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A woman accused of stealing a purse from a wheelchair user has been released by police under a new law change.Officers arrested a 34-year-old woman from Ernesettle after 23-year-old Georgina Ivins reported she had been the victim of a theft in a card shop last week.The suspect has been 'released under investigation' – a new area of the law which means people are no longer given bail dates.The introduction of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 changes the way officers across England and Wales...

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July 19, 2017, 5:26 am

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Watch above: The wreckage of the car after the crash A Plymouth man has appeared in court accused of driving a stolen car the was involved in a horrific crash, which left his girlfriend in a coma for a month. Ashley-Carter-Moore has been charged with causing serious injury to Charlotte Webster by driving a BMW dangerously on Union Street between June 16 and June 17. The 32-year-old has also been charged with taking the vehicle without the owner's consent. Read next: Another storm is...

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July 19, 2017, 6:47 am

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It seems the police have opened a can of worms after asking all motorists to give cyclists a 1.5metre clearance earlier this month. The Herald letters pages have been bursting with readers giving their views on the rules, some for, some against. Herald reader Tom Crawford, of Plymstock, has written in wanitng more detail on the police's requirments to keep cyclists safe. Mr Crawford has asked the police to clarify if cyclists should also give car drivers the same amount of...

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July 19, 2017, 9:00 am

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A man has told a jury that his ex-partner secretly set up a store account in his name and used it to buy perfume, lingerie and other goods worth almost £900.Samuel Owen said that legal secretary Jade King used his personal details to set up a credit agreement with Littlewoods behind his back after their break-up.She bought presents for her children, clothing and perfume until the credit limit was reached, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Mr Owen told the jury he only found out about the account...

Two men accused of robbing Plymouth councillor to stand trial on...

July 19, 2017, 7:51 am

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Two men accused of robbing a city councillor are to stand trial on Monday.Andrew Pearse, aged 47, and Mark Young, aged 53, are to face a jury charged with assaulting and taking a mobile phone from Cllr Michael Sparling.Pearse and Young have pleaded not guilty to robbing the openly gay councillor on November 29, 2015 outside the Melbourne Inn in Cecil Street, Stonehouse.READ: ALLEGED DRIVER CHARGED AFTER CRASH WHICH LEFT GIRLFRIEND IN A COMAThe pair also denied the alternative charge of theft of...

Man arrested after alleged stabbing at property in Mutley

July 19, 2017, 10:07 am

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A man has been arrested by police following an alleged stabbing incident at a Mutley property.Police were alerted to an incident in Belgrave Road at around 7.30pm on Tuesday evening which suggested a man had forced their way into a property and began to demand drugs. The occupier, who had only been at the property a few days, was then stabbed in the shoulder and armpit. The attacker – who was alleged to have also been carrying a crossbow – then fled the location. A 42-year-old man...

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July 19, 2017, 10:29 am

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More bladed weapons have been handed in at Plymouth's two police stations as part of the week long knife amnesty. At Crownhill station someone decided they no longer wanted a pair of kukri knives – famously used by the Nepalese Gurkhas – and instead placed them in the big red bin being used by Devon and Cornwall Police in support of the Home Office's week of action, codenamed Operation Sceptre. The operation aims to detect knife-related crime, increase intelligence and offer...

Police admit they've been sending flawed drug figures to Home...

July 18, 2017, 10:00 pm

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Devon and Cornwall Police have admitted it has given flawed drug seizure figures to the Home Office after a Herald investigation.For several years The Herald has requested the total number of drugs seized in Plymouth by police. By comparing drugs seized between April 1 and March 31 the following year, The Herald has highlighted the changes and trends in the different drugs which are captured by police. However, following unusual figures last year, which saw the number and quantity of drugs...

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July 19, 2017, 3:51 pm

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A 16-year-old is to appear in court on Friday accused of being a one-boy crime wave. The youngster – who cannot be named for legal reasons – faces 14 charges, most of which relate to a series of incidents which ended with a vehicle being chased by five police cars through Yelverton last Friday night. It is understand the boy was one of two people arrested by police the following day. The first offence the Plymouth boy is accused of took place on July 14 and relates to a...

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July 19, 2017, 10:00 pm

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A woman who collapsed in a city centre street in the pouring rain had to wait more than two hours for an ambulance.A passer-by dialled 999 five times before paramedics turned up as yesterday's storm raged through the early afternoon.One witness said four or five people tried to help the casualty with a suspected neck injury in Princess Street.The security guard at the nearby Crown Court added that bystanders shielded her with umbrellas until she could be moved in a wheelchair to a pub...

Former Plymouth council official arrested in fraud probe

July 20, 2017, 3:16 am

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A former Plymouth council official has been arrested as part of a long-running fraud investigation. Geoff Driver, treasurer and chamberlain at Plymouth City Council in the early 1990s and now Conservative leader of Lancashire County Council (LCC), was held as police probe financial irregularities at LCC. Lancashire Police said the arrests at addresses in Preston and Merseyside in May were made on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and witness intimidation. The...

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July 20, 2017, 4:27 am

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An ice cream man's pick-up truck has been seriously damaged in a suspected collision. Keith Stephens, owner of Super Whippy, was holidaying in Majorca when he received a call from a staff member to say his 4X4 had been damaged while parked on The Hoe overnight. "It looks like someone's smashed into the side of it and got two posts as well," said Mr Stephens, who is travelling back to the UK today and yet to see the damage himself. Read next: Former Plymouth council official...

Teenager arrested after man suffers serious head injuries

July 20, 2017, 5:15 am

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A teenager has been arrested after an incident which left a man with serious head in juries and a road sealed off by police for more than 12 hours.Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed that an 18-year-old man was arrested in connection to with an alleged serious assault in the Malpas area of Truro in the early hours of this morning.Police have said that the teenager was in custody awaiting questioning this afternoon.Anyone with any information is asked to call 101, email...

Boy, 12, badly cut by smashed alcopop bottle in Plymouth park

July 20, 2017, 5:20 am

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A 12-year-old boy had to have stitches in his leg after falling on to broken glass bottles in a Plymouth park. The schoolboy was playing football with his brother, dad and grandad in Limetree Park, Peverell, last Friday. The boy's father, who does not want him to be named, said: "He was playing in goal and dived for the ball, ended up on broken bottles and sustained quite a nasty gash to his leg."He had to have four stitches so we spent Friday night in casualty. Read next:...

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July 20, 2017, 5:43 am

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A Plymouth man is to appear at court later this month to challenge a closure notice on his home. Devon and Cornwall Police, in conjunction with Plymouth city Council, made the property at 22 George Street subject of a closure notice on Monday, July 17, in accordance with the Antisocial Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 legislation. The notice, placed on the outside of the property, states that the authorities have "reasonable grounds for believing" that the use of the...

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Teenage boy in court over alleged 4x4 police chase

July 20, 2017, 8:31 am

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Watch above: Dash-cam footage shows a police chase through Yelverton A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court accused with a string of offences. The youngster – who cannot be named for legal reasons – faces 14 charges altogether, most of which relate to a series of incidents which ended with a vehicle being chased by five police cars through Yelverton last Friday night. Reading out the charges, the court's legal adviser told the room the first offence the Plymouth boy is...

Woman used ex's name to go on Gucci and hair extensions spending...

July 20, 2017, 10:09 am

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A woman burst into tears as she was convicted of setting up a store account in her ex-partner's name and spending almost £900 on goods for herself – including hair extensions and perfume. Legal secretary Jade King, aged 24, was found guilty by a jury of using the man's personal details without his permission to get credit from Littlewoods after their break-up. Her purchases, including a Gucci perfume called Guilty, were found to be fraudulent, ending or delaying her dream of...

Suspect climbed over garden shed to escape police in Plymouth

July 20, 2017, 10:26 am

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A man who climbed over a garden shed to escape the police has walked free from court despite breaching a suspended prison sentence.Thomas Edwards, aged 24, ran away from officers trying to arrest him after a fight in the street.He climbed a shed to escape police but was arrested nearby less than an hour later, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Judge Paul Darlow handed Edwards another suspended prison sentence.He warned him: "This is your last chance".The defendant pleaded guilty to wilfully...

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July 20, 2017, 10:35 am

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A policewoman sent distressing text messages to her ex-partner falsely claiming his new girlfriend would accuse him of sexual assault, a court heard.Angry Samantha Tonking, aged 31, sent the man and his mother messages containing lies to break up the relationship, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Tonking posed as someone else to tell the man, also a police officer, that his partner would also secretly fall pregnant.The man told an appeal he received the first text a minute before a job interview.He...

Online abuse fuelling rise in crime, says Plymouth's top cop

July 20, 2017, 10:00 pm

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Plymouth's top cop has responded to reports of a major rise in crime in the city over the past 12 months.Chief Supt David Thorne became the police commander of Plymouth in March this year, having spent 18 months as a superintendent in the city. The Herald recently reported how figures released by Devon and Cornwall Police painted a grim picture, with all but one of the 17 crime types recorded by officers seeing a rise. Across Plymouth, the number of offences recorded between June 2016 and May...