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July 10, 2017, 5:16 am

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People who give up their own time to make sure others are kept safe have been hailed at a special police awards ceremonyThe Police Volunteer Awards honours those among Devon and Cornwall Police who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in the service of the force. The force has more than 560 Special Constables, nearly 600 police volunteers and 300 police cadets, all giving their services in their own time. In addition, there are willing helpers in the communities who operate local schemes...

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Thug faces jail for imprisoning and torturing man with knife

July 10, 2017, 3:35 am

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A thug faces years in prison for holding a man prisoner and torturing him with weapons including a knife.Drug user Luke Rouse, aged 21, admitted seriously injuring his victim, who was described as vulnerable, in an alleged gang attack.He carried out the assault with a 16-year-old boy leaving the man with cuts to his head, arms, legs, back, shoulders and buttocks.The victim also suffered burns to his body, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Rouse, from Plymouth, has been remanded in custody for sentence...

Jury in Plymouth child sex abuse trial due to retire tomorrow

July 10, 2017, 5:18 am

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The jury in the trial of a man accused of sexually abusing a girl more than 15 years ago is expected to retire to consider its verdicts tomorrow.Scott Barton, aged 42, denies indecently touching the girl four times, usually as she watched television.Barton of Rydal Close, Estover, has pleaded not guilty at Plymouth Crown Court to four counts of indecent assault against the youngster in 2000 and 2001.He also denies another charge of attempted rape – an alternative to one of the alleged...

Jury in student rape trial starts deliberations

July 10, 2017, 9:12 am

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The jury in the trial of a man accused of raping a fellow university student has retired to consider its verdicts.The panel which will decide the fate of 32-year-old Daniel Perkins has failed to reach decisions after just over three-and-a-half hours of deliberations.Judge Paul Darlow has sent the panel home from Plymouth Crown Court to continue its discussions tomorrow.He summed up the week-long trial before the jury retired at about 12.20pm.READ: THREE WHO DIED IN A38 HORROR SMASH WERE FROM...

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July 10, 2017, 10:09 am

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A man who was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving following an early morning collision will appear in court.Nicholas Dix, aged 34, from Southway, has been charged with driving with excess alcohol and driving without due care and attention.A car smashed into six parked vehicles just before 5am today in Molesworth Road. Dix has been released on bail and is due in Plymouth Magistrates' Court on July 27 at 10am.READ NEXT42 new homes could be built on green field in WhitleighWoman who fell from...

PCSO and Scout leader charged with sex attack

July 10, 2017, 9:36 am

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A PCSO and Scout leader is set to appear at Crown court next month charged with possessing indecent images of children and a sexual assault on a young boy.Matthew Hopkins, aged 29 from Ivybridge, appeared at Torquay Magistrates Court on July 7 where he faced four counts of possessing indecent images of children, three counts of making indecent images of children and one count of possession of an extreme image. Hopkins also faces one count of sexual assault on a boy aged under 13 by touching,...

Man stalked ex-partner and attacked her friend in Plymouth park

July 10, 2017, 10:00 pm

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A man stalked his ex-partner and attacked her male friend in a park, a court heard.Fish processing plant worker Domenico De Rosa, aged 56, followed the woman twice, leaving her in constant fear.She was driven to depression and struggled to eat or sleep, Plymouth Crown Court was told.The harassment culminated when De Rosa punched and kicked her male friend – until two passing Royal Marines intervened.Handing him a suspended prison sentence, Judge Paul Darlow said: "Those two incidents...

Tools nicked from Plymouth workmen found 450 miles away

July 10, 2017, 11:00 pm

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Sharp-eyed cops have been able to reunite Plymouth and Saltash workmen with their tools after spotting a story about Irish police nabbing two vans full of stolen goods. For more than a week in April, Plymouth and Saltash was besieged by thieves targeting works vans, snatching high value power tools and hand tools. The first, on April 18, saw incidents in Keswick Crescent in Leigham and Cockington Close. The following night a van in Tavy Road was targeted and then on April 21 thieves hit...

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July 10, 2017, 11:00 pm

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Sharp-eyed cops have been able to reunite Plymouth and Saltash workmen with their tools after spotting a story about Irish police nabbing two vans full of stolen goods. For more than a week in April, Plymouth and Saltash was besieged by thieves targeting works vans, snatching high value power tools and hand tools. The first, on April 18, saw incidents in Keswick Crescent in Leigham and Cockington Close. The following night a van in Tavy Road was targeted and then on April 21 thieves hit...

Dealer caught selling heroin on Plymouth streets twice in two...

July 11, 2017, 2:58 am

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A dealer caught selling large amounts of heroin in Plymouth was released by police – only to be arrested doing exactly the same thing the following day.Desperate Thomas Billington, aged 21, was nabbed with the drug but managed to throw away a large stash as he was chased by officers, a court heard.Billington returned to retrieve the heroin, but was arrested once again by police just a few streets away.His barrister told Plymouth Crown Court he had to sell the drugs to make good the loss of...

Police seek witnesses to 'assault' after heated election debate

July 11, 2017, 7:08 am

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Police want to hear from anyone who may have witnessed an alleged assault following an election hustings.As previously revealed by The Herald, officers are investigating a care worker's claim she was "elbowed in the throat" following Conservative MP Sheryll Murray's heated appearance at Callington Town Hall on June 3.49-year-old Labour Party member Juliet Johnson claimed she tried to approach Sheryll Murray to ask about personal care assessments.She claims she was approached by a man...

Undercover police in campaign to make roads safer for cyclists

July 11, 2017, 9:00 am

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Police pulled over drivers who got too close to an 'undercover' cyclist today in a crackdown on motorists who don't give riders enough room. Officers launched Operation Close Pass on Billacombe Road in Plymstock - stopping drivers and before giving them words of advice on how much life-threatening danger they are putting cyclists in. The award-winning campaign has been widely praised by cycling campaigners and road safety experts across the country since it was unveiled by West Midlands...

Former Royal Navy sailor is cleared of sexually abusing girl

July 11, 2017, 9:22 am

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A man has been cleared by a jury of sexually abusing a girl more than 15 years ago.Scott Barton, aged 42, was acquitted by unanimous verdicts of after a week-long trial at Plymouth Crown Court.The jury took only an hour to find him not guilty on all five counts.Mr Barton mouthed his thanks to the jury before leaving the courtroom with his supporters – who held hands in solidarity in the public gallery.One woman cried with relief as the foreman announced the verdicts.READ: POLICE UNDERCOVER...

Man goes on trial accused of abusing boy and girl

July 11, 2017, 10:18 am

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A woman who took an overdose told hospital staff that a teenager had sexually abused her as a girl, a jury was told.She swallowed pills more than a decade after she was repeatedly touched indecently, a court heard.The woman later told her father and police were called.Lee Mitchell, now aged 31, has gone on trial accused of sexually abused the girl and a boy over the same period.The man came forward at about the same time as the woman made her allegation, Plymouth Crown Court heard.He told police...

Student rapist is jailed for eight years

July 11, 2017, 11:00 pm

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A man has been jailed for eight years for raping a fellow university student who was so drunk she was drifting in and out of consciousness.Daniel Perkins, aged 32, walked the woman home and took advantage of her after she had collapsed on her bed, a court heard.Callous Perkins called her a "baby" when she complained of pain and even asked her whether she enjoyed it, a jury heard.She was so traumatised she needed medication for anxiety and depression – and felt she had to leave...

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Major search involving helicopter and boats on River Tamar

July 12, 2017, 12:35 am

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A helicopter and boats were searching the River Tamar late last night. The Herald has received numerous of messages from readers in the Ernesettle, Barne Barton, Bull Point, Devonport, Stonehouse and St Budeaux areas, all reporting a circling helicopter - and at least three boats searching the river. UPDATE: Missing woman at the centre of major police search in Plymouth Police have this morning revealed last night's search was for a missing 69-year-old from Plympton St Maurice, but have not...

Missing woman at the centre of major police search in Plymouth

July 12, 2017, 1:01 am

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WATCH ABOVE: Helicopter searches over Plymouth in the early hours Police officers have been searching across the city through the night in an effort to find a missing woman. Rosemary Pearson, 69, was last seen on the morning of July 11 and is now missing from her home in St Maurice. Police are appealing to the public to help them locate Ms Pearson after mobilising a reported three amphibious craft and a helicopter in efforts to locate her last night. Read next: People are cutting...

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July 12, 2017, 1:58 am

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A young woman was left shaken after a man brazenly walked into her home then began pleasuring himself once she managed to lock him out. Police were called to an address in Woolwell on Monday, July 10, following reports of a man attempting to enter a property in the area. A police spokesman said: "The female home owner successfully asked the man to leave, the suspect then proceeded to indecently expose himself near-by." Following the frightening incident, the woman left a post on...

Touching tributes to 'Grandad' left at scene of tragic A38 crash

July 12, 2017, 4:37 am

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Floral tributes have been left at the scene of a crash that tragically claimed three lives at the weekend. Bunches of flowers and touching messages have been left at the side of the A38 near Landrake following the five-vehicle collision. Following the crash on Sunday morning, a 32-year-old woman and her six-year-old little boy, from Saltash, were pronounced dead at the scene. Her younger son, aged four, sustained head injuries and was airlifted by air ambulance to Bristol Royal Hospital...

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July 12, 2017, 4:53 am

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A man who duped hopeful tenants into handing over thousands of pounds in bonds and up-front rent has been jailed - after claiming his young child had died in Plymouth. Neil Jackson, 35, from Penylan in Cardiff, collected the money from hopeful tenants after they responded to an advert for a property to rent on Gumtree. He lied to people as they went to view the property in Penylan which was actually his family home, in some cases claiming it was being rented out as his family were moving...