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'Bogus' Facebook post about ATM thefts tells victims to type pin...

June 23, 2017, 5:49 am
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Police are warning social media users of bogus advice about thefts at cash machines which is doing the rounds on Facebook. Kingsbridge Police stuck the 'fake' post on their Facebook page in the hope those who read it won't be fooled by the mis-information. The post, which has 58 shares and 12 comments features a CCTV image of what appears to be a incident unfolding outside a cash machine, possibly in the USA. The words below the picture read: "If a theif forces you to take money...

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Businessman accused of sex abuse to face Bristol trial in...

June 23, 2017, 8:09 am
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Above: Howeson at court at a previous hearingA leading Plymouth businessman accused of sexual offences is to face trial in Bristol in November.Former Naval officer Charles Howeson, aged 67, faces 12 counts of indecent assault, two of buggery and one of attempted buggery between December 1985 and September 1994.He appeared at Plymouth Crown Court last week where a judge ruled that his case could not be heard in the city because of his high profile.READ: WIFE STANDS BY TOP BUSINESSMAN AFTER...

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Four men to appear in court after Plymouth police seize...

June 23, 2017, 9:33 am
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Four men have been remanded by magistrates after appearing on the charge of conspiring to supply 17 kilos of cannabis. Prosecutor Gareth Warden told Plymouth Magistrates' Court how the men had been arrested by police on Wednesday in Military Lane, Efford. Officers had stopped two vehicles – a Vauxhall Zafira and a black Ford Galaxy – and carried out a search. In one of the vehicles they found 10 kilos of skunk cannabis with an estimated street value of £100,000 and in...

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Dim dealer TWICE sold drugs in Plymouth in front of undercover...

June 23, 2017, 11:29 am
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A dim-witted dealer was caught selling drugs under the noses of undercover police officers – twice. Benjamin Old, aged 20, was talking to detectives in plain clothes when customers came up to buy drugs in the street, a court heard. Old was found with cannabis and released on bail. But five weeks later he was spotted doing another drug deal nearby, this time in front of undercover officers watching from a car. Old was caught in total with cannabis with a street value of just...

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'Complete scumbag' jailed for robbing Plymouth pensioner with...

June 23, 2017, 1:42 pm
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A heroin addict who robbed a pensioner with dementia in his own home has been branded a "complete scumbag" by the victim's daughter – as he started a long jail term. Prolific thief Shane Webb, aged 35, persuaded the 78-year-old to hand over cash and then snatched more money from his pocket, a court heard. Shameless Webb also brazenly burgled the homes of two other residents, including another elderly man. Webb was locked up for a total of five years and eight months for...

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Police boss gives her old Tory colleague a job as her deputy

June 23, 2017, 1:50 pm
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WATCH ABOVE: Alison Hernandez makes controversial comments about people with guns helping to police the region against terrorism The Plymouth region's police and crime commissioner has named a Conservative colleague from her local council days as her second-in-command. Alison Hernandez admitted in April this year that she was considering appointing a deputy commissioner to share the workload, including increased scrutiny. She had toyed with the idea of campaigning for office...

Police boss gives her old Tory colleague a job as her deputy

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Thieves, drink-drivers and drug-users: The people in trouble with...

June 23, 2017, 11:29 pm
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All these people have been up in court in Plymouth recently. Do you know any names on the list? ASSAULT: LEE ALLAN COOPER, aged 41, of Green Acre, Plymouth: assaulting a man by beating, assaulting a woman by beating and threatening behaviour – jailed for 16 weeks, ordered to pay £425 compensation. THEFT: DARYL JAMES BAXTER, aged 42, of Military Road, Plymouth: two counts of theft from a shop in breach of a conditional discharge – fined £80, ordered to pay...

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Bags of heroin discovered at property in Plymouth

June 24, 2017, 12:57 am
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Police have seized two bags of heroin from a property in Plymouth. Officers discovered the drugs at an address in Ernesettle yesterday evening. PC Rich Allen, neighbourhood beat manager for Ernesettle, said the bags woul be sent away for DNA testing in a bid to identify who they belong to. He added that once the offender is identified, police will "pay them a visit very soon." READ NEXT: Plymouth Armed Forces Day 2017: Which roads are closed and where can I...

Bags of heroin discovered at property in Plymouth

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Travellers have set up camp in Central Park

June 24, 2017, 1:12 am
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WATCH ABOVE: Travellers at Prince Rock playing fields last week Travellers appear to have set up camp on fields in Plymouth's cherished Central Park. Photographs showing caravans on a patch of grass near the pitch and putt site appeared yesterday afternoon. Plymouth City Council has been alerted to the encampment, which appeared to consist of just two caravans and two vehicles. But park users were not happy to discover the land was being used by the small group. It comes after...

Travellers have set up camp in Central Park

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Woman and her children chased down road by naked man wearing...

June 24, 2017, 6:35 am
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Police are investigating after a woman and her children were chased down a road by a naked man. The startled woman reported that a man wearing only backpack came out of a churchyard. He then pursued the woman and her children before running off into a nearby wooded area. Police searched for the man following the incident in Padstow, Cornwall, on June 19, but were unable to find him. Devon and Cornwall Police said: "A member of the public called the police at around 5pm on June...

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Plymouth's domestic violence hotspots revealed

June 24, 2017, 11:00 pm
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The shocking extent of domestic abuse which continues to blight the lives of thousands of people across Plymouth has been laid bare. New figures from Devon and Cornwall Police show there were 1,285 reports of domestic abuse – an average of more than three a day – in just four city neighbourhoods last year. Stonehouse had the highest number of recorded incidents in 2016 with 471 followed by Plymouth City Centre (296), Devonport (270) and Stoke (248). Figures released under...

Plymouth's domestic violence hotspots revealed

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Warning over new Snapchat feature which reveals your child's...

June 25, 2017, 1:40 am
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WATCH ABOVE: The internet safety tips you need to be aware of if you're a parent Parents are being warned about a new feature on social media app Snapchat which could reveal your child's exact location - to anyone they are connected with. Police in Plymouth are asking as many people as possible to share the warning - and the way to change the feature so it hides your child's location. It only takes a few seconds to disable the feature and turn on the Snapchat ghost mode. But police...

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Nine people questioned in Plymouth after 95 mile chase along M5...

June 25, 2017, 9:14 am
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Nine people are being questioned in Plymouth today following a 95 mile police chase along two motorways. Officers from four separate police forces, including Devon and Cornwall, as well as a police helicopter chased two vans following a ram raid in Exeter late on Saturday night. The vans, which are believed to have been stolen, were used to ram a commercial unit at the Newton Centre on Thorverton Road, Exeter at 9.30pm, according to Devonlive.com. READ NEXT: 'Now I can smile again' -...

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Plymouth pub fined and banned from playing music

June 25, 2017, 10:02 am
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The proprietor of a Plymouth pub has been left counting the costs of a brush with the music licence police at London's High Court. One of the country's top judges has slapped Mark David Newton, proprietor of the Weston Mill Hotel at St Budeaux, with a music ban and a legal costs bill of more than £3,000. The Chancellor of the High Court, Sir Geoffrey Vos, banned him from playing copyrighted music at the pub at 57 Bridwell Road, after hearing that he was caught playing recorded...

Plymouth pub fined and banned from playing music

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Speeders caught and 200 vehicles stopped in huge police operation...

June 25, 2017, 1:04 pm
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A major operation to tackle speeding motorists and those using incorrect fuel took place on Dartmoor this weekend. Operation Granite targeted drivers on the moors who were flouting the law, includng those using red diesel illegally, driving with no insurance or tax, speeding and the Fatal 5. Today we were working on #opgranite on Dartmoor educating and enforcing Moor Care and Fatal 5 working with partner agencies #oneteam pic.twitter.com/3aPmksmVoF — D&C No Excuse...

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Who's 'The One' tagging charity shops, signs and seats across...

June 26, 2017, 4:00 am
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A city councillor has said residents in Stoke have suffered a "kick in the face" in their efforts to improve the area after someone spray painted tags across store, benches, bins and information boards. Cllr Mike Sparling, Labour and Co-operative councillor for the Stoke Ward, photographed some of the large "The One" tags which appeared over the weekend at a number of locations including along much of Masterman Road and inside Blockhouse Park. As of Monday morning, Cllr...

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Charity which helps people at court awarded 'MBE'

June 26, 2017, 6:40 am
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A Plymouth charity which helps steer people through the legal and emotional roller-coaster of court has been handed an 'MBE' for its work.CASSPLUS – the Community Advice and Support Service – is based at Plymouth Magistrates' Court and offers on-the-spot advice, direct support with practical problems and referral into long-term support to anyone who needs it – defendants, victims or their families.The charity is open five days a week and is run by a team of two paid workers and...

Charity which helps people at court awarded 'MBE'

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Woman, 42, found dead in her home in Plymouth

June 26, 2017, 8:43 am
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Police say they are not treating the death of a woman in Ernesettle last week as suspicious.Officers were called to an address in Kenley Gardens at around 7.50am on Thursday, June 22 following concerns for the welfare of a woman at the property.READ MORE: Travellers have pitched up on Crownhill Playing Fields and one resident is very angryPolice were joined by paramedics from the South Western Ambulance Service and after forcing entry the body of a 42-year-old woman was discovered. A police...

Woman, 42, found dead in her home in Plymouth

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Man who fled police in handcuffs found hiding in compost heap

June 26, 2017, 9:16 am
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A man who fled from police in handcuffs was found hiding under a compost heap in a garden, a court heard.Kieron Kelly, aged 22, was also wearing an electronic curfew tag when he ran from officers after an incident at a hostel.His barrister said he had become upset with another resident had posted photographs of him asleep on social media, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Kelly was in breach of a suspended prison sentence but a judge decided not to send him to jail for his latest offence.He had earlier...

Man who fled police in handcuffs found hiding in compost heap

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