Watch out for these six sneaky telephone scams

April 16, 2017, 9:30 am

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Peter Shears, an expert in consumer law from Plymouth Law School, warns readers about scams involving cold calls. This week I was shown a copy of the 'in house' magazine of a remarkable organization called 'The University of the Third Age'. In this Spring 2017 edition they put the spotlight on six telephone scams, using illustrations from Age UK, We are familiar with most of them here: The call that asks if you have had an accident recently or bought PPI cover since the beginning of time....

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The safest areas of Plymouth revealed

April 16, 2017, 10:00 pm

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We all periodically worry about being victims of crime – whether it's walking through the city late at night or our home being burgled while we're out of work or on holiday.But Plymouth is, relatively, a low crime city although that's no comfort to any victim of crime – whether they've had their mobile phone robbed or had their car windscreen smashed.So The Herald has analysed the latest annual crime figures for 2016-17 to find out where the safest neighbourhoods in Plymouth...

Man rushed to hospital after stabbing at Plymouth park

April 17, 2017, 3:20 am

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A man has been stabbed and is in hospital following a fight near a popular park in Stonehouse.Patna Park in the North Road West area of Stonehouse, was cordoned off last night after police were called at 10.15pm to an incident between four men.One man in his 30s was rushed by ambulance to Derriford Hospital with a puncture wound to his side.DC Sarah Thorne said: "A gentleman who is believed to be stabbed is in hospital."Police were called yesterday evening to Patna Place at the...

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April 17, 2017, 5:00 am

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A woman is to go on trial tomorrow accused of causing the death of two pedestrians by dangerous driving.Teresa Sant, aged 58, was at the wheel of a Ford B-Max which struck two women getting off a bus in Plymouth.Maria-Helene Giebelen, aged 60, and 42-year-old Victoria Hodge were fatally injured in Torr Lane, Hartley, at about 4pm on May 18. Both lived nearby.Ms Giebelen died at the scene, close to the Morrison supermarket, and Ms Hodge died in hospital six days later.Sant, of Fort Austin Avenue,...

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April 18, 2017, 5:12 am

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A man faces jail for threatening police officers with a gun during a dramatic four-hour armed siege at his home.Darren Morgan, aged 51, brandished a semi-automatic air rifle in front of two constables in the stand-off at his home.Dozens of police, including armed officers and trained negotiators, sealed off the property in Ernesettle that Saturday afternoon.Witnesses said they heard Morgan shouting at police in Hawkinge Gardens.But the siege was resolved peacefully and he was arrested at about...

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April 18, 2017, 5:17 am

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Police are continuing their appeal for witnesses after a man was stabbed near a children's play park. Officers were called to Patna Place, Stonehouse, on Easter Sunday after two men were approached and assaulted by two other men. A man in his 30s received a puncture wound to his side and was treated at hospital. A police spokeswoman said his injury is not believed to be life-threatening. The spokeswoman said: "Police are seeking anyone who may have witnessed the assault which...

Gran ran over and killed two women on pavement, jury told

April 18, 2017, 8:39 am

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A grandmother lost control of her car and drove along a pavement, fatally injuring two women who had just stepped from a bus, a jury was told.Teresa Sant, aged 58, who had her grandson in the car, crossed to the wrong side of the road and mounted the kerb, a court heard.Her Ford B-Max, which she had bought only days before, drove along the pavement on the inside of the stopped bus before rejoining the carriageway in Torr Lane in Hartley.She hit friends Maria-Helene Giebelen, aged 60, and...

Masked knifeman jailed for robbing Plymouth shop assistant who...

April 18, 2017, 9:10 am

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A masked knifeman has been jailed for more than four years for robbing a brave shop assistant – who tried to fend him off with a bottle of Pimm's.Desperate Jan Turko, aged 27, grabbed cash to pay for medical treatment for his baby niece back home in the Czech Republic, a court heard.He jabbed a knife towards the face of store worker Andrew Hall who picked up a bottle to defend himself.Turko grabbed the assistant's arm and made him release the bottle, allowing him to escape with £120...

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Plymouth man accused of child sex abuse to face trial

April 18, 2017, 9:58 am

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A man accused of the repeated sexual abuse of a girl almost 20 years ago is to face a judge and jury.Damian Pritchard, aged 33, is to go on trial charged with indecently assaulting the child between 1997 and 2000.He appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to deny eight counts.Pritchard, of Alexandra Road, Mutley, pleaded not guilty to one charge of sexual intercourse with a girl aged under 13. He denied one allegation of attempted sexual intercourse.He denied five counts of indecent assault against the...

Trial of Plymouth gran accused of killing women by dangerous...

April 19, 2017, 5:05 am

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The trial of a grandmother accused of driving dangerously and killing two women standing on a pavement has been halted.Judge Paul Darlow discharged the jury in the case of 58-year-old Teresa Sant on the second day of the hearing at Plymouth Crown Court.The trial, which was stopped for legal reasons, is due to resume with a new jury tomorrow.Sant, of Fort Austin Avenue, Eggbuckland, has denied causing the deaths of friends Maria-Helene Giebelen, aged 60, and 42-year-old Victoria Hodge by...

Speed camera torched by arsonists on busy Plymouth road

April 19, 2017, 5:16 am

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A speed camera has been torched by arsonists in broad daylight. The camera, on Budshead Road, was reportedly set alight on Tuesday morning, at 11am. A resident who lives close-by said they were "brave" to do it in front of so much traffic. The camera, near Canterbury Drive where the speed limit is 30mph, has been destroyed in the attack. READ NEXT: New speeding laws - with fines up to £2,500 - in force from next week It is not known if anyone has been arrested...

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April 19, 2017, 8:46 am

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A drugged-up danger driver twice sped away from police through Plymouth – once ending up like this in someone's garden.Daniel Mosley, aged 25, lost control on a corner and veered through a gateway, knocking out a post and damaging grass and shrubs.Mosley nearly hit the house, leaving a young girl living there afraid to sleep in her bed, a court heard.He sped away from police on a second occasion, this time driving along a pavement.But cocaine and heroin user Mosley swerved a prison term at...

Burglars cut and run after raiding Plymouth hairdressers

April 19, 2017, 9:25 am

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Police are warning bargain-hunters to avoid buying bargain hairdressing equipment which may have been stolen from a city salon.Investigators say three men entered Koko's Hairdressing Salon in Molesworth Road, Stoke sometime between 2.25am and 2.40am on Wednesday morning. Detectives say the men forced open the front door and then fled when they spotted a passing patrol car – but not before first grabbing about £270-worth of hairdressing equipment and goods, along with £80 in...

Woman to face Plymouth judge accused of asking a witness to lie

April 19, 2017, 9:35 am

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A woman has appeared in court charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice by asking a prosecution witness to lie.Ruzena Tancosova, aged 56, faced Plymouth magistrates charged with plotting with others to get the man to make a false declaration.She allegedly required Josef Bukovinsky to attend a solicitor's office in his native Czech Republic between April and July 2015.Tancosova, of no fixed address, faces a second charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice by contacting...

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April 19, 2017, 11:56 am

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A woman gave a bus driver a volley of abuse after he refused to let her on the vehicle because she did not have the right money.Police want to trace this woman in relation to the incident, which took place on a bus in Royal Parade sometime between 9pm and 9.10pm on March 20.Police say the driver pulled into a bus bay in Plymouth city centre where he waited for a few minutes. During this time two women tried to board the bus, one of which did not have the right money for a ticket. The bus driver...

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April 19, 2017, 2:14 pm

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A man is to appear at court tomorrow charged with false imprisonment, robbery, fraud and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to a vulnerable person.Luke Rouse, aged 21, was arrested in Bodmin following a series of alleged incidents which took place at a property in the Plymouth area earlier this month. Rouse, from Stonehouse, was tonight charged by detectives with eight counts of fraud, wounding with intent, robbery and false imprisonment. These offences are alleged to have taken place...

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April 20, 2017, 5:43 am

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Two more men are to face trial accused of dealing cocaine and cannabis.Nawdar Mahmoud, aged 30, and 28-year-old Heersh Mohammed faced a judge to deny possession of drugs with intent to supply.The pair were allegedly dealing 27 grams of cocaine and 752 grams of cannabis on October 20 last year, Plymouth Crown Court heard.They were arrested after police stopped a car on the A38 in the city.Judge Paul Darlow ruled that Mahmoud and Mohammed could join the trial of Dana Rahim on May 22.Rahim, aged...

Cruel rogue traders gang preying on elderly in Plymouth have got...

April 20, 2017, 8:09 am

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Police are hunting rogue traders who have been targeting elderly people in Plymouth, intimidating them into handing over thousands of pounds.Detectives are linking four incidents in the Plymouth area over the past week and are examining further incidents in the Exeter area, which they believe are connected. As a result of inquiries, police are strongly urging householders to be on their guard for a gang of rogue traders who are preying on Plymouth's elderly and vulnerable. The force has received...

Armed robber used this huge knife - to steal two bottles of wine

April 20, 2017, 9:02 am

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A robber has been jailed for more than five years for holding up a shop with this fearsome carving knife – for the sake of two bottles of wine worth £10.Lewis Wilde, aged 25, brandished the eight-inch blade to threaten staff at a Tesco Express late at night, a court heard.It was his third offence of robbery, including a raid on a post office in which he wielded a crossbow.Wilde drank from one of the bottles of wine outside the Tesco and called the police himself, Plymouth Crown Court...

Man in court accused of imprisonment, violent assault, robbery...

April 20, 2017, 9:14 am

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A man has appeared at court accused of falsely imprisoning his alleged victim, wounding him using weapons including a knife, robbing him and then stealing from his bank account.Luke Rouse, from Russell Mews, Bodmin, appeared from custody at Plymouth Magistrates Court today charged with a number of offences relating to incidents which took place at a property in the city between March 31 and April 2. The court was told Rouse, aged 21, faces one charge of causing grievous bodily harm with intent,...