The devastating level of self-harm at Devon's prisons

June 28, 2017, 4:01 pm

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People are dying in prison every day because of "devastating failures" to keep inmates safe, it is being claimed today. New figures show there were more than 600 incidents of self-harm at Devon's three prisons last year. There were also six suicides among the 20 deaths recorded at HMPs Dartmoor, Channings Wood and Exeter. Soaring rates of suicide and self-harm in prisons must be dealt with urgently, the public spending watchdog will say this morning as the revelations are made...

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June 28, 2017, 10:00 pm

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A man who was sexually abused by his football coach when he was a child is urging other victims to speak out. The man, now in his 40s, was assaulted at the Plymouth home of Roger Perry "almost every weekend" when he was about nine years old. He was told Perry - a former Plymouth Argyle prospect - committed suicide in the 1980s after allegations were made against him by another boy, but until very recently he did not know if his abuser was alive or dead. Now he wants answers...

Why drawing your cash from an ATM is still a risky business

June 29, 2017, 5:25 am

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Let's play 'what are they famous for?' First, Alexander Graham Bell. How about, Thomas Alva Edison. And lastly, Sir Tim Berners-Lee. How did you do? Ok, now what about John Shepherd-Baron? Well, he was a British inventor born in 1925. He pioneered the development of the cash machine, sometimes referred to as the automated teller machine, that's right, the ATM. As you probably heard, the ATM was 50 years old last Tuesday. It was the first in the world and the very first one was (and...

Teenage serviceman denies sex assault in Unions Rooms - but...

June 29, 2017, 5:38 am

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A teenage serviceman has denied groping a woman in a busy city bar – but admitted repeatedly pinching the bottom of another stranger.Thomas McStravick, aged 18, told a jury he did not touch the complainant between the legs in the Union Rooms.He also said he never touched the same woman on the backside earlier, though he did pinch another woman's bottom three times in the pub that night.McStravick told Plymouth Crown Court he was involved in a "tit for tat" episode of...

These are the speed cameras you need to watch out for in Plymouth...

June 29, 2017, 6:27 am

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With the summer sunshine here (mostly) now is the perfect time to drop the roof on the car, put the windows down or slide open the sunroof. But with all that wind in your hair and the smell of summer wafting past you it's easy to take your eyes off the speedometer. This month the eagle-eyed amongst us have spotted numerous mobile speed cameras across the city. Just a few days ago a mobile speed camera van was reported between Shaugh Prior and Lee Mill. On Friday a motorist...

I was shot in the face in Sainsbury's car park tobacco row

June 29, 2017, 6:45 am

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A man has recalled the terrifying moment he was shot in the face in a Sainsbury's car park when a row over tobacco turned nasty. Jamie Andrews sustained injuries to his lip and cheek after a paintball gun was fired at him at close range on Wednesday night at about 11.20pm. Jamie said he had arranged to meet someone earlier that evening at Antony Road, Torpoint. But around two hours later he began getting texts accusing him of stealing tobacco. Read next: Gary Lineker tears into...

Man with a beard attacks seagull outside Subway

June 29, 2017, 8:34 am

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WATCH ABOVE: How seagulls have been attacking children in Plymouth city centre A police manhunt is underway after a cruel shopper attacked a SEAGULL outside fast food sandwich shop Subway. Cops in Cornwall are hunting the middle-aged enemy of the birds after he was seen kicking and swinging the gull by its neck, reports The Herald's sister title Cornwall Live. Detectives have released a description of the bearded culprit in a bit to track him down. And the RSPCA is also launching an...

Suspected drink driver handed two year ban

June 29, 2017, 9:27 am

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A suspected drink driver who refused to give a sample to police after smashing into another car has been banned from driving for two years and faces a three month curfew.David Heffron appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court on the charge of failing to provide a specimen for analysis following an incident on June 12 on Market Road. The court was told how police were called after a blue Peugeot driven by 51-year-old Heffron, and a black Renault driven by a woman, collided in the bus bay. The woman...

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Did you see man assault a child on the Barbican?

June 29, 2017, 9:57 am

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Police are keen to hear from witnesses after reports that a man assaulted a child outside a restaurant on the Barbican. Officers were called to the area outside Platters Restaurant on Saturday, June 24, following an incident alleged to have taken place between 1.15pm and 2pm.As a result of inquiries a 24-year-old Plymouth man was arrested on suspicion of assault and has been released under investigation pending further inquiries. Anyone with information is asked to contact police via...

Police want to speak to these men about a serious sex attack

June 29, 2017, 10:00 am

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Detectives believe these three men may be key witnesses who can assist their investigation into a serious sexual assault on a young woman.Police are investigating a sexual assault which took place at a property in King Street in the Stonehouse area of the city in the early hours of the morning of Thursday, March 30.Detectives say the men pictured may have seen and spoken to the young woman earlier that night, prior to the alleged assault.Any or all of these men may hold key information vital to...

I was shot in the face in Sainsbury's car park in Torpoint

June 29, 2017, 6:45 am

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A man has recalled the terrifying moment he was shot in the face in a Sainsbury's car park when an argument turned nasty. Jamie Andrews sustained injuries to his lip and cheek after a paintball gun was fired at him at close range on Wednesday night at about 11.20pm. Jamie said he had arranged to meet someone earlier that evening at Antony Road, Torpoint. But around two hours later he began getting texts accusing him of stealing. Read next: Gary Lineker tears into Plymouth MP over...

Man rescued from River Tamar fined for being drunk and disorderly

June 29, 2017, 1:00 pm

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A man rescued from the River Tamar by police – who later arrested him for being drunk and disorderly – was handed a fine after magistrates heard he had told rescuers he had felt suicidal.Joshua Cann, of Antony Road, Torpoint, faced the single charge at Plymouth Magistrates' Court following an incident at Devonport early on June 11. Read more: Did you see man assault a child on the Barbican?Cann, aged 22, had initially tried to go into the River Tamar at around 6.30am, close to the...

These words by the mum of Collier's abuse victims will break your...

June 29, 2017, 11:30 pm

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WARNING: THIS REPORT CONTAINS DISTRESSING CONTENTThis is most of the text of a statement read out on behalf of the mother of two sisters abused by Nigel Collier. It has been edited to protect the anonymity of the victims.Collier, aged 59, is starting a four-year prison sentence imposed at Plymouth Crown CourtIt was described as "three pages of pain" by sentencing Judge Ian Lawrie.The judge thanked the mum, who sat in the back of court, for her statement. It was read by prosecution...

'Vile' pervert who abused three girls is jailed for four years

June 29, 2017, 11:30 pm

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A pervert who sexually abused three young girls has been jailed as the mother of two of his victims branded him a "vile monster".Evil Nigel Collier, aged 59, repeatedly touched the children indecently after luring them away from their parents, a court heard.He often abused them in his bedroom in his former city home after letting them play on his computer.Read more: These words from the mother of Collier's victims will break your heartCollier told the girls to keep his sick acts a...

Man avoids jail despite racially abusing police officer

June 30, 2017, 1:45 am

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A man who subjected a black officer to a hour-long tirade of racist abuse has been handed a suspended prison sentence.James Lawson, of Mount Ford, Tavistock, appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court following an incident at Charles Cross police station on June 9 this year. Prosecutor Philip Sewell told the court how police had been called to an address in Chaddlewood Avenue in Plymouth to deal with an incident. Lawson, aged 28, had locked himself in a room and after he came out ten minutes later...

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June 30, 2017, 1:56 am

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A former Plymouth Argyle starlet who now plays for Premier League Liverpool has been charged with an alleged nightclub attack. City-born Lloyd Jones, aged 21, was arrested in the early hours of Sunday, March 12, outside a nightclub in Cheltenham. The former Devonport High School for Boys pupil, who still uses a Derriford address, plays for the Anfield giants but spent last season on loan at Swindon Town. He was arrested in Cheltenham's Regent Street hours after his side's 3-2 defeat to...

Drugs bust, arrest, and an assault all at the same property in...

June 30, 2017, 4:25 am

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An incident in Stonehouse this morning led to a vulnerable woman being placed with housing bosses, a quantity of class A drugs and cash discovered, a PCSO assaulted and two people in custody. The Herald has learned that at around 8.30am today neighbourhood police spotted paramedics attending a property in Cecil Street which was known to them for a number of matters. The paramedics had been called to the address following concerns for the welfare of a woman.READ MORE: Irresponsible jet ski...

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June 30, 2017, 10:23 am

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Police have said three men they wanted to speak to as witnesses as part of an investigation into a serious sexual assault have been identified. The Herald was requested by Devon and Cornwall Police to assist with an appeal to name the three young men, captured on CCTV, as part of an ongoing inquiry. Police said an alleged sexual assault took place at a property in King Street, Stonehouse, in the early hours of Thursday, March 30.Investigators said the three men, shown together in the images...

Plymouth's first female police officer celebrates 100th birthday

July 1, 2017, 6:45 am

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Plymouth's first ever female police officer has just turned 100. Eileen Normington celebrating the landmark day with friends who put on a party for her – she also got a surprise visit from current officers at Devon and Cornwall Police who showed up to wish her a happy birthday. When asked abut how it feels to have reached 100, Eileen, who still lives interdependently at her Mutley home, said: "well, I'm on my way to the next one [birthday] now!" At age 22, Eileen...

All these people are still wanted by Plymouth police

July 1, 2017, 11:00 pm

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Devon and Cornwall Police regularly issues CCTV images of people they are trying to trace.And the Herald has been inundated with appeals from the police for help with various incidents captured on CCTV in recent weeks.Below are just a few of those caught on camera, and the reasons why city cops are interested in speaking to them.DONNA MARIA STOREPolice want to identify four woman after a theft from a boutique kidswear shop in Plymouth whose designer clothes have featured on Channel 5's 'Blinging...