held while officers spoke with the man. Both sides of the A38 were later shut, drivers were diverted and a police negotiator was called to the scene. The man was...