Man accused of sex abuse of girl at Central Park Pool in Plymouth

July 24, 2017, 10:45 am

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A man is to face trial accused of the repeated sexual abuse of a girl more than 25 years ago – including at the old Central Park swimming pool.David Roy Peters, aged 62, faced a judge to deny 13 charges of indecency with a child over more than a decade.Peters, of Austin Avenue, North Prospect, pleaded not guilty to ten charges of indecent assault between 1979 and 1990.READ NEXT: WOMAN ARRESTED IN MURDER PROBEHe further denied three charges of gross indecency with a child when he appeared...

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Man who bit bus driver and punched police officer jailed

July 24, 2017, 10:49 am

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A man has been jailed for 42 weeks after attacking and biting a bus driver and striking the officer who came to arrest him. Ryan Williams, aged 21 and of no fixed abode, appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court where he pleaded guilty to assaulting a bus driver by beating on July 21. Williams also pleaded guilty to assaulting Pc Julian Roach and threatening behaviour. Prosecutor Gareth Warden, told the court how a witness waiting for a bus outside HMS Drake spotted Williams at around 5.40pm...

Baby found alone on city street

July 24, 2017, 10:57 am

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A baby boy was found left alone on the streets of Exeter today. Police received reports of the boy, aged between one and two, in the Exeter city centre just before 10am on Monday, reports Devon Live. Police sergeant Becky Davies posted on Twitter about the incident, posting: "Report of 1-2 year-old out alone in the street in Exeter!! Located by officers who have invoked PPO to protect him." A Police Protection Order (PPO) can be used in an emergency situation where...

Plymouth man sexually assaulted two fellow students asleep in...

July 24, 2017, 11:12 am

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Two university students awoke to find a man performing an indecent act upon them in their beds, a jury has been told. Matthew Gell, aged 22, who was also a student at Plymouth University, sexually assaulted the two men on different occasions, a court heard. Gell, now living at Casworth Terrace in Padstow, has gone on trial after denying two counts of sexual assault on September 22 and October 22 last year. Helen Hope, opening the case for the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "The...

Two men admit being part of big cannabis dealing plot in Plymouth

July 24, 2017, 12:10 pm

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Two men have admitted being part of a plot to traffick 17 kilos of cannabis into Plymouth.Peter Stewart, aged 39, and 30-year-old Paul Marr pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply the drug.Police arrested five men after they stopped two cars carrying cannabis and searched a lock-up in the city.Officers found 10 kilos of skunk cannabis with an estimated street value of £100,000 in one vehicle and in the other they found £65,000 in cash.Further searches were carried out at a city-lock...

Stolen car is recovered on Dartmoor

July 24, 2017, 12:43 pm

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Police have found a stolen car dumped on Dartmoor. The red Peugeot 207 was found parked up on the moors near Tavistock after it was taken from the Dorset area. Police were called at 9.15am today after the vehicle was spotted.

Two men admit attacking gay councillor in Plymouth pub

July 24, 2017, 1:11 pm

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Two men have admitted attacking a gay councillor in a Plymouth pub.Andrew Pearse, aged 47, and 52-year-old Mark Young assaulted city councillor Mark Sparling at the Melbourne in Stonehouse.Pearse grabbed Cllr Sparling in the corridor outside the toilets and knocked him against the wall, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Both men then launched an attack including kicks on the councillor outside the pub in November 2015.Young then stole the sim card from Cllr Sparling's mobile phone, the court heard.Both...

These huge knives have been handed in to police in Plymouth today

July 24, 2017, 1:34 pm

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These huge knives are the latest to be handed in to police as an amnesty period continues. Devon and Cornwall Police began their week-long knife amnesty last Wednesday. Pc Mark Freshwater has revealed a series of pictures showing what was handed in today. Det Insp Paul Weymouth said: "While we don't have a knife-culture in Plymouth like other larger cities do, there are people in the city who believe it's acceptable to go out in public carrying a knife or bladed...

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Vile man spits at judge at Plymouth court

July 24, 2017, 1:44 pm

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A man was threatened with an immediate prison sentence after he spat towards a judge from the dock of a Plymouth courtroom.The defendant, who is accused of assaulting his girlfriend, appeared at Plymouth Magistrates' Court this afternoon. During the hearing, the man, in his early 20s, was refused bail by district Judge Diana Baker due to his violent record.As the prison guards put handcuffs on him before taking him down to the cells, he turned in the direction of the judge and spat at the...

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July 24, 2017, 2:05 pm

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A Plymouth Argyle footballer accused of driving an uninsured Porsche while using his mobile phone has again failed to turn up at court today. Plymouth Magistrates' Court heard Pilgrims' defender Yann Songo'o could not attend the hearing because he was out of the country. This afternoon the club tweeted a picture showing players having a game of table tennis in Delden, Holland. What to do between training sessions? Have a ping-ping ding-dong. Who's your money on? #pafc #ArgyleinDelden...

These are the 40 laws you've probably broken without even...

July 24, 2017, 2:58 pm

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If you think you're all squeaky clean when it comes to the law you may want to have a rethink, as the chances are you've probably broken plenty of laws without even knowing you were doing it. On average, each of us breaks the law 32 times each year, by commiting 'small crimes' most of us didn't know were illegal, or we just don't think are particularly serious. Crimes included in that average number include not paying a few pence for supermarket carrier bags, pocketing incorrect change,...

This award-winning Plymouth charity needs your help

July 25, 2017, 4:51 am

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A Plymouth charity which helps steer people through the legal and emotional roller-coaster of court is keen to gain two trustees to help with their work. CASSPLUS – the Community Advice and Support Service – is based at Plymouth Magistrates' Court and also operates at Truro and Bodmin in Cornwall offering 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...

Tributes to man found dead in Plymouth murder probe who 'served...

July 25, 2017, 4:52 am

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Watch above: Police were called to the property in Ermington Terrace at around 5.15am on Sunday A young man who was found dead in Plymouth has been described as a "beautiful soul" who "served his country well". Tributes have been paid to the man, who was in his 20s, after his body was discovered at a property in Mutley on Sunday It's understood he was serving with the Royal Navy. A 25-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion on murder in connection with...

Man arrested over armed robbery at Plymouth shop

July 25, 2017, 7:55 am

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WATCH ABOVE: CCTV captures the moment the armed robbery takes place Police have arrested a man in connection with the armed robbery of a convenience store. On May 16, at just before 10pm a lone member of staff at the Premier A&P Store in Mount Gould Road was confronted by a masked robber who brandished a large knife. The man's face was obscured with a scarf or mask and had his hood up during the incident. Read next: Huge car fire breaks out in Plymouth Asda car park As...

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July 25, 2017, 8:21 am

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A desperate drug addict has been jailed for robbing a pensioner in the city centre in broad daylight.Heroin user Sonia Kokyova kicked and dragged the 72-year-old woman along the ground as she clung on to her handbag, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Kokyova, aged 27, managed to snatch the bag but was chased and restrained by a passer-by until police arrived.Jailing her for three years and four months, Judge Paul Darlow said she targeted an elderly lady in the lane between Cornwall Street and New...

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The teddies police use to help children at traumatic incidents

July 25, 2017, 9:35 am

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Police in Exeter are making sure criminals' ill gotten gains help young children in awful situations get a moment of kindness and cuddles. A recent incident involving a very young child found seemingly lost or abandoned in an Exeter street highlighted the simple yet effective Trauma Teds initiative. As reported in The Herald earlier this week officers who found the child, described as being aged "between 1 and 2" years, invoked a Police Protection Order (PPO). The PPO can be...

This 95-year-old man wants help catching car vandals

July 25, 2017, 12:24 pm

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An elderly man from Efford has said he has been hurt "really badly" by cruel vandals who attacked his car. Leonard Johns, 95, told The Herald that his car, which was parked outside his home on Dartmeet Avenue, was damaged overnight on Tuesday, June 11. He said that he was devastated by the damage, which he claims cost him £650 to repair, as well as upset that the culprit had not yet been caught. Mr Johns told The Herald that the windows of the car were damaged during the...

Plymouth student accused of sex assaults admitted 'biggest...

July 25, 2017, 12:28 pm

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A man accused of sexually assaulting two fellow students in their beds told a friend he had made 'the worst mistake of his life', a court heard.Matthew Gell, aged 22, spoke to the woman shortly after performing an indecent act on a sleeping man, a jury was told.She told the court he had told her: "I am sorry it happened. It was the worst mistake of my life. Please don't tell anyone."The woman had approached Gell after hearing about the first of the alleged assaults, Plymouth Crown...

Woman put lives at risk by breaching fire regulations at...

July 25, 2017, 12:54 pm

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A woman who rented out her home through the website Airbnb put lives at risk by ignoring fire regulations – turning the property into a potential 'death trap'.Jean Hendy, aged 64, did not put batteries in fire alarms, had the wrong locks on doors and had one fire extinguisher which had not been tested since 2002, a court heard.She also failed to remove potentially toxic tiles and provide emergency lighting at the three-storey home in Devonport.Hendy was warned about some of the failings by...

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July 25, 2017, 10:45 pm

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A thug has been jailed for almost seven years for bursting into a neighbour's home and repeatedly hitting him with a hammer.Angry Justin Duffield, aged 45, broke the friend's nose and left gaping wounds in his head, a court heard.Duffield said that upstairs neighbour Sam Jennings had annoyed him with loud noise late at night – and then hit him with a wine bottle.Mr Jennings said that Duffield banged on his door with the hammer and then attacked him out of the blue, Plymouth Crown Court...