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July 17, 2015, 2:59 am

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A MAN tried but failed to steal another man's groceries after punching him in the face in an unprovoked attack on Saturday night.Police are appealing to witnesses of the attack, which took place near Hastings Terrace in Stonehouse at about 9pm.A 41-year-old man was returning home after work when his attacker approached him and demanded a fight with him.The victim refused and the offender punched him in the face before trying to steal his carrier bag of groceries. He then made off empty-handed in...

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Professional Plymouth burglar jailed for almost 50 break-ins

July 17, 2015, 5:43 am

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A PROFESSIONAL burglar who raided almost FIFTY homes in two decades has been jailed for more than three years.Heroin addict Mark Matthews, aged 46, confessed to stealing valuables worth about £30,000 since 1995, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Matthews was charged with two break-ins but owned up to police to 47 other undetected dwelling burglaries.He was caught after shining a torch into the face of a sleeping student – on a night when he burgled four homes.Jailing him for three years and...

Jacuzzi lout behaved 'like pig' by splashing Plymouth gym boss

July 17, 2015, 6:40 am

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A LOUT "behaved like a pig" when he twice soaked a gym manager from head to toe with water, a court heard.Abusive Jai Turner, aged 22, splashed the woman when she tried to stop his bad behaviour – including spitting in the jacuzzi.The assault put him in breach of suspended prison sentence for taking part in a Union Street brawl.But a judge ruled it was not serious enough to send him to jail.Recorder Nicholas Hall said: "You behaved like a pig. What you did was appalling but it does not...

Pervert exposed himself to same Plymouth schoolgirl three times

July 17, 2015, 8:47 am

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A PERVERT indecently exposed himself to the same schoolgirl three times in just over a year, a court heard.Serial offender John Olver, aged 58, pulled up alongside a string of youngsters in a car and performed an indecent act.He was eventually tracked down by police and the parents of one of the girls, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Olver avoided an immediate jail term despite having a history of sexual offences.Recorder Nicholas Hall said he was worried about the defendant attacking someone –...

Prolific Plymouth thief jailed for seven months for crime spree

July 17, 2015, 9:25 am

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A PROLIFIC thief has been jailed after stealing a computer and valuables worth almost £1,000 in a burglary at a flat. David Davis has been sentenced to seven months behind bars at Plymouth Crown Court for his latest six-month crime spree. Judge Paul Darlow said: "I cannot remember when I last saw a 21-year-old man with 38 previous convictions." Davis, of Hastings Street, Stonehouse, has a long record for theft, burglary and other dishonest offences He had earlier to taking a laptop, a...

Plmouth thug attacked drinking buddy as play fight turned sour

July 17, 2015, 9:58 am

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A THUG punched, kicked and pushed over his drinking buddy after a play fight turned into real violence, a court heard. Taylor Friend, aged 23, attacked the man when he swore at his grandmother following a night out, Plymouth Crown Court heard. A judge told Friend that he had a history of violent offences, but suspended his prison sentence. Recorder Nicholas Hall said: "There is a glimmer that you may actually see that getting drunk and trashing people is a nonsense." Friend, of St George's...

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July 17, 2015, 10:03 am

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A THIEF caught on camera smashing into a car and stealing a laptop after falling for a police trap has avoided jail.Danny Venning, aged 28, was sentenced to a community order today after he was caught smashing his way into a police 'bait' car by secret cameras.Police left the vehicle with a tempting Targa laptop inside after a spate of car crime.Venning, of Beacon Park Road, who has a history of drug abuse, is seen using a tool to smash a window at about 6am, on June 6.He then reaches inside to...

Plymouth 'news' website to contest closure order

July 17, 2015, 1:43 pm

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THE founder of a 'news' website which was shut down after complaints were made against it confirmed he will contest the "harsh" decision, a court heard. Dee Gibson appeared alongside wife Rachel Gibson at Plymouth Magistrates Court on Friday to confirm they would be appealing the community protection notice (CPN) against the website OPOB, dished out by Plymouth City Council (PCC). OPOB purported to be a news website, reporting on Plymouth and often national events. Mr Gibson told magistrates...

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July 18, 2015, 9:51 am

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TWO mothers appeared in court to defend why their daughters had allegedly played truant from their city schools. Rosalind Stephens and Keilee Daw both appeared at Plymouth Magistrates' Court on Friday on unrelated charges of having a child of school age who failed to attend regularly. Stephens stands accused of failing to make sure her 13-year-old daughter attended All Saints Academy in Pennycross every day between February 2014 and January 2015. The 49-year-old, of North Prospect Road,...

Fake millionaire conned own mother to relaunch Plymouth club

July 20, 2015, 6:40 am

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A FAKE millionaire conned his own mother and a cousin in a bid to relaunch a Plymouth nightclub as part of a £150,000 fraud. Shameless Ashley Fletcher, aged 24, repeatedly lied and forged documents in a doomed bid to open the Millennium club in Union Street. He posed as a legitimate businessman, claiming he had tens of thousands in the bank, in a bid to attract investors into the doomed relaunch. But he was just an accountancy graduate who variously worked as a book-keeper and in a...

Man admits helping to tend cannabis crop in Plymouth

July 20, 2015, 7:02 am

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A MAN has admitted helping to grow cannabis in Plymouth. Darryl George, aged 37, faced a judge to plead guilty to being concerned in the production of the Class B drug. Ali Rafati, for George, told Plymouth Crown Court he accepted that he had twice watered the crop at a unit on behalf of another man. The defence team will formally explain his role in the operation in a statement – which prosecutors must decide whether to accept. A fact-finding hearing may be needed before a judge to...

Man denies two serious assaults in Plymouth on same day

July 20, 2015, 7:40 am

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A MAN accused of two serious assaults on the same day is to face a judge and jury. Ben Simmons, aged 22, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court charged with two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm. He allegedly attacked Daniel Ives and Robert Shaw on February 8. Simmons, of Ferndale in Mid-Glamorgan in Wales, denied the offences when he appeared before city magistrates. Judge Paul Darlow set down a provisional trial on October 21. Simmons was bailed unconditionally to appear at an interim...

Police want to identify this man after bus driver got squirted

July 20, 2015, 8:29 am

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POLICE would like help in tracing this man following an incident on a bus in Devonport. The image was taken at 3.20pm on Saturday May 30 on board a Citybus near Keyham Vaults, Albert Road. The driver told police he was subject to a litany of verbal abuse before water was squirted in his face. Police hope the man shown can assist them with their inquiry. If you can assist police contact them on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 quoting crime reference number CR/037752/15.

Torquay man rebailed over alleged Plymouth assaults

July 20, 2015, 8:59 am

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A TORQUAY man arrested in connection with the suspected assault of a number of revellers has been rebailed by police until next month. The 23-year-old was arrested following a series of incidents at The Blockhouse Inn, Devonport Road, Stoke, at around 10.35pm on May 15. Three Plymouth men told police they were assaulted by an individual during the incident and investigators believe two other men may also have been attacked. A 53-year-old man was punched in the face and he fell to the floor as...

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July 20, 2015, 9:03 am

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A MOTORIST has been convicted of killing his girlfriend in a horror smash after they romped behind the wheel of his car as he drove. Minesh Parbat, 36, was found with his pants around his ankles following the crash in his flash sports car. Girlfriend Lisa Watling, 28, was thrown from his BMW Z3 after he lost control while she was touching herself and tried to straddle him. Parbat denied their actions were sexual but prosecutors argued they had been indulging in oral sex or masturbation. He...

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Plymouth pervert jailed for sharing vile child images

July 20, 2015, 9:38 am

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A PERVERT has been jailed for sending vile images of children to other paedophiles. Stuart Boyle, aged 28, has been sentenced to two years and there months behind bars for having pictures at his home – some of which he shared on an online peer-to-peer network. Boyle had denied five offences but was convicted unanimously by a jury in just two hours after a trial at Plymouth Crown Court last month. Appearing via videolink from Winchester Crown Court, High Court judge Mr Justice James...

Thieves in Horrabridge may have checked out addresses to steal...

July 20, 2015, 12:59 pm

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THIEVES who stole a red Honda quadbike from a outbuilding in Horrabridge may have sounded the address out during a dry-run. Police say the thieves cut off a padlock from the outbuilding before taking the bike which bore the registration WA54 EGJ. The crooks struck sometime between 8pm on July 8 and 9am the following morning. A spokesman for Tavistock police said: "Enquiries have revealed that people offering cheap generators and similar items for sale were cold calling in the area the day...

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July 20, 2015, 1:05 pm

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POLICE say would-be thieves have again targeted a Tavistock industrial estate unit. The crooks made efforts to force open the front door of the unit at the Pixon Lane industrial estate sometime overnight between July 8 and the following morning. Police say they failed in their aim and are appealing for anyone who may have been in the area and witnessed any suspicious activity to get in contact. If you can assist police call 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 quoting crime...

Dim-witted Devon drug dealer snaps selfie with his crops

July 20, 2015, 1:31 pm

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THIS picture shows the moment a dozy drug dealer shopped himself - by taking a stoned-looking selfie in front of his cannabis factory. The damning image of a spaced-out Richard Edmunds giving the thumbs up for the camera was released after he admitted drugs charges in court. The photo in which he inadvertently traps himself was one of several found by police showing off the stash of Edmunds and his housemate Joshua Langmead, alongside incriminating messages on six different mobile phones. The...

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July 20, 2015, 10:17 pm

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Tony Hogg has today announced that he will not seek re-election as police and crime commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly next May. Mr Hogg, who was elected in November 2012, says he is proud of his achievements during 32 months in office. "The vision of the PCC role at the 2012 election was undeveloped but I have been strongly motivated throughout because I know now that it is an essential role and the police have never been held to account so effectively - a view confirmed...