Spice invaders admit burgling flat in Plymouth

September 7, 2015, 4:08 am

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THREE men burgled a flat, stealing a games console controller, bank card reader – and some spice. Daniel Coles, Thomas Hogan, both aged 20, and 21-year-old Stephen Lomax have all pleaded guilty to the offence. They appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to admit entering the flat in Welbeck Avenue, Mutley, as trespassers on July 14. The trio stole a Wii controller, a bank card reader and spice of an unknown value. Sentence has been adjourned on all three men until October 9 while probation...

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Man admits carrying steak knife in Plymouth city centre

September 7, 2015, 4:17 am

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A MAN has admitted carrying a steak knife in a city centre street. Ben Gregg, aged 25, pleaded guilty before Plymouth magistrates to having a bladed article on April 21. Gregg had the wooden-handled steak knife without good reason or lawful authority in Royal Parade. Magistrates ruled that the offence was so serious it should be sentenced by a judge. Gregg, of Radcliffe Close, Southway, was released on unconditional bail to appear at Plymouth Crown Court on October 2.

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September 7, 2015, 4:41 am

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Thieves could have caused a major explosion trying to blow up a cash machine at a Plymouth petrol station with a gas canister. Police are hunting three men after the failed raid – in which the cash machine exploded and then caught fire – at the Texaco garage, in Yelverton. The attack, which is believed to be a first in Devon and Cornwall, happened just before 4am today. The blast woke a number of local residents who dialled 999. Fire crews from Yelverton, Crownhill and Tavistock were...

Plymouth mum in court charged with poisoning her daughter and...

September 7, 2015, 4:56 am

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A MUM has appeared in court accused of poisoning her daughter. Rose Jones, aged 30, faced city magistrates charged with giving a strong prescription painkiller to the toddler and another girl. She answered two charges of unlawfully and maliciously administering a poison or other destructive or noxious thing with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy children. Jones allegedly gave them the strong painkiller Tramadol between November 2014 and June 2015. Jones, of Seaton Place, Keyham, is further...

Plymouth teenage boy charged with risking lives in £2m...

September 7, 2015, 5:41 am

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A TEENAGE boy is to appear at court charged with setting a fire in a Devonport block of flats which put hundreds of lives at risk. The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life on June 4 this year, the day after the fire ripped through Clowance Street flats. Plymouth Community Homes, which owned the block of flats, estimated it will cost around £2m to repair the damage. The fire was treated as a critical incident...

Neighbours shocked after 'lovely' veteran found dead in Plymouth...

September 7, 2015, 6:00 am

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NEIGHBOURS of a well-liked elderly man, found dead after his mobility scooter fell into a ditch in a Plympton park, have spoken of their shock at his sudden passing.The man, named locally as Ken Deacon, was found in St Mary's park off Linketty Lane at 6.15am this morning by a passer-by who then alerted the police.Emergency services closed off Linketty Lane while they sealed the area and salvaged the scooter and the body of the Royal Navy veteran, who was in his late 70s.Neighbours were united in...

Elderly Plymouth woman remains in hospital in critical condition...

September 7, 2015, 6:20 am

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AN ELDERLY woman who had to be cut free fro a two car crash near Staddiscombe remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital. Police say they are still appealing for any witnesses to the smash which took place on August 26 near the junction of Bovisand Road and what is known locally as Ratt Corner. All three emergency services were sent to the scene, including two fire crews from Greenbank and one from Plymstock. After being cut free from her white Rover Mini, the 79-year-old woman was...

Police officers give evidence at Plymouth drug death inquest

September 7, 2015, 7:05 am

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A MAN with a history of mental illness and drug addiction was found dead in his flat surrounded by bottles of stockpiled methadone, an inquest heard. Police officers discovered Nigel McGuire slumped on his sofa almost 24 hours after they had decided not to break his door down, despite concerns for his safety. On Monday a jury at Plymouth Coroner's Court heard the 34-year-old had made several phone calls to his fiancee, Sophie Wildman, threatening to harm himself on the evening of May 13,...

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Pensioner cyclist still in hospital following mystery Dartmoor...

September 7, 2015, 8:03 am

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A PENSIONER left fighting for his life after being found with serious head injuries on a Dartmoor road is slowly making progress, police have said. The man was thought to be cycling when he was involved in a collision. Police are still trying to piece together how the 68-year-old came to be found unconscious on the B3212 between Postbridge and Moretonhampstead on the afternoon of August 26. They have been unable to determine whether any other vehicles were involved in the incident. The...

Slippery offender set snakes free in attack on Plymouth home

September 7, 2015, 8:41 am

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A STUDENT released two snakes when he ransacked a housemate's room and broke their tank, a court heard. Eli Harold, aged 21, set the corn snakes slithering through the shared home as a row between friends turned sour. The popular pets, which are not venomous, were found safe and sound in the building, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Harold was handed a suspended prison sentence with unpaid work for three attacks on property in the house. He pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal damage at his...

Plymouth man set for trial after denying sexually abusing girls

September 7, 2015, 8:56 am

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A MAN has denied sexually abusing two girls more than 25 years ago. Kevin Michael Stewart, aged 59, appeared in court accused of three counts of indecently assaulting one child aged under 14 between 1983 and 1987. Stewart, of Adelaide Street, Stonehouse, is further charged with four offences of committing an act of gross indecency with the girl between the same dates. Stewart allegedly indecently assaulted the second child on two occasions between 1984 and 1986. He pleaded not guilty to all nine...

Plymouth woman admits her role in £260,000 city council...

September 7, 2015, 10:44 pm

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An energy consultant and the wife of a Plymouth building contractor have admitted taking part in a £260,000 corruption scandal at Exeter City Council. Gary Rawlings and Linda McMayon changed their pleas on the first day of what was scheduled to be their trial at Exeter Crown Court. They will now be sentenced later this month alongside former Exeter City Council housing manager Anthony Bodgin, who has already admitted accepting huge bribes for handing out maintenance contracts. McMayon...

Thief is jailed for stealing bicycle in Plymouth

September 8, 2015, 4:43 am

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A PERSISTENT thief who stole a bicycle has been jailed for almost four months. John Liddicoat, aged 46, pleaded guilty before Plymouth magistrates to theft of the man's bike on August 16. Liddicoat also admitted possession of just under a gram of amphetamine on September 2. Magistrates jailed him for 16 weeks, ruling that the offence had been committed on licence following his release from prison. The bench also stated that he had a history of similar offences. Liddicoat received a suspended...

Teenager to face trial for alleged nightclub assault in Plymouth

September 8, 2015, 4:51 am

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A TEENAGER accused of attacking a man in a city nightclub is to stand trial next week. Jack Sedgwick, aged 19, has pleaded not guilty to assaulting Ben Hewitt causing actual bodily harm. Sedgwick allegedly attacked him on November 6 last year, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Mr Hewitt is said to have lost two teeth when the defendant punched him in the face. Sedgwick, of Dover in Kent, is expected to face a judge and jury on September 14.

Hunt for Plymouth man wanted after thefts and burglaries

September 8, 2015, 5:09 am

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POLICE are appealing for the public's help to find a man wanted in connection with a series of thefts and burglaries in Plymouth.Mark Doab, aged 30, is described as white, 5ft 10inc tall, with blue eyes and short brown hair, which may possibly be shaved at this time. He may also have ginger stubble or a ginger beard.Officers are proactively following a number of lines of enquiry to ascertain his whereabouts and intend to arrest him once located.Police would like to speak to anyone who knows...

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Plymouth man broke stranger's jaw after 'cheeky' remark

September 8, 2015, 5:24 am

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A MAN punched and broke the jaw of a stranger after he made a "cheeky" remark about his girlfriend, a jury was told. Luke Butt, aged 30, launched an unprovoked attack on two friends in the street following a night out, a court heard. Prosecutors said victim Thomas James had just told another man standing close to Butt's partner: "You are in for a good night." Butt is then alleged to have twice punched Mr James in the face and then hit his friend Shane Pakeman, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Mr...

Tesco conman exploited Click and Collect flaws in £4,000...

September 8, 2015, 6:45 am

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A PROFESSIONAL fraudster has been jailed for a carefully planned swindle which exploited a flaw in Tesco's Click and Collect system. Randeep Kooner travelled across Devon and Cornwall pulling off the same scam in which he ordered high value goods using a bogus credit card and picked them up before shop staff realised they had been conned. He set up the sting by using one duff card to place the online orders and then turning up at stores to pick up the goods. When he was told the card had...

Plymouth cocaine gang lieutenant must hand over £30,000

September 8, 2015, 8:57 am

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THE LIEUTENANT of a gang which brought kilos of cocaine into Plymouth pocketed £131,000, a court heard. Wayne Fenton, aged 47, was a key member of a ring which trafficked drugs worth almost £4 million into the city. He was jailed for eight years after he admitted being part of a plot to bring cocaine from Liverpool. Couriers brought the drugs down the M5 to sell in Plymouth and also in Cornwall through a side operation. Fenton and his business partner, plumber Scott Conners,...

Police faced misconduct action over Plymouth man's methadone drug...

September 8, 2015, 9:23 am

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A POLICE inspector and call handler faced disciplinary action for the way they dealt with a man who later died from methadone poisoning, it has been revealed. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) says Devon and Cornwall Police "could have responded better" to concerns for the welfare of 34-year-old Nigel McGuire. An inquest heard that Mr McGuire told his fiancee he had consumed 600ml of methadone, and almost 12 hours later police broke down his door and found him dead. Jurors...

Man arrested in Plymouth on suspicion of possessing amphetamine...

September 8, 2015, 11:30 am

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A 29-YEAR-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing controlled drugs with intent to supply.The police were called to Wolseley Road, St Budeaux, yesterday morning (08/09) after being alerted by paramedics that a man was unconscious "next to a bag of white powder".A police spokeswoman said: "At about 11.07am ambulance called us requesting the police. A male was unconscious inside a premises."He'd been reported as previously been unconscious but when they arrived he'd...