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July 29, 2017, 4:00 am

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A man has been banned from driving for 20 months after being caught more than twice the drink drive limit and crashing into several parked cars.Nicholas Dix, aged 34, from Medland Crescent, Southway, was arrested following an incident in Eldad Hill and Molesworth Road in the early hours of July 9.Having crashed into six parked vehicles he was arrested by officers and blew positive on a breathalyser. His final recorded test was 80 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.The legal...

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Woman admits racist abuse and assaulting policeman in Plymouth

July 29, 2017, 5:00 am

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A woman has admitted two counts of assaulting a police officer and using racist abuse on the same day.Kayleigh Thornton, aged 31, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to admit three offences in the city on February 2.The mother-of-two pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting a police officer and one of using racially-aggravated threatening behaviour.Judge Paul Darlow adjourned sentence until August 4 for a probation report.Thornton, of Salisbury Road, St Judes, was released on bail.READ NEXT:'My...

How porridge sparked the brutal Dartmoor Prison riot of 1932

July 30, 2017, 12:00 am

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Above: British Pathe footage of the riot at Dartmoor in 1932 For two centuries the gaunt silhouette of Dartmoor Prison has brooded over one of Britain's bleakest landscapes – its very name striking fear into the hearts of even the toughest criminals. Over its forbidding entrance, the inscription Parcere Subjectis – Pity the Vanquished – is cut deep in the stonework. The meaning is enough to chill the blood of anyone who understands it. From its construction in 1809 as...

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July 30, 2017, 1:00 am

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It's been another busy session for magistrates in Plymouth who've dealt with a host of cases, from violent attacks, to shoplifting and possession of drugs.Those guilty of offences are listed below with their respective punishments.ASSAULT:VINCENT JAMES BAILEY, aged 36, of Moor Lane, Plymouth: assaulting a woman by beating in breach of a conditional discharge for shoplifting – fined £260, ordered to pay £85 costs and £30 victim surcharge.EDWARD FRY, aged 34, of Devonport...

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July 30, 2017, 1:00 am

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A drunk clubber high on cocaine pushed a glass into a man's face – leaving him so badly scarred that his young daughter was scared of him.Ben Partridge, aged 22, swung a pint glass into the side of a reveller's head and then smiled, a court heard.Victim Benjamin Saundry was left with serious cuts on his face and needed stitches at hospital.A judge said the attack at Annabel's club on the Barbican was a "senseless act".Mr Justice James Dingemans told Plymouth Crown Court:...

Teenage Yankee candle burglar escapes jail sentence

July 30, 2017, 9:00 am

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A teenager who burgled a candle shop, stole vital computers, caused damage and lost it vital business has avoided a jail term.Liam Freeman, of Cockington Walk, Eggbuckland, was arrested following the burglary at the House of Yankee on Faraday Mill in the early hours of July 4.Read more: Raiders use sledgehammer to hit two McColl's stores in Plymouth in late-night robberyFreeman, aged 19, and another male were captured on CCTV forcing their way into the store by smashing through a door window....

Traffic police cuts 'could be behind rise in road deaths'

July 31, 2017, 3:28 am

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Cuts of nearly a third to dedicated traffic police officers could have contributed to a spike in the number of deaths on our roads, it has been claimed. The Police Federation – which represents rank and file officers – has made the claim after examining the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) report on deaths. The Federation claims swinging budget cuts over the last few years has led to significantly less roads policing officers – and a more dangerous...

The grim reality of a Plymouth drugs den revealed in police video

July 31, 2017, 8:11 am

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This is the video evidence which helped convince magistrates that a problem property needed to be shut down. At a closure order application at Plymouth Magistrates Court last week, prosecutors were told how 22 George Street had become the focus of drug users, drug dealers and antisocial behaviour. Residents, under strict condition of anonymity, told the court how they were regularly confronted by used needles littering the communal stairwell, as well as human faeces, urine and blood. ...

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July 31, 2017, 10:25 am

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A Plymouth man is set to be sentenced for possessing indecent images of children and for importing a child-like sex doll, which a child charity has called to be banned.Brian Hopkins, of Seymour Road, Mannamead first appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court on July 6 where he faced a total of eight charges. Court papers noted how Hopkins, aged 40, was accused of one count of making two indecent moving images of a child at Category A, a further count of making 145 Category B still indecent images of...

Man accused of killing Plymouth granddad appears in court again

July 31, 2017, 10:34 am

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A man accused of killing a grandfather at a Plymouth pub has again faced a judge at court.Ashley Lawman, aged 25, has been charged with the manslaughter of John Olver after an incident at The Clarence in Stonehouse.Mr Olver, aged 60, suffered a head injury at about 1am on Sunday, July 2.Lawman appeared at Plymouth Crown Court where he was expected to enter a plea in front of a packed public gallery.But the defendant, appearing over a video link from Exeter Prison, spoke only to confirm his name...

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July 31, 2017, 10:38 am

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A man who goes around the country smashing the windows of police stations has been jailed after he struck at Charles Cross.Homeless Craig Hooper, aged 39, faced Plymouth magistrates to admit smashing a window in the front office.He pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage on July 16, with the glass costing £300 to replace.The court heard that Hooper had committed similar offences in Cheltenham and Leicester in the last few months.READ: CRIMINALS LOCKED UP IN PLYMOUTH IN JULYHe was in...

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July 31, 2017, 10:55 am

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A man with a huge crack cocaine habit burgled a top Plymouth hotel in the midst of a £2,000 shoplifting 'rampage', a court heard.Ben Turner, aged 29, threatened to cut himself with knives in the kitchens of the Duke of Cornwall during a seven-month crime spree.He later told police he stole to fund his crack cocaine habit of £300 to £400 a day and settle his £15,000 drug debt, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Becoming agitated over a videolink from Exeter Prison, he told Judge...

Rowdy pool player racially abused pub manager, Plymouth jury told

July 31, 2017, 11:10 am

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A rowdy pool player racially abused a pub manager during a tournament, a court heard.Simon Gibson, aged 31, said that the man, of a Greek-Cypriot background, was black, a 'n******' and a 'P***', a jury has been told.Gibson hurled a string of abuse at pub manager Vasille Georgiou and also called him fat, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Mr Georgiou escorted him out of the Devon Tors Inn at Yelverton – only for Gibson to return to the premises.The pub manager then assaulted him by hitting him on...

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August 1, 2017, 12:00 am

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A man who goes around the country smashing the windows of police stations has been jailed after he struck at Charles Cross.Homeless Craig Hooper, aged 39, faced Plymouth magistrates to admit smashing a window in the front office.He pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage on July 16, with the glass costing £300 to replace.The court heard that Hooper had committed similar offences in Cheltenham and Leicester in the last few months.READ: CRIMINALS LOCKED UP IN PLYMOUTH IN JULYHe was in...

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August 1, 2017, 1:33 am

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A Stonehouse pub will face licensing chiefs today following months of complaints from neighbours and a criminal investigation over a man's death. The Clarence in Stonehouse could be banned from playing music after residents kept detailed noise diaries of every time they were disturbed. Plymouth City Council's licensing committee will make a decision on its future at a meeting today, where they will hear how residents have suffered seven months of broken sleep due to loud music blaring out...

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Royal Marine turned 'dangerous terrorist' jailed for 18 years

August 1, 2017, 2:29 am

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A former Royal Marine who stashed weapons and explosives across Devon and Northern Ireland has been jailed for 18 years.Ciaran Maxwell, who served with Taunton-based 40 Commando, stockpiled and manufactured large amounts of explosives, weapons and ammunition in hides across Northern Ireland and Devon which, he admitted, would have been used to assist others to commit terrorist acts had they not been discovered.Maxwell, 31, of Exminster, was sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment at the Old Bailey...

Knife-wielding robber targets Plymouth shop

August 1, 2017, 3:08 am

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A balaclava-clad man threatened a shop worker with a knife and demanded cash from the till at a convenience store in Plymouth last night.Police are investigating the robbery, which took place at LM Stores in North West Road.Officers say that at around 9:35pm, a man wearing a black balaclava, wearing a black waterproof jacket, black tracksuit bottoms and trainers, entered the store and threatening a member of staff with a knife and demanded that the till was opened. READ MORE: Royal Marine turned...

Terror of knifepoint robbery at Plymouth shop caught on CCTV

August 1, 2017, 6:02 am

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This is the terrifying moment a man armed with a large knife threatened a shop worker and made off with cash from a convenience store in Plymouth.The robbery happened at LM Stores in North Road West at about 9.45pm last night.CCTV footage from the store shows the robber, wearing all black, threaten the shop worker with what appears to be a large kitchen knife.He fled the scene with about £140 in cash.Elena Anderson's daughter's fiancé was working at the store at the time of the...

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August 1, 2017, 8:50 am

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Devon and Cornwall Police have launched a recruitment drive for the next generation of officers in the region.The force this week opened its registration process for those people looking to enforce law and order in the two counties.Click here for all the jobs being advertised in Plymouth right nowBut would-be cops will have to be quick with the closing date for entrants set at noon on Monday, August 7.Those that successfully qualify to become police constables, will earn just shy of...

Rowdy pool player fined for racist abuse of bar manager

August 1, 2017, 11:55 am

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A pool player has been fined £150 for racially abusing a bar manager during a tournament.Simon Gibson, aged 31, was also ordered to pay £2,500 towards prosecution costs after he elected to contest his case at Plymouth Crown Court.Judge Paul Darlow described Gibson's behaviour on the night of the pool match as "boorish, petulant and self-important".But he said he could not be sure on the jury's verdict that he was guilty of a tirade of racist abuse.Vasille Georgiou, then bar...