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Naked man covered in cream in Plymouth city centre is jailed

September 4, 2015, 5:35 am
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A NAKED man smothered himself with hair removal cream in front of shocked onlookers because he wanted to go to prison, a court heard.Homeless Malcolm King, aged 57, told a judge he would rather sleep in a bed in a cell than on the streets.King, who has a history of appearing naked in public, has a history of mental illness and heavy drinking.He spent several minutes standing nude at St Andrew's Cross covered in hair removal cream – and then told police he was freezing.Representing himself...

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Inquest into death of woman killed when house collapsed in storm...

September 4, 2015, 6:49 am
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An inquest into the death of a woman killed when her house collapsed in a storm could take up to two weeks when it is held next year. Cornwall Coronoer is looking for a venue to host the inquest close to Plymouth after hearing that several members of the public may wish to attend. Susan Norman, 68, died as fierce storms hit Looe in March 2013. Mrs Norman's house in Sandplace Road collapsed in torrential rain, and her body was later found in the rubble. Cornwall Coroner Dr Emma Carlyon set a...

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Man jailed for life for murdering partner and scrawling it was...

September 4, 2015, 7:30 am
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A Saltash man who strangled and stabbed his partner to death because he believed she had had four affairs has been jailed for life. Colin Dymond, 54, wrote that the murder was "the price you pay Sarah for having four affairs" on his victim's wall after he killed her. Dymond, 53, admitted the murder of Sarah Pollock, 41, at her home in Bournemouth on March 25. Winchester Crown Court today heard Ms Pollock, of Avon Close, had been in a relationship with Dymond for five years. Dymond was today...

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Arrest order issued for Plymouth woman who had sex in front of...

September 4, 2015, 7:48 am
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A WARRANT for arrest has been granted for a woman charged with having sex in a park in-front of shocked bystanders. Gemma Pinkerton, 24, was due to appear in front of Plymouth Magistrates on Friday for sentencing, but failed to turn up. Pinkerton, of Ham Drive, has previously faced magistrates to admit an act of outrageous public decency. Pinkerton, along with Darren Carter-Moore, 27, was caught having sex in front of witness in Devonport Park on July 30. The court had previously heard that...

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Plymouth builder wearing steel-capped boots kicked man in head

September 4, 2015, 8:07 am
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A BUILDER knocked a man out with a punch and kicked him to the head while wearing steel toe-capped boots, a court heard. Dale Smith, aged 26, ran across the road to join a confrontation outside a pub because he thought his friend was in trouble. He twice punched a stranger in the face and then kicked him in the head as he lay unconscious on the floor, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Victim James Boast needed root canal treatment to repair damage to his teeth. Recorder Malcolm Galloway told Smith:...

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Plymouth bank worker jailed for conning clients out of £230...

September 4, 2015, 8:38 am
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A BANK worker addicted to gambling has been jailed for plundering more than £230,000 from the accounts of elderly or deceased customers. Mark Cooney, aged 26, used his trusted position at two banks to siphon money to support his online habit. He would transfer money to his secret account held under a false name, Plymouth Crown Court heard. He also moved money around between clients, including four who had died. Cooney even forged a colleague's initials on a loan agreement to cover his...

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University student dealt drugs to support studies in Plymouth

September 4, 2015, 9:00 am
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AN UNDERGRADUATE caught dealing drugs to fellow students was trying to pay his way through university. Edward Scarratt, aged 25, supplied MDMA to clubbers across the city, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Recorder Malcolm Galloway told him: "Class A drugs kill people. You may not think that, but they do." He said it was "every parent's nightmare" that their child would suffer illness after taking drugs while at university. But the judge suspended his prison sentence, saying a jail term would ruin his...

University student dealt drugs to support studies in Plymouth

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Heroin addict burgled string of Plymouth businesses, court told

September 4, 2015, 9:06 am
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A HOMELESS heroin addict who burgled two bars and a shop in the space of a week has avoided going straight to prison. Serial burglar Daniel Fry, aged 31, sneaked into businesses to snatch valuables after relapsing into using the drug, a court heard. He caused distress and inconvenience by stealing mobile phones and documents such as a passport and driving licence. But a judge told him it was in the public interest to suspend his prison sentence so his drug habit could be tackled. Fry admitted...

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Prolific offender stole from man and shops in Plymouth

September 4, 2015, 9:52 am
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A PROLIFIC offender has been given a suspended prison sentence for stealing a tablet computer and a mobile phone from a man. Ashley Carter-Moore, who has been in trouble since his teens, also twice took items from a shop, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Carter-Moore, of King Street, Stonehouse, pleaded guilty to theft of a man's tablet computer and mobile phone, together worth £419, on April 18. He also admitted theft of meat from £22 from the Co-op in Albert Road, Stoke on June 21, and...

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Who strangled an elderly woman's beloved cat to death in her...

September 4, 2015, 11:20 am
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AN ELDERLY woman whose beloved cat was strangled to death in her own garden is still seeking answers.Joan King, from Trethewey Gardens, Wotter, noticed her six-year-old cat Sam, which she had raised since a kitten, had gone missing over the weekend of August 8. But she was left broken hearted after a neighbour spotted the body of her cat under a rose bush in her front garden. Her feelings quickly changed to shock and horror after she realised he had been strangled to death with a bike chain lock...
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Who strangled to death an elderly woman's cat?

September 4, 2015, 11:32 am
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AN ELDERLY woman whose beloved cat was strangled to death in her own garden is still seeking answers. Joan King, from Trethewey Gardens, Wotter, noticed her six-year-old cat Sam, which she had raised since a kitten, had gone missing over the weekend of August 8. But she was left broken hearted after a neighbour spotted the body of her cat under a rose bush in her front garden on Monday August 10. Her feelings quickly changed to shock and horror after she realised he had been strangled to death...

Who strangled to death an elderly woman's cat?

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Can you help police name this man spotted in Plymouth pub garden?

September 4, 2015, 3:53 pm
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CAN you help police name this man? He was spotted at the rear of the Fortescue public house on Mutley Plain in the early hours of July 3. Around the same time the area suffered damage. It is hoped the man shown can assist police in finding out how the damage was caused, and by whom. If you can help police identify the man shown in these CCTV images, contact them on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 quoting crime reference number CR/047522/15.

Can you help police name this man spotted in Plymouth pub garden?

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Jail for man who ran Torpoint Ferry cleaning business while...

September 4, 2015, 11:42 pm
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A man who ran his own business cleaning the Torpoint Ferries claimed £24,000 in disability benefits saying he had such bad arthritis he was unable to work. Philip Rundle has now been jailed for eight months after being caught on camera using heavy pressure washers to clean the ferries at Torpoint. Rundle had claimed he had osteoporosis and arthritis so badly that he could not work and was given £24,000 in Disability Living Allowance. But he set up his own cleaning business and was...

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Mobile speed camera locations in Plymouth in September 2015

September 5, 2015, 12:08 am
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Mobile speed cameras are being stationed along the A38 and on key sites across Plymouth this month in a targeted operation by Devon and Cornwall Safety Camera Partnership. A38 locations for the cameras this month include Plymouth-bound just before Marsh Mills, the Manadon flyover westbound and Exeter-bound at Deep Lane. Within Plymouth camera vans are being deployed on Embankment Road Plymouth-bound, close to the Mutley turn-off, and Alma Road Plymouth-bound past Central Park. Other locations...

Mobile speed camera locations in Plymouth in September 2015

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Woman raped by her Plymouth father tells of her years of abuse

September 5, 2015, 11:53 pm
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A woman who was repeatedly raped by her father as a young girl, after being drugged and locked in the boot of his car, has waived her right to anonymity to tell her harrowing story. Plymouth man Colin Goss, 77, of Stuart Road, Stoke was jailed for 18 years in July after Plymouth Crown Court has told of his campaign of abuse against his own daughter. His daughter has today spoken to the Mail on Sunday about the years of abuse at the hands of her own father, which has left her with recurring...

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Thieves set fire to petrol station in bid to steal cash

September 6, 2015, 10:13 pm
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Thieves set fire to a petrol station in an apparent bid to steal cash from a cash machine in the early hours of this morning north of Plymouth. Police and firefighters were sent to the blaze at the Texaco garage in Yelverton, just before 4am. Fire crews from Yelverton, Crownhill and Tavistock were all sent to the scene. "On arrival the crews confirmed that this was a fire involving the cash machine at the front of the store," a fire service spokesman said. "The crews extinguished the fire...

Thieves set fire to petrol station in bid to steal cash

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Man, 60, arrested on suspicion of drink driving after coming off...

September 7, 2015, 1:04 am
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A 60-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after coming off the quad bike he was riding in the South Hams. Police were called to California Cross at just after 6pm on Sunday evening after a report of a crash involving a quad bike. A police spokesman said that a 60-year-old male was arrested at the scene on suspicion of drink-driving and had been taken to hospital for further treatment on the injuries he suffered.

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Arrest after man reportedly exposed himself to children at beach

September 7, 2015, 1:06 am
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A MAN has been arrested after allegedly exposing himself to children at Slapton Sands. Police were called to the Memorial Car Park on Sunday afternoon after a report of a man exposing himself to children. A police spokesman said that a 55-year-old man from the Totnes area was arrested on suspicion of offending public decency and was in custody at Torquay Police station. They added that if anybody else believes that they may have witnessed this male or the incident then they are asked to...

Arrest after man reportedly exposed himself to children at beach

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Hunt for three men in car after attempted break-in

September 7, 2015, 1:08 am
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POLICE are appealing to the public to help them locate a blue Volvo Estate that they believed contained three wanted males they wish to speak to in connection with an attempted break-in of a car. The car, registration X381 CSC, was last seen on the back roads from Woolston to Salcombe at about 5.15pm on Sunday A police spokesman said: "Police are actively looking for a blue Volvo V70 Estate registration X381CSC. It is believed to contain three males who are wanted in connection with an...

Hunt for three men in car after attempted break-in

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Decorated Royal Marine combat veteran jailed after sexually...

September 7, 2015, 2:34 am
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A ROYAL Marine was found to have sexually assaulted a young girl after vile images and movies of the abuse were discovered on his phone. Lance Corporal Robert Wilson, 34, sexually assaulted the girl on a number of occasions. Jason Beal, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said distressing pictures and videos were found on Wilson's mobile telephone when he was drunk and he made a comment about children which caused the person he was with to become suspicious about him. The girl was identified...

Decorated Royal Marine combat veteran jailed after sexually...

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