Police end murder inquiry over serviceman found dead in Mutley

July 26, 2017, 2:07 am

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Police say they are satisfied the death of a man found in a Mutley property was not murder.Officer initially launched a murder inquiry after being called to a property in Ermington Terrace at around 5.15am on Sunday following reports of a concern for the welfare of a 24-year old man. The young man, understood to be serving with the Royal Navy, was pronounced deceased at the scene. He has yet to be named by police.A 25-year-old woman, understood to be known to the man, was initially arrested on...

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July 26, 2017, 5:00 am

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A young woman was left badly shaken up after a pumped-up driver launched a terrifying road rage attack.Police say the 28-year-old woman was driving on Cattedown Road at around 4.40pm on Tuesday, July 18, when she was very nearly struck by a blue Ford Focus travelling well above the speed limit. She continued up Cattedown Road but pulled over at the first opportunity as she was so shaken up by the near collision. However, she told police the driver of the Focus, described as possibly an ST or RS...

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July 26, 2017, 5:33 am

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A man accused of indecently touching two fellow students in their beds has told a jury that they both initiated sex.Matthew Gell, aged 22, has denied performing an act on both men as they slept after nights out a month apart.Gell, then a student at Plymouth University, told a court that he went into the rooms of the men to check they were all right.He added that both men, living in shared accommodation, were awake and initiated homosexual acts.Gell, who said he had kept his bisexuality to...

How drug dealer bludgeoned his best friend to death in Plymouth...

July 26, 2017, 10:56 am

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WATCH ABOVE: Court reporter Stuart Abel outside Plymouth Crown Court A psychotic drug addict has been jailed for 14 years for bludgeoning to death his close friend in the flat they used as a base to deal heroin. Paul Hayers, aged 35, killed his fellow dealer with a heavy blunt weapon akin to a crow bar in Union Street just before Christmas – but cannot explain why. Hayers, who had been abusing substances since the age of 12, fled the city and the body of 44-year-old Gary Miller...

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July 26, 2017, 11:14 am

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Shocking CCTV footage has captured the moment a staffie ran out from behind bushes and launched into a vicious attack on another dog – leaving it blind. John Kilburn was walking his Shih Tzu Millie on Saturday when a dog, thought to be a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, came flying towards them before latching onto Millie's neck. Frantically, John tried to pull his beloved pet away from the staffie which was off a lead – a man appeared and began to hit the dog to get it to release...

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July 26, 2017, 11:43 am

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More than 100 knives have been handed into one of Plymouth police stations during a weapons amnesty. Crownhill and Charles Cross police stations took part in a Home Office knife amnesty, called Operation Sceptre, which ran in the Devon and Cornwall Police force area from July 19 to 26. Hosting large red bins, the stations received a number of visits from residents keen to get rid of a vast array of sharp objects ranging from ceremonial swords to meat cleavers, zombie knives and...

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July 26, 2017, 2:16 pm

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A fire crew has been sent out to tackle a fire which has started to the rear of a child's play park in Stonehouse this evening. Greenbank Fire Station sent one fire engine out to the area between Neswick Street and Francis Street where the flames were seen at around 9.45pm. Our reporter on the scene said there was one fire appliance there until well after 10pm. Read next: How drug dealer bludgeoned his best friend to death in Plymouth flat He said a "huge pile of...

Man guilty of sexually abusing Plymouth students as they slept

July 27, 2017, 5:36 am

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A man faces jail for sexually assaulting two fellow students as they slept in their beds after nights out.Matthew Gell, aged 22, performed an indecent act on the men after going into their rooms, a jury found.The students, living in shared accommodation, awoke in horror to find Gell performing the sex act upon them on different nights a month apart.Gell, who used to live in Plymouth, claimed that each man, though in heterosexual relationships, initiated sex with him.But it took a jury just under...

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Plymouth police officer in court accused of three rapes

July 27, 2017, 8:50 am

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A serving police officer from Cornwall has appeared in court charged with three counts of rape. PC Ryan Canning, 43, of Burraton Coombe, Saltash, is accused of three separate incidents of rape at addresses in Saltash between May 1, 2014, and April 27, 2016. Canning, who is based in Plymouth, appeared at Bodmin Magistrates Court on Thursday morning, as covered by The Herald's sister title Cornwall Live. Read next: Mum-of-six with heart of pure gold died after lethal overdose of pain...

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July 27, 2017, 10:19 am

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A man who shot someone in the face with a paintball gun in an argument over tobacco has been let off without punishment. Dwight Read, 22, was sentenced today after pleading guilty to assaulting Jamie Andrews by beating on June 28 this year. The two were attempting to settle a dispute over some missing tobacco when the incident happened in Torpoint's Sainsbury's car park, The Herald's sister title Cornwall Live reports from Bodmin Magistrates' Court today. Mr Andrews, 40, suffered...

'Mess' of a heroin addict burgled Plymouth home, court told

July 27, 2017, 12:50 pm

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A 'mess' of a heroin addict burgled a home to steal a computer, phone and games console, a court heard. Daniel Hunter, aged 36, came to court with a bag packed for prison - but a judge put off his sentencing so he can be assessed for drug treatment. Hunter was feeding a big heroin habit and also had a problem with alcohol, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Judge Ian Lawrie told him: "I do not mean to be unkind when I describe your life as a mess. The court is trying to find the answer by...

J D Wetherspoon menu used to steal woman's handbag in Plymouth

July 27, 2017, 3:22 pm

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Can you help police identify this man? Police want to speak to him in connection with an incident at a pub in Wolseley Road at around 12.20pm on June 29. The man was seen in the Britannia Inn JD Wetherspoon pub around the same time that a woman's handbag went missing form a table. Investigators believe a menu was placed in front of the handbag by the suspect which blocked the owner's view. Read next: Moment people try to climb MTV Crashes flag pole - and fail miserably It is believe...

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July 28, 2017, 4:37 am

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Magistrates agreed to an application to close down a suspected drug den after the tenant gave up and walked out half way through the court hearing.The joint application, made by Plymouth City Council and Devon and Cornwall Police at Plymouth Magistrates Court, aimed to see a two bedroom flat at 22 George Street in Mount Wise shut down for three months and the tenant, John 'Snowy' Hart. Hollie Gilbery, prosecuting on behalf of the council and police opened the case, stating magistrates would hear...

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July 28, 2017, 5:00 am

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A man poisoned his ex-partner's mother by putting fabric conditioner in her orange juice, a court heard.Darren Opie, aged 30, sneaked into his former partner's home and poured cleaning product into the drink in her fridge.The woman's mother then tasted the juice before spitting it out, but was left with a pain in her mouth for ten days, Plymouth Crown Court heard.It was part of a campaign of harassment which Opie launched days after splitting up with his partner.He also appeared at night...

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July 28, 2017, 7:42 am

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A would-be teacher has been jailed for two years for sexually assaulting two fellow university students as they slept in their beds.The men woke after nights out drinking to find 22-year-old Matthew Gell performing an indecent act upon them in shared accommodation, a jury found.Gell, who used to study at Plymouth University, claimed that each man, though in heterosexual relationships, initiated sex with him.The conviction has ended Gell's ambition to be a teacher, Plymouth Crown Court...

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July 28, 2017, 8:45 am

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Residents in a Mount Wise block of flats say they aim to get a good night's sleep and let their children play safely after police secured a closure order on a troublesome neighbour.John 'Snowy' Hart gave up contesting a Closure Order sought by Devon and Cornwall Police and Plymouth City Council halfway through the hearing at Plymouth Magistrates Court yesterday. The court heard how 22 George Street had become the focus of drug addicts who left used syringes, methadone bottles, bloody swabs,...

Smoke bomb set off and man arrested at MTV Crashes Plymouth

July 28, 2017, 10:38 am

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Police say a man has been arrested after a flare was set off at MTV Crashes Plymouth tonight - as they declared a "zero tolerance" approach to crime at the massive event.The wet and windy weather is failing to put a dampener on festivities on the Hoe, as thousands of people enjoy the party for the second night in a row.But cops say anyone who oversteps the mark tonight will be dealt with.And that began early, with an arrest before 6pm.Read next: MTV Crashes Plymouth 2017 Day Two...

Thugs caught on CCTV attacking politician in Plymouth pub

July 28, 2017, 12:50 pm

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Two men have been fined for attacking a city councillor in a Plymouth pub. Andrew Pearse, aged 47, and 52-year-old Mark Young assaulted city councillor Michael 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 a kick on the councillor outside the pub in November 2015. Young then stole the sim card from Cllr Sparling's mobile...

Drugs and weapons seized by police at MTV Crashes Plymouth

July 28, 2017, 2:02 pm

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WATCH ABOVE: The moment a flare is thrown onto the stage while Wilkinson performs A haul of weapons and drugs were seized by security staff at MTV Crashes Plymouth on the Hoe tonight - and arrests were made. Bags of cannabis, laughing gas canisters and a variety of suspected Ecstasy, MDMA and other drugs in tablet form were found on gig-goers. At least one arrest was made as several flares and smoke bombs were also found on the site - including some which made it through security and...

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July 28, 2017, 11:00 pm

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A growling company boss out of control on alcohol and cocaine sunk his teeth into the cheek of a man at a Christmas ball – leaving him permanently scarred.Lorne Jenkins, aged 48, grabbed the man's head and bit his face after a confrontation in a city hotel.Victim Owen Pearce has been left with a three and a half centimetre circle of marks on his cheek.But Jenkins could not recall the incident the following day, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Justice James Dingemans told him: "You were in...