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April 27, 2017, 8:58 am

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A prolific offender faces jail for burgling a home a few doors away from his address.Drug user John Harris, aged 44, pleaded guilty at Plymouth Crown Court to sneaking into the property in Mutley looking for something to steal.A judge released Harris on bail so he could be assessed for possible rehab.But Recorder Jane Rowley warned the defendant: "You have an appalling record. Custody is the starting point".Harris, of Houndiscombe Road, Mutley, pleaded guilty to entering a home a few...

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Cannabis farm found in terraced house in Greenbank with more than...

April 27, 2017, 9:19 am

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Police have uncovered a suspected cannabis farm with more than 600 plants hidden in an unassuming terraced house in Greenbank.Officers discovered the haul after stopping a man in a suspected stolen car yesterday. They detained him and tracked down his address in Kensington Road via his landlord this morning.After forcing their way in officers were stunned to discover a sophisticated cannabis-growing operation spread across four floors of the property.Evidence at the property suggested it is very...

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April 27, 2017, 11:19 am

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Police are hunting a distinctively tattooed man wanted in connection with a brutal assault on a man in his own home.Investigators say the victim, a man in his 50s, was awoken by two men who had climbed in through a first floor bathroom window at around 4.30am today. Once inside his home, described as being on the Tiddybrook estate off Buzzard Road in Tavistock, the offenders attacked him using some kind of weapon. They then fled out the front door and it is believed they made their way to...

Brutal loner who killed bubbly Navy wren has parole refused

April 27, 2017, 10:00 pm

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A loner who admitted murdering a petite Royal Navy Wren 20 years ago remains in prison after his recent bid for freedom was turned down by the Parole Board.Earlier this week The Herald reported how petite 23-year-old Tammy Williams was tragically killed by seven-foot one inch tall Steven Smith - two decades ago this week.Smith had initially walked into a Plymouth police station saying he had killed a young woman while in the throes of an epileptic fit and on find her lifeless body in his Anstis...

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April 28, 2017, 1:16 am

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Devon and Cornwall Police have boasted they have the third lowest crime rate in the country – while admitting a ten percent rise in recorded crime and sex offence reports shooting up by 25 percent.The latest crime figures show the force has seen overall reported crime between April 2016 and March 2017 has increased by 10.6 percent, but police chiefs claim this can be accounted for new laws, historic cases coming to light and better reporting of crimes. The report notes how recorded crime...

Two men arrested after alleged aggravated burglary

April 28, 2017, 4:39 am

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Two men have been arrested in connection with an alleged aggravated burglary at a Tavistock address.Police issued an appeal yesterday following an incident in the Tiddybrook estate off Buzzard Road in Tavistock in the early hours. Investigators said a man in his 50s claimed to have been attacked in his home by two individuals who had entered his home via a first floor bathroom window. Following the attack, which was alleged to have included the use of a weapon, the men left the property via the...

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April 28, 2017, 6:29 am

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A former Jackanory storyteller from Devon who taught in an Okehampton school has been jailed for a series of sexual assaults on a young boy nearly 60 years ago.John Earle, 87, who narrated two Jackanory stories in 1971 and presented programmes for youngsters in the 1960s and 1970s, was deputy headteacher at a school in Okehampton, Devon when he carried out the attacks on a boy there who was just nine when his ordeal began.At Exeter Crown Court today, Earle, who admitted six counts of indecent...

Plymouth man named after Elvis Presley 'was looking for trouble'

April 28, 2017, 7:11 am

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A man named after Elvis Presley who was looking for trouble has been jailed for stamping on a man's head.Elvis Aaron Presley Colley, aged 39, attacked a man in a dispute over a game of pool, a court heard.He was originally handed a suspended prison sentence for using the man's head "like a trampoline".But Colley, born only a month after the King's death, has now been locked up for 16 months after he failed to turn up for unpaid work and repeatedly breached his curfew.He was dragged...

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Armed police were moments from shooting a man dead in Plymouth

April 28, 2017, 9:07 am

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An armed police officer was moments from shooting dead a man with a gun during a four-hour siege, a court heard.The officer was about to pull the trigger when he saw Darren Morgan start to turn towards him carrying an air rifle at a window of his home.Troubled Morgan, aged 51, later told a probation officer he was "better off dead at the hands of a policeman".The armed officer told Plymouth Crown Court that in several years on response it was the closest he had ever come to shooting...

Plymouth woman jailed for spitting in police officer's face

April 28, 2017, 9:51 am

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A woman has been jailed for repeatedly spitting at a police officer.Hannah Slee, aged 38, twice spat in the face of the male constable, Plymouth magistrates heard.She also attacked another officer and threatened another woman during the same incident.Homeless Slee pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting constables in the execution of their duty on March 9.Read next: Armed police almost shot dead a man in PlymouthShe also admitted threatening behaviour towards a woman.Magistrates jailed her...

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April 29, 2017, 11:00 pm

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Court 3 – Plymouth's main criminal court – has played host to some of the city's most notorious villains over the years, its staff forced to listen to incredible tales of vengeful murders, cruel rapes and callous attacks.But during the ten days of Steven Williams trial, the court was witness to what was some of the most gruesome evidence ever heard there.A body cut up with tools bought especially for the purpose and stored under a bed, a head covered with a plastic bag and dumped on...

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April 30, 2017, 11:00 pm

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An exhibition looking at the history of crime in Plymouth - which also explores the bizarre and incredible tale of a criminal who couldn't be hanged despite three attempts - is now underway.The 'Crime and Punishment' Exhibition is taking place at the Ford Park Cemetery , giving visitors an insight into the gruesome crimes committed in the city, and how punishments have changed between the 19th and 20th century.From gruesome murders to mischievous robberies, a wide range of notorious crimes are...

Rap star and Plymouth hero is feared missing on Dartmoor

May 1, 2017, 6:18 am

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A man who went missing on Dartmoor 10 days ago was once hailed a hero by police after he went to the aid of a racial assault victim. Police are now greatly concerned about the welfare of much-loved Plymouth man Joel Griffiths, who has not been seen since April 19. The 35-year-old is a well-known rapper who performs under the name J Reaper. He is a popular face on the city's hip hop scene and one of his singles received airplay on BBC Radio One.Read next: How you have to put your rubbish...

Brothers appear at court charged with attacking man in own home

May 1, 2017, 8:50 am

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Two brothers have been remanded in custody after appearing at court charged with aggravated burglary and causing grievous bodily harm.Mark Stephens, aged 51 and from Tavistock and David Stephens, aged 53 and from Chillaton, Tavistock were arrested on Friday following an incident in the Tiddybrook estate off Buzzard Road in Tavistock in the early hours of Thursday. Officers were called after a man in his 50s claimed to have been attacked in his home by two individuals who had entered his home via...

Crack cocaine factory raided by Plymouth police

May 2, 2017, 4:12 am

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Police arrested a man after seizing a substantial quantity of suspected cocaine from a Whitleigh property.Officers were called to an incident in Newcastle Gardens on April 25 where they arrested a 42-year old man. Read more: Crazed dog savages seven sheep in horrific attack on DartmoorHe was found to have a large quantity of cash on him and investigators were led to a nearby property where a search revealed an estimated £5,000 to £6,000 worth of suspected cocaine. The man was...

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Gang jailed for dodgy certificates scam

May 2, 2017, 4:33 am

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A Plymouth man was part of a gang jailed after they were convicted of making, selling and using false certificates for medical exams, security and sailing qualifications, CRB checks and even military references. Nicholas Borg, from Dartmouth Walk in Plymouth, appeared alongside Richard Stanley, Andrew Downes and Michael Andrews at the Old Bailey where they were sentenced for a total of more than four years for their part in a £76,144 false certificate fraud.Stanley, aged 38, of Brampton...

Plymouth mum accused of poisoning her baby daughter

May 2, 2017, 5:20 am

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A mother has appeared in court accused of assaulting and poisoning her daughter. The city woman, aged 29, is charged with deliberately giving the baby a codeine-based drug. She faced a judge to deny four counts of assault and one of administering a poison with intent between December 27 and December 31, 2014. The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court almost two and a half years later. She pleaded not guilty to wilfully assaulting a child for whom...

Teenage boy arrested after woman is attacked

May 2, 2017, 6:19 am

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A 15-year-old boy was arrested by police following an incident at a property in Crownhill.Officers were called to a reported domestic incident at a house in Ford Austin Avenue at 10.20am today. It was claimed a teen had made threats and assaulted a 39-year-old woman and caused damage to the property. A number of officers were requested after it was alleged the youth was in possession of a knife. A 15-year-old was later arrested at a bus stop in nearby Forder Valley Road where further assaults...

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May 2, 2017, 6:23 am

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A traveller threatened his father with a machete in a terrifying stand-off in front of shocked onlookers – one of whom was used a human shield.Plymouth Crown Court heard that cocaine and heroin addict Tyson Eastwood, aged 21, was filmed by a witness brandishing the weapon at his dad who had shot him in the face with a catapult.An innocent bystander was used as a human shield in the heated row outside a pet hospital, the footage shows.Armed response officers swooped and arrested Eastwood as...

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May 2, 2017, 8:42 am

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Three men were arrested after an alleged brawl near a city pub which left two men badly injured, with one suffering injuries to his face and chest. Police were called to a fight and disorder on Wolseley Road, near the Britannia pub on Friday April 28 at around 9.15pm. Investigators say there was initially an altercation between two men during which one was hit in the face with a pint glass. A group of men were then understood to have assaulted the other man by stamping and kicking him whilst he...