Drug dealers jailed for bringing cocaine and cannabis to Plymouth

June 1, 2017, 12:20 pm

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Two drug dealers caught bringing cocaine and cannabis into Plymouth after being stopped by police on the A38 have been jailed for a total of almost 12 years. During their trial the jury heard how Dana Rahim and Heersh Mohammed, both 28, were caught trafficking three quarters of kilo of cannabis and 27 grams of cocaine from the north. Rahim, of Wyndham Square and Mohammed, of Greenland Drive, Sheffield, were both found guilty following trial of possession with intent to supply cocaine and...

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Plymouth businessman Luke Dann to face drugs supply charges

June 1, 2017, 10:00 pm

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A Plymouth businessman is to appear at court later this month to face a raft of drugs-related charges.Luke Dann, of Beechwood Rise, Leigham and three other men will appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court on June 12.All four men have received requisition notices requiring them to attend the court to answer a number of charges. Dann, aged 31, faces four counts of conspiracy to supply class A cocaine; one count of conspiracy to import a controlled drug; one count of inducing another person to...

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June 2, 2017, 4:57 am

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WATCH ABOVE: Law-abiding Plymouth taxi drivers explain why life is so tough for them right now Sex offenders, a convicted killer and someone caught making explosives are among those to apply for taxi licences in Plymouth, The Herald can reveal Sex offenders and dangerous drivers are also among those who have wanted to drive taxis in the city. Among the previous convictions revealed through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for people applying for taxi licences were four...

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June 2, 2017, 8:06 am

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A traveller who threatened his own father with a machete in a terrifying stand-off in front of shocked onlookers has gone on the run.Tyson Eastwood, aged 21, was expected to appear at Plymouth Crown Court today (Friday) after pleading guilty to threatening his father, Charlie Eastwood, with a bladed article on March 28. The court had previously heard how cocaine and heroin addict Tyson was filmed at the PDSA pet surgery in William Prance Road, Derriford. The dramatic footage was captured by a...

Woman jailed for role in cannabis growing operation

June 2, 2017, 9:30 am

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A Liskeard woman has been sentenced to 21 months in jail for conspiring with several others to produce cannabis. Julie-Anne Painter, aged 44, was found guilty by a jury following a trial at Truro Crown Court on May 18. She had previously denied the charge of conspiracy to grow the class B drug cannabis. Painter, of Eastern Avenue, Liskeard, was sentenced today, June 2 at the same court. Her co-conspirators – all residents of Liskeard, Looe and Gunnislake, all pleaded guilty to the...

Man jailed for seven years after stabbing housemate with 'credit...

June 2, 2017, 10:59 am

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A man with "delusions of grandeur" who stabbed his housemate five times with a 'credit card' knife has been jailed for seven years.Joe Murphy was arrested on the evening of November 2 last year following an incident at a multi-occupancy property in Wilton Street in Stoke which left 21-year-old Kieron Mitchell suffering wounds to his shoulder and abdomen, including a cut liver. Prosecutor Ian Graham told Plymouth Crown Court how Murphy, aged 34, had taken on the role of the landlord's...

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June 2, 2017, 10:00 pm

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A man who admitted a terrifying road rage incident which saw him try to force a car off the road before beating the driver with a metal pole has avoided jail.Kevin Williams, of Lanhydrock Road, Plymouth pleaded guilty to one count of dangerous driving and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Prosecutors at Plymouth Crown Court, where Williams, aged 45, appeared for sentencing, explained how a 20-year old apprentice Thomas Chapman was taking his friend to work in Cornwall on the morning of...

Man arrested after suspected stabbing in Plymouth park

June 3, 2017, 4:04 am

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A man has been arrested following a suspected stabbing in a popular Plymouth park this morning. Police were called to Patna Park in the Stonehouse area of the city at around 7am where the victim had a wound on his hand, believed to have been caused by a knife. Subsequently, one male was arrested and is now in police custody to help with the ongoing investigations. A spokesperson from the Devon and Cornwall Police said: "At around 7am this morning we were alerted to an incident where a...

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Man jailed for raping a young girl in Toys R Us car park

June 3, 2017, 4:50 am

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A man who raped a girl under the age of 13 in the stairwell of the Toys R Us car park has been jailed for three years and four months.Connor Hiscocks appeared at Plymouth Crown court after pleading guilty to one count of causing of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, and two counts of sexual activity with a child under the age of 16. The offences happened between October 2015 and July 2016 when Hiscocks was aged 21. Judge Ian Lawrie said Hiscocks, of Diamond Avenue, Lipson,...

Man jailed for sex with a young girl in Toys R Us car park

June 3, 2017, 4:50 am

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A man who had sex with a girl under the age of 13 in the stairwell of the Toys R Us car park has been jailed for three years and four months. Connor Hiscocks appeared at Plymouth Crown court after pleading guilty to one count of causing of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, and two counts of sexual activity with a child under the age of 16. The offences happened between October 2015 and July 2016 when Hiscocks was aged 21. Judge Ian Lawrie said Hiscocks, of...

Man who repeatedly sexually abused young girl avoids jail

June 5, 2017, 1:00 am

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A man who repeatedly sexually abused a young girl has been given a suspended sentence.Anthony Dannan, aged 29, was convicted after a trial of indecently assaulting the child many times when she was primary school age.He abused the girl in bed at night and then told her to keep it "their little secret" between 2002 and 2004.But the complainant, now a grown woman, only came forward two years ago – after seeing in The Herald that Dannan had been convicted of flashing at two...

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June 5, 2017, 2:14 am

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The RSPCA is warning of a rise in the number of exotic pets being abandoned after a tarantula was found dumped at a motorway service station and a dead bearded dragon was dumped in a hedge in the Westcountry. The bearded dragon was found by a passer-by who spotted the reptile in a hedge in Normandy Drive in Taunton last Thursday. The upsetting find came just a day after the same team of RSPCA inspectors were called to a service station off the M5 motorway near Tiverton after a live...

Plymouth man, 84, admits sex abuse of four children more than 40...

June 5, 2017, 5:07 am

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An 84-year-old man sexually abused four children over nearly a decade between 40 and 50 years ago, a court heard.Frail pensioner David Rogers faced a judge to admit 16 charges of indecency against boys and girls as young as four in the 60s and 70s.A judge warned the pensioner to expect years in jail and remanded him in custody until sentencing.Bespectacled Rogers, who walks with two crutches, was taken down to the cells.Rogers pleaded guilty to 13 counts of indecent assaults of children and...

Man faces jail after admitting blackmail

June 5, 2017, 5:32 am

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A man faces jail after he admitted blackmail.Michael Rose, aged 20, pleaded guilty to two counts of demanding money with menaces from a man.Rose appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to admit repeatedly asking his victim for cash between March and November 2015.He stood alongside 18-year-old co-defendant Elliott Haynes.Haynes denied a joint charge of blackmail with Rose and an earlier individual count of demanding money with menaces from the same victim from 2014 to 2015.READ: CANDIDATE JOHNNY MERCER...

Couple died in Hooe Lake in tragic accident taking car for test...

June 5, 2017, 6:40 am

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WATCH ABOVE: How the horror of Hooe Lake tragedy unfolded A couple who began a relationship in their later years drowned after the car they were taking a test drive in plunged off a quay at Hooe Lake and into water. At the inquest of Barry Froggatt and Barbara Lavery, who died on August 25 last year, coroner Ian Arrow listened to a series of witnesses who helped piece together the last moments of the couple, which included his decision on the tragic day to try out a manual silver Peugeot 407...

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Trial of man and woman accused of child cruelty is delayed

June 5, 2017, 7:21 am

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A MAN and a woman accused of child cruelty have had their trial delayed.The man, aged 29, and the 22-year-old woman are jointly charged with causing or allowing a boy to suffer serious physical harm, between July and September 2016.The male defendant is further accused of causing the child grievous bodily harm with intent in the city on September 22 last year.Plymouth Crown Court heard that the boy is alleged to have suffered head and rib injuries.The joint charge alleges that the man and the...

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June 5, 2017, 8:40 am

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A retired soldier and on-duty police officer dived into the cold waters of Hooe Lake in a brave attempt to rescue the elderly couple. There were emotional scenes last year at The Herald's Community Awards which praised the city's unsung heroes. Named as Hero of the Year was Paul Brain, a retired soldier who stripped off and dived into the water seconds after the silver Peugeot 407 estate plunged several meters down into Hooe lake after it went over the edge of Billy Heart's quay. The car,...

This is where all the drug busts have been in Plymouth

June 5, 2017, 10:00 pm

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The number of people in Plymouth caught with drugs – from heroin and cocaine to cannabis and former "legal highs" – rose last year, latest figures have revealed. Devon and Cornwall Police statistics show 869 people were busted for possession of drugs in 2016-17 compared to 823 the previous year. The most seizures were made in Stonehouse which saw a spike in drug use. There were 220 offences last year – up from 162 in 2015-16. There were no drugs found in either...

999 call handler sacked over Plymouth house fire death

June 6, 2017, 1:45 am

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WATCH ABOVE: Video from the scene of the blaze A 999 call handler has been sacked after a fatal Plymouth house fire which took fire crews more than 90 minutes to arrive at. Molly Wigmore, aged 76, was killed in the fire at her Sussex Road home in Keyham in October last year. The BBC has reported that an emergency call handler has now been sacked. The man, who has not been named, was dismissed following disciplinary proceedings, Devon and Somerset Fire Service told the BBC. An...

'Reckless idiot' pictured surfing on roof of moving car

June 6, 2017, 2:56 am

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A daredevil has been branded a 'reckless idiot' after being pictured surfing on the roof of a moving car. The youngster is seen clinging to the top of the Hyundai vehicle in shorts and sandals as it sped out of a junction. The foolish act was caught on camera by a shocked witness and was criticised by members of the public for putting lives at risk. Civil servant Paul Smith, 35, of Newquay, posted the pictures on facebook after witnessing the incident in his home town on Friday...