Plymouth man admits burgling home

December 16, 2015, 8:41 am

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A MAN is to be sentenced by a judge after he admitted burgling a home. Robert Pinkerton, aged 47, pleaded guilty before Plymouth magistrates to taking valuables worth more than £1,200. He stole a laptop computer, a handbag, purses, cash and vouchers from the home in Ganges Road, Ford, on November 18. Magistrates ruled that the case was so serious that it should be sentenced at Plymouth Crown Court. Pinkerton, of Cookworthy Road, North Prospect, was released on conditional bail to appear...

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December 16, 2015, 9:05 am

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ASSAULT: IBRAHIM FARMO, aged 36, of Connaught Avenue, Plymouth: assaulting a man by beating in breach of a suspended prison sentence – jailed for eight weeks, ordered to pay £150 criminal courts charge, £85 costs, £30 compensation and £80 victim surcharge. SEAN WESTELL, aged 20, of Park Avenue, Plymouth: assaulting a woman by beating – jailed for 12 weeks, ordered to pay £150 criminal courts charge, £100 compensation and £80 victim...

Plymouth taxi driver could lose license after being found guilty...

December 16, 2015, 10:51 am

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A Plymouth taxi driver who assaulted three female passengers may have his licence removed by Plymouth City Council. Augustin Marian of Union Street, was arrested following an incident at Sherwell Arcade in North Hill on August 11. The driver was accused of assaulting three women who it was claimed had been in his Hackney cab. He denied the offence but following trial at Plymouth Magistrates court earlier this month he was found guilty on December 1 of all three counts of assault by beating....

Man arrested after two arsons at businesses in Plymouth

December 16, 2015, 10:04 pm

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Plymouth Police are investigating two arsons at commercial premises in the city which caused extensive damage. The first occurred between 10pm and 10.30pm on October 26 at a unit known as Woodworx2composite, within Plymouth Yacht Haven, Breakwater Road, in Plymouth. The unit was an oak framed building which was completely destroyed during the fire. It is believed a number of specialist woodworking tools were also stolen from the unit during the same incident. On November 16 between 1am and...

Drunken Westcountry yob tried to stick pool balls up his bum

December 17, 2015, 2:03 am

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A 'strange' yob exposed himself in a pub and tried to insert pool balls in his backside, a court heard. Drunken Simon Coleman, 32, attempted the sick trick after dropping his trousers as he sat on the side of the table and clowned around with mates. He then waved his penis close to a barmaid as she passed him collecting glasses and put his arm around her and pressed his body against her. She struggled free and told him to "put it away" and was shaken by his behaviour, a judge was...

Plymouth's police deal with nine reports of revenge porn in 2015

December 17, 2015, 2:18 am

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Plymouth's police have dealt with nine reports of revenge porn in 2015 - where victims have alleged naked or sexual images of them have been circulated online by an ex. Devon and Cornwall Police have handled nine reported offences between May 2015 and November 2015 - with victims aged from 19 to 44. Only one incident has resulted in 'formal' action, with a caution issued to someone who shared images of a 19-year-old on Facebook. In May 2015 a 25-year-old reported an instance to police but...

Police want help tracing woman after allegation of racial abuse...

December 17, 2015, 5:57 am

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POLICE would like help naming this woman following an incident of racial abuse outside a supermarket. She was captured on CCTV at the Tesco store on Notte Street at around 10.15pm on November 7. Around this time a 31-year-old local man was racially abused. Police hope the woman shown can assist them with their ongoing inquiries. If you can help police by identifying the woman pictured contact them on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 quoting crime reference number...

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December 17, 2015, 7:32 am

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POLICE say they are ready for "Black Eye Friday" – often one of the busiest times of theyear for pubs clubs and bars. The last Friday before Christmas often sees a host of office and company parties take place, along with a readiness to spend the December payday earning splashing out. Emergency services across the country have long used the nickname "Black Eye Friday" or "Builder's Friday" to highlight how the even can keep their services busier than usual. Insp Sandra Oxton, geographic...

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Plymouth woman steals four candles - rather than fork handles

December 17, 2015, 8:30 am

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A WOMAN stole four candles - rather than fork handles - from a city shop. But it is no laughing matter for prolific thief Sonia Stevenson in keeping with the classic sketch from The Two Ronnies. The 47-year-old faces jail for breaching a suspended prison sentence. Stevenson admitted before Plymouth magistrates to stealing four Yankee candles worth £80 from Boots. She did not steal fork handles in the manner of the sketch involving Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett. In the 1976 skit,...

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December 17, 2015, 9:03 am

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A COURT has thrown out a bid by the owners of the city's "million-pound slum" to put off work on their derelict and dangerous home. A judge ruled that Nigel Healy and Karen Chan were "time-wasting" when they appealed against a conviction for failing to refurbish the prominent building in Grand Parade, the Hoe. Recorder Douglas Tait, sitting at Plymouth Crown Court with two magistrates, dismissed the appeal after the couple failed to attend court. It now means a Criminal Behaviour Order on the...

Plymouth idiots to feature on The World's Deadliest Drivers

December 17, 2015, 9:51 am

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THE dangers of driving on Plymouth's roads are set to feature in a new TV series highlighting the perils we all might face each time we take a trip. Spooked by seeing the shocking antics of many other motorists, millions of drivers are now using dashboard cameras to record each journey they make. But as a result of the dashcam boom, fuelled by miniature cameras costing as little as £100, shocking video clips of dangerous or plain daft driving are being captured every day. So bosses at...

Plymouth police warn vulnerable church-goers of not-so-Fantastic...

December 17, 2015, 10:26 am

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POLICE are warning Plymouth people to be wary of a man hit with a five year ASBO for aggressive begging who they say is now targeting vulnerable churchgoers. Anthony Fox was handed a stiff antisocial behaviour order in January 2013 banning him from the city centre and part of Prince Rock. He went on to breach the order several times and the authorities became so exasperated Plymouth City Council's Asbo unit dished out hundreds of flyers bearing his face and his Asbo conditions. The flyers...

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December 18, 2015, 12:59 am

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THE UK must publicly condemn the arrests of two gay men in Malawi, according to a Plymouth MP. Oliver Colvile, Conservative MP for Sutton and Devonport, has written to James Duddridge, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, after the pair were detained on sodomy charges in the southern African country earlier this month. Mr Colvile said he was "deeply disturbed" by the news, which came after the Malawian authorities said the penal code banning...

Dog walkers find human jawbone on beach in Cornwall

December 18, 2015, 2:29 am

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A PAIR of dog walkers were left stunned after discovering what is believed to be a "petrified" human jawbone on a beach. The bottom jaw was found sticking out of the sand by the two women during low tide in Marazion, Cornwall. One of the women, who did not wanted to be named, said: "It definitely looked like a set of human teeth and jawbone. "I don't know what the chances are of coming across something like this in the huge expanse of the beach - it was amazing....

Prison inspectors recognise legal highs are now "serious...

December 18, 2015, 5:12 am

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A PRISON watchdog has highlighted how legal highs have become the top jail security problem – nearly two years after The Herald reported how three Dartmoor prisoners were hospitalised. The report by HM Inspector of Prisons notes: "Drug misuse is a serious threat to the security of the prison system, the health of individual prisoners and the safety of prisoners and staff. Its effects ripple outwards to harm prisoners' friends and families and the wider community of which they are a...

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Shameless Plymouth drug addict burgles church and boats

December 18, 2015, 5:42 am

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A SHAMELESS heroin addict burgled a church – even using a valuable silver cross to try and force open a door. Career criminal Trevor Easby, who admitted he was "out of control", then got stuck on a balcony and was forced to climb down a light fitting, a court heard. Easby, aged 33, stole about £50 in cash and caused damage which cost hundreds of pounds to put right in the church in Torpoint. The congregation were left "shocked, saddened and angered" by the burglary, Plymouth Crown...

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December 18, 2015, 6:06 am

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A CONVICTED paedophile and former teacher from Plymouth who went on the run to Cambodia has finally been jailed today. Former scoutmaster Paul Prestidge, aged 35, was deported from Cambodia in October where he had been teaching at a private international school – a job which included him taking youngsters on overnight stays, Truro Crown Court heard. Philip Lee, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said UK police caught up with Prestidge five years after he gave false information to officers...

Plymouth teen denies international bomb threats and cyber attacks

December 18, 2015, 6:23 am

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A 16-YEAR-old Plympton boy has denied making bomb hoaxes to US airlines via Twitter. The teen appeared at Plymouth Youth Court with his parents this morning to face five charges – three under Section 3 of the Computer Misuse Act which relates to denial of service attacks on websites at locations in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia. He was also charged with two offences under Section 51 of the Criminal Law Act. The court heard these related to bomb threats on February 13 this year...

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December 18, 2015, 7:48 am

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A Plymouth bar worker has had surveillance cameras installed outside his home after vandals soaked his car in chemicals, causing £5,000 worth of damage. Matthew Clarke, aged 38, had three CCTV cameras installed outside his house after he woke up on November 9 to find his BMW 3 series damaged by what he says appeared to be brake fluid and white spirit. The bar worker, who lives in St Budeaux with his parents and older brother, said he had been left hurt and out of pocket by the incident...

Man accused of risking lives by starting Plymouth house fire

December 18, 2015, 7:56 am

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A MAN is to face trial accused of putting lives at risk by starting a fire in his home. Paul Harby, aged 57, allegedly lit the blaze which caused thousands of pounds of damage to a rented house in South View Terrace, St Judes. He appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to plead not guilty to arson reckless as to life endangered on April 28. Judge Paul Darlow set down a trial on April 27 next year. Harby, now at the George Hostel in George Place, Stonehouse, was released on bail until an interim hearing...