Police hunting vandals who damaged two cars

April 5, 2017, 8:02 am

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Police are appealing for witnesses after two cars were damaged by vandals.The yobs targeted a blue BMW X5 and a Vauxhall Omega in Harvey Street, Torpoint sometime between Saturday February 25 and the following morning. The Omega had its rear wiper blade broken off and both wing mirrors snapped off.The BMW had all three windscreen wiper arms wrenched and bent double. This has caused damage to the bonnet. The BMW's wing mirror was also damaged. Anyone with information about the damage should call...

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Jury due to retire in Plymouth bottle attack trial

April 5, 2017, 8:40 am

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The jury is due to retire tomorrow in the trial of a man accused of smashing a bottle and thrusting it into the face of his partner.Wayne Barnes, aged 30, is charged with deliberately cutting the face of the woman in a street attack after an argument.The jury at Plymouth Crown Court today heard prosecution and defence closing speeches and part of the judge's summing-up.Judge Paul Darlow is due to finish his address and send out the panel to consider its verdict tomorrow morning.READ: MUM SAYS...

On-the-run teenage drug dealer caught selling cocaine in Plymouth

April 5, 2017, 8:51 am

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An on-the-run drug dealer was caught selling cocaine in Plymouth.Dhanell Depeazer, aged 18, skipped bail after he was caught with cocaine and heroin in Suffolk.His London gangmasters then sent him to Devon to sell cocaine, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Depeazer, of no fixed address, has caught with more than 50 grams of the Class A drug in the city on February 18.He has already admitted possession of the drug with intent to supply.Depeazer returned to Plymouth Crown Court to admit two counts of...

'Mystery Marine took cocaine in careers office' trial told

April 5, 2017, 11:12 am

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A drunken intruder has told a jury that he believed a man who gave him a military jacket was a Marine – even when he saw him snort cocaine in the armed forces careers office.Modou Fatty, aged 43, claimed he thought the stranger was the "boss man" and had the right to be in the office at 3am.But the supposed Marine turned out to be a thief who had sneaked into the Armed Forces Careers Office in Plymouth.Fatty, of Beaumont Road, St Judes, is on trial after denying burglary between...

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April 6, 2017, 12:15 am

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Crime hotspots in Plymouth have been revealed by latest figures published by the police.Every month Devon and Cornwall updates its crime statistics for every neighbourhood in the city.And they reveal the stark contrast between neighbourhoods. Some have more than 10 offences per day while others have less than one.Overall, there were 1,672 crimes recorded in the city in January of this year including dozens of burglaries, robberies, drug offences and vehicle crime.The most offences (307) were...

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April 6, 2017, 5:29 am

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A drunken intruder who walked out of an armed forces office sporting a military jacket and beret in the middle of the night has been cleared of burglary.Modou Fatty, aged 43, said he was invited into the building by a man who told him he was a Marine who worked there.He told a jury be believed the stranger gave him the smock and beret as a gift.Four men entered Pilgrim House at Derry's Cross and left with two military shirts, a dress jacket, a military smock, a cap, two berets, a leather...

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April 6, 2017, 5:44 am

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A refugee who fled Iraq to escape reprisals against the regime of Saddam Hussein ended up dealing high-grade cocaine on the streets of Plymouth, a court heard.A judge told Mahmood Kader, aged 24, that his peddling of the drug was a "slap in the face" for the city which gave him a safe haven.Kader was one of several men arrested in a police undercover operation targeting drug dealers, Plymouth Crown Court heard.He fled Iraq after his father was killed for being part of Hussein's regime...

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April 6, 2017, 8:20 am

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A prolific burglar who admitted raiding children's nurseries and stealing charity boxes to pay off an old drug debt has been jailed for 18 weeks.Shane Brown, of Warwick Avenue, Whitleigh, pleaded guilty at Plymouth Magistrates Court to two counts of burglary and asked for 17 other similar cases to be taken into consideration. The court heard how Brown, who had a long record of burglaries to his name, was caught later breaking into the Chilli Orange cafe at Crownhill fort on February 28 this...

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April 6, 2017, 9:03 am

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A man sneaked into a flat and attacked a woman – leaving her so afraid that she wants to move home.Drunken Gareth Weeks, aged 24, woke the victim in the middle of the night with a hand over her mouth, a court heard.She tried to escape but he repeatedly shut the front door on her as she lay on the floor, bruising her arm and leg.The victim told Plymouth Crown Court in a statement that she was on medication for anxiety.She added: "I have never had to take tablets for anything in my...

Trio accused of supplying cocaine and cannabis to appear in court

April 6, 2017, 9:12 am

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Three men who appeared before magistrates on drugs supply charges will next appear at Crown Court. Ehaab Almilhim, aged 26, his brother Ous Almilhim aged 25 and Vladimir Deda, aged 28, face the charge of conspiring to supply class A drug cocaine sometime between February 1, 2016 and June 29, 2016. Ehaab Almilhim, of Anstis Street, Stonehouse, Ous Almilhim of Grimspound Close, Leigham, and Deda, of Barnet in Hertforshire also face a further charge of conspiring to supply the class B drug...

Huge gorse fires burning on Dartmoor

April 6, 2017, 9:15 am

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Massive gorse fires have been burning on Dartmoor this afternoon, sparking a string of calls to the fire brigade. The fires - which were planned by commoners following advice from fire service experts - remain under control, a spokesman said. But a Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service officer was arriving at the scene at around 5pm to oversee the blaze. The fire was pictured by Twitter user Ryan Elsworth as it raged in the early afternoon. Read next: Drake's Island WILL be...

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April 6, 2017, 9:30 am

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A notorious heroin addict branded a "perpetual nuisance" has been jailed for shoplifting the day after she was handed a suspended prison sentence for a similar offence.Shelley Reynolds, aged 39, walked into Sainsbury's to steal alcohol within 24 hours of walking out of court.She admitted theft of alcohol worth £173 from the Armada Way store on March 2.Reynolds, of Hastings Street, the city centre, was handed a six-month suspended prison sentence at Plymouth Crown Court only the...

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April 6, 2017, 11:02 am

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The jury has been sent home in the trial of a man accused of smashing a bottle and thrusting it into the face of his partner.The panel is to resume its deliberations in the case of Wayne Barnes tomorrow morning.The jury was unable to reach a decision over five hours at Plymouth Crown Court today.Wayne Barnes, aged 30, is charged with deliberately cutting the face of the woman in a street attack after an argument.WATCH: INCREDIBLE MOMENT MISSING MAN CLOSE TO DEATH IS FOUND IN HOLEBarnes, of...

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April 6, 2017, 11:45 am

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A young woman met a 15-year-old in breach of a court order to protect girls.Aimee Buckle, aged 19, repeatedly contacted the girl against the terms of an Interim Sexual Risk Order.She breached the order weeks after it was made by city magistrates, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Buckle, of Lalebrick Road, Hooe, pleaded guilty to three counts of breaching the order by having contact with the same girl on February 15 and February 16.The order made in January means Buckle cannot contact any girl aged...

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April 6, 2017, 12:10 pm

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A thug raced past a primary school on the wrong side of the road at twice the speed limit as parents picked up their children, a court heard. Unlicensed danger driver Sam Flanders, aged 29, also jumped a red light on a busy city street in a Range Rover belonging to a suspected drug dealer during a police chase. He later kicked his partner in the face in breach of a suspended prison sentence, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Judge Paul Darlow jailed Flanders for a total of 73 weeks and...

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Drugs case put back due to interpreter blunder

April 6, 2017, 1:00 pm

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Two men accused of supplying cocaine are to return to Magistrates court after an interpreting service claimed the court failed to book them for a hearing.Nawdar Mahmoud, aged 30 from Wyndham Square, Stonehouse and Heersh Mohammed, aged 22 from Sheffield in South Yorkshire, attended Plymouth Magistrates Court today where they were jointly charged with possessing 27.4 grams of class A drug cocaine with intent to supply. Mahmoud and Mohammed, are also jointly charged with possessing 752 grams of...

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April 7, 2017, 6:22 am

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Police investigating allegation of kidnapping, false imprisonment, robbery and grievous bodily harm to a vulnerable person are very keen to trace this man.Luke Rouse, aged 21, may be able to help police with their ongoing inquiries regarding a series of incidents understood to have taken place on April 1 and 2 in the Plymouth area. Rouse is from Plymouth but also has connections to both Torquay and Bodmin. He is described as a white male, with short cropped hair and stubble. He is 5ft 11ins tall...

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April 7, 2017, 9:00 am

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A pervert has escaped prison by the skin of his teeth for filming up the skirts of hundreds of unsuspecting women.Obsessive Karl Palmer, aged 36, was caught with 700 images of ladies' backsides he had secretly snapped with a mobile phone, a court heard.Most of the women were videoed in the Co-op in his home town but he was so sneaky that he was never caught until police raided his home.He also had 3,000 indecent pictures of children on his computers – among so many images that police gave...

Plymouth tower block cocaine dealer 'has changed his locks'

April 7, 2017, 11:22 am

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A man caught dealing cocaine has avoided going to jail after kicking his own addiction. David Greig, aged 44, was holding and cutting cocaine in his flat for others to sell in the street. He had been put under pressure by others to hold drugs so he could get cocaine for himself, Plymouth Crown Court heard. But he was handed a suspended prison sentence after a judge heard he had turned his back on drugs. Recorder Richard Stead told him: "You have genuinely taken steps to try and...

Major ITV series following Plymouth police begins next week

April 7, 2017, 12:10 pm

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TV fans will get a rare behind-the-scenes look at policing in Devon and Cornwall thanks to a major new primetime TV series. The work of the force has been captured for a four-part documentary called 'Devon and Cornwall Cops' which starts at 8pm on Monday 10 April on national ITV. The series, narrated by Neil Morrissey, follows officers and staff as they work across the biggest geographical force area in England through the summer months of 2016. From the Isles of Scilly to the crowds of...