Two men admit plot to defraud Princess Yachts in Plymouth

August 19, 2015, 9:41 am

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TWO men have pleaded guilty to plotting to defraud a luxury boat-making firm. Michael Honey, aged 51, and 48-year-old John Tinley conspired to siphon money from Princess Yachts, a court heard. They took part in a scam which saw the company invoiced to pay contractors for work which was not carried out. Prosecutors claim that the money was instead handed to co-defendants Glyn Thompson and Roger Truen. Truen, aged 49, has already admitted taking part in the plot. Thompson, aged 57, has pleaded not...

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Plymouth man faces jail for taking and crashing car

August 20, 2015, 5:39 am

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A DRUG user who caused damage of more than £17,000 when he drove a stolen car into two other vehicles has been warned he is going to jail. Matthew Yorke was behind the wheel of a Volkswagen Passat which hit a parked car and a van. He was handed a community order, but has been brought back to court by the probation service for failing to comply. Yorke, appearing unrepresented on his 39th birthday, admitted he had not taken a drugs test because he had used heroin days before. He told...

Up before Plymouth magistrates

August 20, 2015, 5:52 am

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ASSAULT: DANIEL BALLINGER-CLEMENT, aged 22, of Frewin Gardens, Plymouth: assaulting a man by beating – 12-month community order with 60 hours unpaid work and the probation service's Rehabilitation Activity Requirement, ordered to pay £150 criminal courts charge, £100 compensation and £60 victim surcharge. CARL BROADLEY, aged 32, of Bishops Place, Plymouth: assaulting a woman by beating – 23-week prison sentence suspended for two years, with Building Better...

Plymouth woman handed unpaid work for knife offence

August 20, 2015, 9:37 am

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A WOMAN who had a kitchen knife in the street has been ordered to do unpaid work. Janice Lumsdon, aged 50, was originally sentenced to probation supervision. But she was brought back to Plymouth Crown Court when the service said the order was unworkable. Judge Paul Darlow tore up the supervision order and instead ordered her to do 100 hours of unpaid work. She admitted having the knife in North Down Crescent, Keyham, without good reason or lawful authority on August 22 last year. Lumsdon, of...

Benefits cheat gran must sell home, Plymouth court told

August 20, 2015, 9:43 am

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A GRANDMOTHER who conned councils out of more than £50,000 in benefits is being forced to sell her house to pay back some of the cash. Elizabeth Hart, aged 67, repeatedly lied on claim forms to hide her ownership of the property, a court heard. Hart, who moved around the country, falsely claimed £53,000 in housing benefit and council tax relief over more than five years. A judge at Plymouth Crown Court has now ordered that she pay back £35,971 under the Proceeds of Crime Act...

DNA linked defendants to scene of raid, Plymouth jury told

August 20, 2015, 10:08 am

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HEADWEAR containing traces of DNA belonging to two defendants was found near the scene of a knifepoint raid, a jury heard. Two men have told a trial that three intruders burst into their home. Dale Higgins, aged 26, and 25-year-old Jake McTighe are on trial accused of falsely imprisoning Stephen Pook and flatmate David Rundle. Mr Pook and Mr Rundle have told Plymouth Crown Court that three men held them at knifepoint in their flat in Embankment Road. The jury heard that the intruders, one...

Male stripper stamped on man's head in working men's club toilet

August 20, 2015, 11:22 pm

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A MALE stripper sobbed in the dock as a jury found him guilty of stamping on a man's face - and is now facing a lengthy stretch in prison. Danny Mytton pleaded not guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent on Matthew Martin, despite having admitted the offence earlier in court proceedings – a detail the jury was not allowed to know. Mytton, 34, of Central Treviscoe, St Austell, who runs Wild Ones XXX, a male stripping agency, was at the St Dennis Working Men's Club on...

Fears for missing man, 63, as Plymouth police join search

August 21, 2015, 3:53 am

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PLYMOUTH police are on the lookout for a man who went missing from his home near the city almost a week ago. Police are appealing for help from the public to locate Paul Johnson, who was reported missing from Launceston. Mr Johnson, aged 63, has not been seen since Monday. He is described as a white man, 5ft 8in in height and of slim build with grey thinning spiky hair. Police say he has a distinctive Glaswegian accent and a few tattoos to his upper arm. Mr Johnson was last seen wearing blue...

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Two-mile queue on the A38 as police incident shuts road out of...

August 21, 2015, 5:14 am

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TRAFFIC heading away from Plymouth on the A38 is at a standstill following both a two-car crash and a broken down tanker. One lane is blocked on the Harcombe Bends North Bound due to the tanker, and an RTC had closed a lane on Telegraph Hill. One woman has been taken to hospital with minor injuries, a police spokeswoman confirmed. The spokeswoman said: "The crash involved two cars in the fast lane bear Kenford. "There was one elderly driver and one female driver involved, in a Vauxhall...

Plymouth pervert jailed for watching vile child abuse movies

August 21, 2015, 5:18 am

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A PERVERT has been jailed for watching vile videos of young children being sexually abused by adults. Twisted Craig Forbes, aged 34, viewed clips to fuel his own excitement while taking cocaine and drinking alcohol. Forbes, a company director, watched children aged between two and five being sexually abused by adults, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Jailing him for 20 months, Judge Paul Darlow said: "These movies were watched by you to fuel your sexual excitement along with the cocaine and alcohol...

Plymouth library flasher says he is 'researching the UN'

August 21, 2015, 5:26 am

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POLICE have arrested a man who allegedly exposed himself at Plymouth University this afternoon.Officers were called to the on campus library around 12pm after a 41-year-old man had reportedly exposed himself to a female library user.A police spokesperson said: "Police received reports a male had indecently exposed himself to a female library user at Plymouth University."A 41-year-old man has been arrested and remains in police custody at Charles Cross station."According to...

Man is cleared of knifepoint raid on Plymouth flat

August 21, 2015, 5:36 am

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A JUDGE has thrown out the case against a man on trial for holding two people at knifepoint in their own home. Recorder Julia Clayton ruled their was no evidence that Dale Higgins had forced his way into their flat. She directed a jury at Plymouth Crown Court to return not guilty verdicts on all five charges faced by the 26-year-old. Mr Higgins, of Boscawen Place, Devonport, had denied two counts of false imprisonment, one of affray, one of possession of a knife and one of theft of a...

Man stole sex toy during drug-fuelled crime spree in Plymouth

August 21, 2015, 7:59 am

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A HEROIN addict has been jailed after stealing a sex toy as part of a drug-fuelled crime spree. Prolific offender Nicholas Haynes, aged 43, stole the adult item and a gift set from the Ann Summers store, Plymouth Crown Court heard. He later raided a city branch of Martin's with another man and was caught trying to take cigarettes, tobacco and charity cash. Jailing him for a total of 26 weeks for a string of offences, Judge Paul Darlow said: "You have a very poor record. Community disposals have...

Plymouth teenager broke eye socket of angry man with punch

August 21, 2015, 8:09 am

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A TEENAGER punched and broke the eye socket of an angry reveller as a birthday celebration turned sour, a court heard. Kane Hunter, aged 19, hit the man in the face as he was being restrained in a city bar. Victim Leyton Gritt had just pushed the man celebrating his birthday to the ground, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Judge Paul Darlow, handing him a suspended prison sentence, said the complainant had not been in a position to defend himself. He added: "There was some provocation, but none that...

Plymouth bank worker took £231,000 from clients for...

August 21, 2015, 8:45 am

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A GREEDY bank worker plundered almost £250,000 from the accounts of elderly or deceased customers to fund his gambling addiction. Mark Cooney, aged 26, used his trusted position at two banks to siphon money to support his online habit. He would simply transfer money to himself or authorise a bank card for someone else's account which he would then use. Cooney also forged a manager's signature to cover his tracks. Police have said that he targeted wealthy elderly customers who did not...

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Solicitors end legal aid strike which hit Plymouth courts

August 21, 2015, 9:33 am

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SOLICITORS and barristers have suspended industrial action which saw defendants on serious charges appearing in Plymouth courts unrepresented. Suspects facing allegations including wounding and robbery faced judges on their own as the legal aid strike began to bite. Lawyers have refused to take on new legal aided cases since July 1 in a long-running national dispute with the Government. Barristers, who are hired by solicitors to conduct hearings before the Crown Court, refused to pick up the...

Bangladeshi man arrested as Plymouth Indian restaurant raided by...

August 22, 2015, 5:04 am

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A PLYMOUTH Indian restaurant was raided by police and immigration officials on Friday night following reports of people working illegally. A team of Government enforcement officers attended the Spice Well in Buckwell Street at about 9.45pm. A Home Office spokeswoman said they found two Bangladeshi nationals suspected of working illegally. A 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of overstaying his visa, while a 35-year-old man was also detained and found to be already known to the...

Plymouth police stop driver using mangled caravan as makeshift...

August 22, 2015, 9:23 am

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A DOZY motorist who cut a caravan in half in order to use it as a makeshift trailer found himself in trouble with the police. Plymouth officers attended a layby on the A38 heading towards Marsh Mills at about midday on Saturday, where they found the modified caravan attached to a broken down car. PC Pablo Beckhurst found the man was also driving without insurance. "The driver had borrowed a friend's vehicle to drive on trade insurance, but the policy was not valid," he said. "He had bought a...

Plymouth police boss's frustration as mental health patient held...

August 23, 2015, 4:01 am

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A MAN with mental health issues was kept in a police cell for 48 hours because there were no beds available, prompting fresh outrage from one the force's most senior officers. Last year Paul Netherton, Assistant Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, made national headlines when he used social media to bemoan the lack of facilities to care for mental health patients. His tweets sparked a huge debate, with the Government eventually promising to crack down on the use of police cells to...

Plymouth police officers narrowly escape being run over on the...

August 23, 2015, 8:24 am

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TWO police officers came "inches" away from being run over by speeding motorists as they dealt with an incident on the A38 near Plymouth. The officers were protecting a vehicle which had broken down on a bend when three cars had to brake at the last minute to avoid striking the pair. Posting on twitter, @PlymPoliceAsec said: "Wow. Myself and @Plympolicewco were inches from getting struck protecting a broken down car."Ninety-five per cent of motorists saw us. Why didn't five...