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TWO years after the Prime Minister urged the industry to 'obliterate' child abuse images from the internet, sex offenders are still being convicted at the rate of two a day for possessing them, new research has found. An NSPCC snapshot has revealed the scale of the online child abuse problem, and the challenges police forces face as offenders invent new ways to access the vile trade. New analysis by the NSPCC reveals that, since David Cameron called for action in his crackdown speech, more...

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Plymouth police officer numbers could fall further, admits...

July 21, 2015, 4:39 am

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THE Plymouth region's crime tsar has admitted police numbers could fall below the "touchstone" figure of 3,000, as he prepares to leave his job. The Herald revealed yesterday how Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Tony Hogg had decided not to stand for a second term when elections take place in May next year. Now the former naval commander has said that the 3,000 police officers considered the bare minimum – a number on which he has fought tough battles over cuts with...

Drug dealers threw cannabis from car watched by Plymouth police

July 21, 2015, 5:40 am

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DOPEY drug dealers threw packages of cannabis out into the street when police started following their car because it was being driven badly, a court heard.Henry Conteh and Julius Titiloye, both aged 19, jettisoned the drugs out of their windows in front of surprised officers in Plymouth.The packages were recovered and more cannabis was found on the pair – together with £1,000 cash and six mobile phones.Conteh and Titiloye had previously denied drug dealing but admitted simple...

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July 21, 2015, 6:11 am

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A gang of drug dealers brought £5.8 million worth of heroin and cocaine to Plymouth and Devon in a plot which was masterminded from a quiet seaside town.A cottage in a Devon village was used as a base for the operation which organised 48 drug deliveries to Plymouth, Newton Abbot and Torbay over the space of just 12 months.The 19 strong group used a string of couriers and recruited drug users to replace those who were caught by the police as they brought consignments of up to 1.6 kilograms...

Plymouth woman 'tried to take her life' after alleged rape by man

July 21, 2015, 9:23 am

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A WOMAN who says she was raped on her doorstep after a drunken night out has told a court how she was driven to attempt suicide. She described to a jury how she tried to self-harm with a razor and took overdoses after the alleged attack by defendant Alan Seager. The woman said a stranger found her unconscious in a car on the Hoe after taking pills. She added: "I did not disclose what had happened. I just decided that I wanted to end my life and that was it really." The woman, who cannot be named...

Judge increases sentence on Plymouth sex monster to 18 years

July 21, 2015, 9:56 am

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A JUDGE has increased the prison sentence of a monster who raped and abused a girl over a decade – including keeping her in the boot of a car. Colin Goss, now aged 77, saw his jail term lengthened from 16 years to 18 years at Plymouth Crown Court. He repeatedly raped and indecently assaulted the child in a depraved and drug-fuelled campaign. Devious Goss at one stage abducted her and kept her inside the boot of a car while he was at work. His victim, bravely speaking at court 20 years...

Plymouth police appeal for witnesses to fight - at charity boxing...

July 21, 2015, 11:35 am

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POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a unexpected fight took place at a charity boxing event. Investigators say that while the Ultra White Collar Boxing event in aid of Cancer Research took place at the Plymouth Guildhall on Saturday evening, another brawl occurred in the reception area. Officers were called to the Guildhall at around 10.30pm after an argument between two men turned violent Both men, aged 30, had come to blows and one had been knocked unconscious after he was struck and...

A surfboard, a Xmas tree and a shower - police reveal items which...

July 21, 2015, 1:37 pm

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BOUNCY castles, ladders, mattresses, a surfboard and a Christmas Tree – not a shopping list, but items which have fallen onto Plymouth's busiest road. A Freedom of Information request to Devon and Cornwall Police has revealed the long list of items which have found their home on the A38 between Liskeard at the A390 junction and Ivybridge at the B3213 junction over the past two years. Last month The Herald reported on how an entire shower cubicle had fallen from a vehicle onto the Parkway...

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Tavistock police want to trace this man to find out if everything...

July 21, 2015, 2:38 pm

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POLICE are keen to identify this man after he was spotted in a Tavistock shop. The man entered the store on July 8 just before 1pm. He was seen leaving with a box of Lego Minifigures worth more than £140. After being confronted by the shop-owner the items were returned and the young man left the area. Police are keen to trace him and if people recognise him call them on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 quoting crime reference number CR/47968/15

Boy, 18, has heart attack after taking legal high in Plymouth

July 21, 2015, 9:52 am

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An 18-year-old youth has suffered a suspected heart attack on Plymouth waterfront after taking legal highs. The incident on Monday came on the same day a woman in Plymouth assaulted a police officer, again after taking legal highs she said she bought in the city. The two incidents came days after a shop which had been shut down by police and the council reopened and started selling legal highs again. Legal highs, formally known as New Psychoactive Substances, are designed to mimic the...

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July 22, 2015, 5:13 am

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A drunken Plymouth fisherman has been jailed for attacking his girlfriend when she refused to have sex with him. Lewis Main grabbed Michelle Ward and pinned her down by to the floor by her neck but she escaped by kicking him in the groin and running out of the house. Main kicked out at a policeman who was called to the incident at Brixham, Devon, and went on to attack Michelle again two weeks later. Main, aged 36, who is originally from Guernsey but is now working out of Sutton Harbour in...

Witnesses wanted to assault outside Plympton pub

July 22, 2015, 5:16 am

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POLICE want to hear from witnesses after a man was attacked as he left a Plympton pub. The 38-year-old victim left the Joshua Reynolds Inn in the Ridgeway area, sometime between 9.30pm and 10.30pm on July 17. As he left he became involved in an argument with another man in the car park which is next to a large Co-operative store. The man told police he was punched in the face and suffered a serious facial injury as a result. Det Con Matt Nile, based at Crownhill, said: "The offender is...

Man faces jail for bringing huge amounts of cannabis to Plymouth

July 22, 2015, 5:35 am

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A MAN is facing years in prison after he admitted being part of a gang which trafficked large amounts of cannabis into Plymouth. Robert Beighton, aged 34, appeared at court to plead guilty to plotting with others to bring the drug to the city from the Midlands. He admitted conspiracy to supply cannabis between March 2013 and September 2013. Six men were arrested following an incident in North Prospect on September 17 in that year, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Officers searched a vehicle after...

Thieves steal Boxer cross bitch from back garden

July 22, 2015, 6:25 am

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POLICE are urging people to be on the look out for a stolen Boxer bitch which is in heat. The three-year-old cross Boxer, called Sarah, was stolen after crooks broke into a fenced garden at the rear of a house in Park Wood Rise in Lifton, near Launceston, sometime between 6am and 11am on July 15. A police spokesman said that if Sarah was able to evade her captors she may be found in the company of another dog as she is currently believed to be in heat. If you see Sarah or know of her...

Man left battered and bitten after barn dance brawl

July 22, 2015, 6:35 am

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A YOUNG man was left bitten and battered after being attacked at a barn dance. Police say three men were injured – one seriously – following the fight at an annual party and barn dance at a farm in the Lamerton area. In the early hours of Sunday July 19 the brawl broke out and two men suffered assorted minor injuries after being hit. However, police say a 22-year-old man was left needing hospital treatment after being set up. He suffered bite marks on his head, lost a number of...

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'Angry' landowner ran over hunt's hounds, Plymouth court told

July 22, 2015, 8:50 am

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AN ANGRY landowner ran over some harrier hounds in a lane and reversed at speed at some of the hunt's horse riders, a court heard. Jonathon Wright-Watson, aged 55, also attacked a foot follower, grabbing him by his neck and pulling him down an embankment, a jury was told. Prosecutor Edward Bailey told a trial at Plymouth Crown Court that the Dart Vale and South Pool harriers were on a Saturday morning hunt on December 13 last year. He said 35 hounds, 20 horse riders and some 40 foot followers...

Rape accused was 'on the pull', felow drinker tells Plymouth...

July 22, 2015, 9:21 am

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A MAN accused of raping a drunken woman on her doorstep in the early hours was "on the pull" that night, a jury was told. Alan Seager, aged 28, made advances on a married woman and on a much younger glass collector, Plymouth Crown Court heard. A woman who was out that night with Seager told the court he had recently split up with his girlfriend. She said: "He seemed quite focussed on going on the pull. His general demeanour was that there were plenty more fish in the sea". Seager is on trial...

Plymouth man admits assault and having bladed tool in street

July 22, 2015, 9:28 am

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A MAN has admitted assault and having a bladed multi-tool in the street. David Dugdale, aged 32, committed the offences in breach of a suspended prison sentence, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Dugdale, of Wolsdon Street in Stonehouse, pleaded guilty to having the Leatherman tool in Union Street on January 30. He also admitted common assault against a man on that day. Dugdale, who has a long list of previous convictions, changed his pleas on the day of his trial. He was given a six-week suspended...

Tavistock man cautioned for making hoax fire calls 'for a bet'

July 22, 2015, 9:31 am

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A 62-YEAR-old man has been given a caution after making two hoax calls to firefighters for a bet. Police say the man made two emergency calls between 6pm and 9pm on July 14, claiming there were fires at addresses in Tavistock, yet when crews arrived they found both to be false. A police spokesman said: "This is a very rare – not to mention stupid and dangerous – offence in this area. "Police investigated and a 62 year old local man has admitted to making the calls –...

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July 22, 2015, 10:39 pm

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POLICE say the first night of MTV Crashes Plymouth passed peacefully - despite some gig-goers reporting a number of fights breaking out. Irish alt-rock band Kodaline, who were second to take to the stage on the Hoe, had to tell crowd members it was "not a night to be fighting" as one scrap broke out at the front of the stage after their second song. Other pop fans reported on social media that they had "seen fights" between people in long queues to use the arena's...