Plymouth police dog chases down three who made off from car

October 14, 2015, 1:14 am

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Three people have been arrested after a Plymouth police dog chased down suspected offenders who made off from a car after a pursuit. Police dog Bolt was brought in to track three people after an incident in Downfield Drive, Plympton on Tuesday evening. Three occupants made off from a blue Vauxhall Vectra stopped by the police just before 5pm. Police dog Bolt and officers from Plympton, Crownhill and Devonport Police attended the area and arrested three people nearby. Anyone that saw the...

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October 14, 2015, 2:29 am

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It's just gone 8am, Mannamead Road. Travelling to Crownhill, I look in my rear view mirror. We are sat in a traffic queue, and the male driver in the car behind is looking down towards his lap. He could be staring at his lap (why?!) or more likely he's texting. We see it daily. And in traffic jams. I pull away and move along, to see the chap stationary, he hasn't realised the traffic is flowing. The cars are getting impatient behind him. I get to Manadon roundabout, I see two more. That...

Rogue trader from Wales to be sentenced for conning two retired...

October 14, 2015, 4:26 am

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A ROGUE trader is set to be sentenced at a Plymouth court after admitting he conned two retired nuns at their Leigham home. John Michael Lee, who lives on a caravan site in Nantyglo, Gwent, was arrested by police in his home county on October 7 following an investigation by Plymouth police. Detectives had been called to the home of Gemma Somers, 69 and Rachel Wadding, 76, two retired nuns who had lived in a small semi-detached in Leighham since 1981. They learned the pair had been repeated...

Plymouth man cleared of assaulting drunken stranger outside pub

October 14, 2015, 5:50 am

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A MAN has been cleared of assaulting and knocking out a drunken stranger outside a pub. Jack Holder, aged 20, was acquitted by a jury of attacking the man in the early hours. Mr Holder admitted punching Tom Manix to the ground outside the Lord Louis in Plympton. But he told his trial at Plymouth Crown Court that he acted in self-defence. Mr Holder, of George Avenue in Plympton, denied assault causing actual bodily harm. It took less than an hour for the jury to unanimously acquit him. Mr Manix,...

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October 14, 2015, 6:31 am

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HEADTEACHERS have voiced concerns how a much-praised safeguarding children scheme, created in Plymouth and now launched in three police force areas, is set to be replaced. Operation Encompass was the brainchild of former Devonport officer, Sgt David Carney-Haworth and his wife, Torpoint Nursery and Infant head Elisabeth.It saw Plymouth police share reports of domestic abuse incidents where children were present with the schools they attended before 9am the following morning. This meant teachers...

Suspected loan shark from Plymouth to appear in court next month

October 14, 2015, 7:21 am

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A PLYMOUTH man is set to appear at court accused of being a loan shark. Mark Constantine, aged 55, was arrested by members of the England Illegal Money Lending Team – who work in partnership with Plymouth City Council's Trading Standards and Devon and Cornwall Police – after they executed a warrant at Higher Stert Terrace, Prince Rock on May 13 this year. A number of items were seized from the property relating to suspected money lending. A PLYMOUTH man is set to appear at court...

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October 14, 2015, 7:27 am

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A 'MACHO' man who killed a promising young Plymouth Argyle player in a 'sickening' bottle attack deserved every day of his 'undoubtedly severe' sentence, top judges have ruled. Lee Andrew Dent, 43, of Cross Lane, East Portlemouth, was jailed for life at Plymouth Crown Court on March 20. He was ordered to serve at least 22 years behind bars before he could even apply for parole. Dent was convicted of murdering 17-year-old Alex Peguero Sosa, who was a youth team player at Argyle, by thrusting a...

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October 14, 2015, 8:05 am

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POLICE are hunting a conman who tricked a disabled 77-year-old woman into handing over £2,500 of her savings.THe woman, who is not being identified, was called on the morning of October 2 by a man claiming to be a police officer investigating an alleged fraud against her bank account. Det Con Christian Ferris, lead investigator, said the man said the fraud had been committed in Bristol and had been focused on her bank account. He then asked the woman how much she had in the account and...

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'Man crashed taxi by grabbing steering wheel' Plymouth jury told

October 14, 2015, 9:13 am

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AN ABUSIVE passenger grabbed the steering wheel of a moving taxi and caused it to crash into a bus stop, a jury was told. Joseph Dezell, aged 22, yanked the wheel when the driver threatened to take the man and his friends to the police station, a court heard. The taxi swerved so that its wing mirror hit the pole of a bus stop. Dezell then chased the driver around the Volkswagen Passat, Plymouth Crown Court heard. He is on trial after pleading not guilty to three charges after the incident on...

Two men jailed for flooding streets of Plymouth with heroin

October 14, 2015, 10:04 am

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TWO men who flooded the streets of Plymouth with heroin have been jailed for a total of almost ten years. Robert Harris, aged 27, and 36-year-old Paul Lynch were part of a supply chain which brought enough of the drug to the city to make 12,400 deals, a court heard. The pair were caught red-handed after a drug deal involving almost half a kilo of heroin in a pub toilet. But police were watching and also found almost three quarters of a kilo of heroin in Lynch's hotel room nearby, Plymouth Crown...

Plymouth care home manager who stole hundreds from vulnerable...

October 14, 2015, 12:11 pm

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A FORMER care home manager who abused her position to steal hundreds from a vulnerable woman has narrowly avoided jail. Tania Wyllie, 39, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court yesterday (Wed) after she admitted stealing £1,400 from a vulnerable autistic woman who was in her care. The money was paid back to the woman by Wyllie's employers – the Craegmoor group – who dismissed the manager when they found out what she was doing. Yet Wyllie later won £4,200 in an employment...

'Something has to give,' says police chief facing £54m cuts

October 14, 2015, 10:45 pm

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FRESH from a morning being grilled by a committee of councillors, Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer arrives at Crownhill police station to be greeted by every public official's favourite sight – a room full of reporters with pens, microphones and cameras at the ready.The Government's relentless austerity drive has left Devon and Cornwall Police staring down the barrel of a £54million budget cut, and desperate times call for desperate measures.The coming years will see fewer bobbies on the...

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October 14, 2015, 10:45 pm

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A DAD scarred for life in a horrifying case of mistaken identity has spoken of the moment his attacker said: "This is for you, mate" – and threw acid in his face.Plymouth University graduate Andreas Christopheros has described how David Phillips, 48, hurled acid over him because he thought he had sexually assaulted a member of his family.Phillips travelled more than 300 miles from his home in Hastings, East Sussex to Truro – but turned up on the wrong doorstep.He threw the...

Thanks for saving my son, says mum of man in cliff fall

October 14, 2015, 10:45 pm

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THE mother of a man who plunged 20ft down a cliff on a boozy night out has thanked the emergency services who saved his life.Frances Jackson took to The Herald's Facebook page to pay tribute to those who found her stricken son Connor after he had fallen down an isolated void in Ferry Street, Torpoint, on Saturday night and suffered a badly broken leg.He was rushed to Derriford Hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning for emergency surgery, after Pc Johnny Williams found him shortly after...

Plymouth police stations to be closed in face of massive budget...

October 15, 2015, 4:31 am

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Devon and Cornwall Police plans to close police stations and offices across Devon and Cornwall in the next five years as the Force strives to save £29m from its current budget. Callington, Liskeard, Plympton, Torpoint, Looe, Plymouth property store, Launceston and Ivybridge are all on the list to be closed. In most cases closures would lead to the building of smaller, more cost effective facilities, or see police teams sharing facilities within their communities. None of the sites being...

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October 15, 2015, 4:55 am

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POLICE are hunting thieves who made off with a road-breaking piece of machinery worth £7,500. The Kubota hydraulic bitumen breaker attachment for a digger was taken from Tesco car park at Transit Way where ground work was being completed. The machinery, which is red and black and valued at £7,500, was stolen sometime between 5.30pm on Friday September 18 and 7.30am on Monday September 21. Police are keen to hear from anyone who may have witnessed suspicious activity at the site at...

Plymouth man cleared of grabbing wheel and crashing taxi

October 15, 2015, 5:44 am

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THE case against a man accused of crashing a taxi by grabbing its steering wheel has been thrown out. Joseph Dezell, aged 21, went on trial at Plymouth Crown Court for allegedly leaning over and holding the wheel of the moving vehicle. Mr Dezell, of Southside Street, the Barbican, denied causing danger to road users by interfering with a motor vehicle. He also pleaded not guilty to causing criminal damage to the taxi. Mr Dezell denied causing criminal damage to a bus stop post belonging to...

Lorry driver spared jail for killing cyclist on A38 near Plymouth

October 15, 2015, 6:32 am

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A LORRY driver has been spared jail for killing a cyclist after reaching across his cab for a mobile phone. John Noble, aged 43, caused the death of supermarket worker Christopher Dennehy when his vehicle drifted to the left into the bike on the A38 near Plymouth. Churchgoer Noble had reached across to play a sermon on his mobile moments before the accident near Smithaleigh. But a judge ruled that Noble was a "decent man" who had paid for a momentary lapse of attention in September last...

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October 15, 2015, 7:24 am

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TWO men accused of murdering a builder on New Year's Day have again appeared in court ahead of their trial next month. Donald Pemberton, aged 21, and 22-year-old Ryan Williams faced a judge jointly charged with murdering Tanis Bandari hours into January 1. They have already pleaded not guilty to the allegation. Pemberton, of Victoria Road, St Budeaux, and Williams, of Haydon Grove, St Budeaux, have further denied wounding with intent Jamie Healy, Sean Cordon and George Walker during the same...

Former soldier from Plymouth denies raping woman after all-night...

October 15, 2015, 8:26 am

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A FORMER soldier has denied raping a woman after an all night drinking session in Plymouth - and told a jury she consented to sex. Mark Keeler said he had drunk seven pints and several shots and did not have a clear memory of the alleged rape but was sure he would not had sex without consent. A jury at Exeter Crown Court has been told he attacked the woman in her bed after she allowed him into her flat to sleep off his drunkenness on her sofa. She says she was subjected to a violent attack...