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Driver who killed two women on pavement 'could not recall crash'...

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A grandmother who drove along a pavement and fatally injured two women told police she could not recall the accident, a jury was told.Teresa Sant, aged 58, said to officers that she "must have dozed" and then pressed the accelerator instead of the brake, a court heard.She crossed to the wrong side of the road and mounted the kerb, hitting the two women who had just stepped from a bus.Her Ford B-Max, which she had bought only days before, drove along the pavement on the inside of the...

Driver who killed two women on pavement 'could not recall crash'...


Man appears in court charged with rape of young boy almost 20...

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A man has appeared in court accused of raping and indecently assaulting a boy nearly 17 years ago.Dean Madavan, aged 50, briefly appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court where he faced four charges relating to the same boy.Madavan of Campbell Drive, Windsor Quay, Cardiff, is charged with raping a boy aged under 16 between September 1, 2000 and February 28, 2002.He faces two counts of indecent assault on a boy aged under 14 between the same dates. His is further charged with attempted rape of a...

Man appears in court charged with rape of young boy almost 20...

Plymouth man smashes up neighbour's BMW with paving stones in...

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A man smashed up a neighbour's car, broke nine of his house windows and attacked him by shooting a fire extinguisher at him, a court heard.Autistic Roland Greening threw two paving stones through the windscreen of the man's BMW as part of a wrecking spree totalling almost £40,000.He discharged the powder extinguisher and smashed his windows, forcing him to hide in his loft, Plymouth Crown Court heard.The victim told the court in a statement that he had been afraid for his life and was...

Plymouth man smashes up neighbour's BMW with paving stones in...

Man accused of making crystal meth to face Crown Court

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A man accused of making 'crystal meth' and illegally possessing ammunition has appeared in court.Daniel Pearman was arrested by police on July 6 last year following an incident at a property in Craven Avenue, off Salisbury Road in Lipson.The 38-year-old, from Marcus Road, Exmouth, appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court where he faced four charges. He is accused of having 17.47 grams of the Class B drug amphetamine; of producing the class A drug methylampthetamine, possession of ammunition for a...

Man accused of making crystal meth to face Crown Court

Notorious drugs kingpin is out of prison - and back in court

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A convicted drug-dealer who was nabbed posting 'cell-fie' images of himself while in prison has admitted possessing heroin.Jason Crocker appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court where he pleaded guilty to possessing 0.62 grams of the class A drug on October 27 last year.Prosecutor Gareth Warden told the court how Crocker, of Pembroke Lane, Devonport, was spotted by police in Exmouth Road, Devonport, who pulled up alongside him. Mr Warden said Crocker immediately ran off, appearing to throw an item...

Notorious drugs kingpin is out of prison - and back in court

Plymouth police Tweet horrific stories after snub by watchdog

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Police in Devon and Cornwall joined colleagues from across the country to round on the chief police watchdog after he appeared to dismiss the trauma suffered by response and neighbourhood police officers. In a TV interview on Sky News, Sir Thomas Winsor, speaking about the need to increase the pay of detectives, claimed response and neighbourhood officers did not 'take the job home'. Sir Thomas, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary, is a lawyer and the first person to hold the role who comes...

Plymouth police Tweet horrific stories after snub by watchdog

Dartmoor prisoners are ripping up Bibles to smoke Spice

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Convicts desperate to smoke tobacco and narcotics are using pages from the Bible, say prison officers.The weird and inventive lengths convicts are going to are part of the rise in the use of synthetic cannabis – frequently termed Spice – inside prisons. Staff at HMP Dartmoor have revealed it has become so rife that officers were suffering the effects of the banned psychoactive substances after accidentally inhaling the drug. Read more: Notorious drugs kingpin is out of prison - and...

Dartmoor prisoners are ripping up Bibles to smoke Spice

Pathetic would-be mugger ended up being punched and then ran away

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Police are hunting a would-be robber who met his match when his target walloped him and sent him fleeing.Investigators say an 18-year-old local man was sitting on a park bench near the clock tower inside Central Park at around 11.30pm on Monday April 17 when he was approach by an unknown male who asked him for a cigarette. The suspect suddenly threatened the victim and asked for his wallet and phone. However, the 18-year-old refused and punched the suspect who ran off in the direction of Mutley...

Pathetic would-be mugger ended up being punched and then ran away


Gran cries in the dock as she tells of shock of running over two...

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A grandmother wiped away tears as she told a jury of her devastation after she was told she had run over and killed a woman standing on the pavement.Teresa Sant, aged 58, told a court she had no memory of hitting two pedestrians in her car – and could not make sense of what happened.Friends Maria-Helene Giebelen, aged 60, and 42-year-old Victoria Hodge were struck as they stood chatting having just got off a bus.Ms Giebelen died at the scene in Torr Lane Hartley last May and Ms Hodge died...

Gran cries in the dock as she tells of shock of running over two...

Couple who may have witnessed violent Grindr assault urged to...

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Investigators want help tracing these potential witnesses to a violent assault in Plymouth.Police believe the couple pictured above may have seen the incident, which happened near the Lidl store in Woseley Road at about 2.30am on February 6.The male victim met a man he had been in contact with on dating site Grindr.They arranged to meet on Wolseley Road.However, once in the suspect's car the victim asked the driver to stop his vehicle and let him get out at the Lidl in Wolseley Road.An E-fit...

Couple who may have witnessed violent Grindr assault urged to...

Golden wedding couple return from holiday to find burglar had...

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A career criminal burgled a couple's home while they were away celebrating their Golden Wedding anniversary and ransacked the bedroom kept as a shrine to their late son.Prolific thief Harry Chown, aged 53, left the family distressed after going into the room, which had been kept intact for three years in his memory, a court heard.The chronic heroin addict, with about 150 offences on his record, ransacked several rooms and left blood around the house.He also took a bed throw made by the late...

Golden wedding couple return from holiday to find burglar had...

Prolific drug addict burglar jailed after stabbing man with...

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A prolific drug-using burglar has been jailed after repeatedly stabbing a resident in the arm with a pair of scissors."Raging addict" Ryan O'Shea, aged 32, attacked the man who tried to stop him stealing from his home, a court heard.The prolific offender jabbed him with the scissors – luckily he was wearing a jacket and escaped with only marks to his arm.Half-naked O'Shea, who lost his top in the struggle, escaped but was later arrested nearby by police, Plymouth Crown Court...

Prolific drug addict burglar jailed after stabbing man with...

All these people have been in trouble with Plymouth magistrates

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ASSAULT:KARA-LOUISE POWELL, aged 22, of Underwood Road, Plymouth: assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty and drunk and disorderly – fined £80, ordered to pay £100 compensation, £85 costs and £30 victim surcharge.THEFT:GARETH ANDREW, aged 36, of Kings Tamerton Road, Plymouth: two counts of theft from a shop – jailed for 12 weeks, ordered to pay £175 compensation.PAUL SAMUEL OSBOURNE, aged 24, of Park Avenue, Plymouth: theft from a shop in...

All these people have been in trouble with Plymouth magistrates

Manhunt for burglars who killed former Plymouth Submariner

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A manhunt is under way after a former Devonport Submariner who was killed by burglars who ran him over in his own car. Mike Samwell, 35, died after going to confront intruders who broke into his home as he slept upstairs with his wife Jessica at 3am on Sunday. He was found badly injured in a parking area at the rear of the house in the Chorlton area of Manchester and died little more than an hour later in hospital. Greater Manchester Police believe he was run over at least once as he...

Manhunt for burglars who killed former Plymouth Submariner

New rules on speeding start TODAY - guidelines drivers must know...

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The introduction of tougher punishments for the most serious speeding offences has been welcomed by motoring groups. Drivers in Plymouth who are caught at speeds excessively above legal limits face higher penalties from today (Monday). Under new guidelines for magistrates, fines for motorists in England and Wales caught doing 51mph in a 30mph zone or 101mph on a motorway will start from 150% of their weekly income, rather than the previous level of 100%. AA president Edmund King...

New rules on speeding start TODAY - guidelines drivers must know...


Rotting abandoned trawler which played part in Plymouth man's...

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A rotting trawler which played a part in a man's high-profile death will be removed from Sutton Harbour today – after it was abandoned there more than a decade ago. The Guiding Star, a blue vessel berthed outside the China House restaurant, entered the harbour in 2004 and sank soon after. With the owner claiming no financial resource, nor insurance to recover the vessel, Sutton Harbour Holdings plc (SHH) was forced to re-float the vessel, and positioned it alongside the harbour...

Rotting abandoned trawler which played part in Plymouth man's...

Where the most car crime takes place in Plymouth

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The worst areas for car crime in Plymouth – which costs drivers thousands of pounds in insurance and repair costs – have been revealed. Devon and Cornwall regularly releases updates on city crime figures and they show that there were 1,052 car crimes in 2016-17, including theft and criminal damage, compared to 1,026 the previous year. Analysis of the statistics shows there was a markedly mixed picture across Plymouth last year, with some areas suffering large increases and others...

Where the most car crime takes place in Plymouth

Addict caught with £3,500 drugs stash up his bum avoids...

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An addict who produced heroin worth almost £3,500 from his backside in front of a shocked police officer has been handed a suspended prison sentence.Chronic user Alan Jones, aged 43, has admitted holding 34 grams of the drug inside plastic bags in his body for a dealer.Jones was arrested with a knife and a small amount of cannabis after crashing in a car park, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Handing him a suspended sentence with curfew, Recorder Jane Rowley said: "I am just persuaded that...

Addict caught with £3,500 drugs stash up his bum avoids...

Angry sex offender jailed for brandishing large knife in...

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A convicted sex offender has been jailed for brandishing a large knife in a pub in front of police and drinkers.Angry Sean McCabe, aged 47, had to be tasered twice before he was subdued, a court heard.McCabe, who has mental health problems, had picked up the knife and stormed from his home when he was told he had been assessed fit for work and was not entitled to benefits.He was jailed at Plymouth Crown Court for a year – but has already been recalled to prison until 2022 under his...

Angry sex offender jailed for  brandishing large knife in...

Police threaten to fine school run mums breaking the law in...

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Police have threatened to issue on-the-spot fines to school-run drivers who put children at risk by parking on keep clear signs. Pc Mark Freshwater Tweeted his ominous threat to anyone ignoring the bright yellow zig-zag lines in Pendeen Crescent off Southway Drive. Showing a picture of the road he has warned parents - presumably those dropping-off and picking up children outside Oakwood Primary Academy - that their repeated and flagrant breaches of the law will be met with a stiff...

Police threaten to fine school run mums breaking the law in...

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