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A dog walker was forced to fight another animal with his bare hands when two Labradors attacked his beloved pet.Alan Lloyd told how he had to repeatedly punch one of the dogs in the face after it tore into his beloved Bruce.He is now warning other dog lovers to keep their animals under control following the incident in some woods in Cornwall.Mr Lloyd said two long-haired Labradors were off their leads when they set upon Bruce.He said: "It was terrible. The woman with them grabbed one and...

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April 30, 2016, 12:57 pm

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A driver who reversed into an elderly woman five years ago failed to show up to court hearings – because he was in jail in Morocco.Paul Taylor mowed down former florist Pauline Folland, causing her serious injury, as he reversed down a one-way street in Truro in 2010.The 54-year-old was arrested at the time but later failed to appear at court.On Friday, Truro Crown Court heard Taylor had missed court hearings because he was serving a three-and-a-half year prison sentence in Morocco and...

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May 1, 2016, 9:47 am

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Police were called to an address in Saltash - only to be asked if they could give someone a lift.An irritated police community support officer took to social media to describe the call-out as a "total waste of police time".PCSO Kirsty Down was sent to the address on her patch in the South East Cornwall town.But when she arrived she said she was asked to drive somebody to a pal's house.The popular PCSO tweeted: "Love being called to a job, which turned out to be, I can't get a lift...

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May 1, 2016, 10:26 am

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A man has been arrested after a car crashed through a fence and ploughed into somebody's house. Residents in the quiet road gave chase as a men allegedly fled the scene early this morning. They were woken by a large bang at around 6.15am. Dan Lilley, a wedding photographer who lives on the street in Helston, in Cornwall, heard the crash and stepped outside to see the car up against the house. He said his neighbours in Passmore Road - a newly built street - chased a man but failed to...

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May 2, 2016, 4:04 am

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THREE people were arrested after up to 30 people – some wielding chairs and pool cues – became involved in bar-room brawl following a baby-naming do .Officers were called to a large scale disturbance at the Parkway Social Club in Ernesettle Lane, Ernesettle shortly after 8pm on Sunday night.Investigators say two people – a 24-year-old female and a 23-year-old man – arrested on suspicion of assault were still in custody at Charles Cross police station.A third person...

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May 2, 2016, 5:22 am

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Single women looking for love are being warned of two scams which have been used to target people in the South West.Sgt Dave Anning said police were concerned at the increasing number of cases across the region and wanted to warn others to avoid them at all costs. The first is the 'Friends in Trouble' scan where victim will receive an e-mail from a friend claiming they are in trouble. They claim to be abroad, all their money has been stolen and they are asking for your help. Sgt Anning said:...

Manhunt involving police helicopter after Plymouth 'knife' attack

May 2, 2016, 9:30 am

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Police are understood to be dealing with an incident in the Stonehouse/Stoke area this afternoon.It is understood there are a number of response officers currently in the area, along with the police helicopter which has been flying over the area for the past hour. Brief reports from police suggest the National Police Air Service helicopter has been called in from its Exeter base to search for a number of individuals following reports of an assault. Other sources told The Herald the incident may...

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May 2, 2016, 1:23 pm

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Police are hunting three suspects after a man was left with stab wounds following an altercation in Stoke. Armed response officers have been searching around the Stoke area since shortly before 3.30pm following a report of an assault at a property. A 26-year-old Plymouth man suffered what police have described as "superficial stab wounds and injuries to his head". He was treated at the scene by paramedics from the South Western Ambulance Service before being taken to Derriford...

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May 2, 2016, 10:39 pm

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Welcome back after the long weekend, and welcome to May 2016! If you weren't paying attention this weekend, here are the big Plymouth stories you may have missed.Missing manThere was a major search through the weekend for missing man Lee Elliott - who had goen to stay with a friend but disappeared and was uncontactable. Lee was found safe and well on Sunday.READ MORE HERERomantic re-proposalA marriage proposal with a difference was planned by a Plymouth man who used print to pop the...

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May 3, 2016, 1:27 am

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POLICE are appealing for witnesses after up to 30 people became involved in a bar-room brawl at a Plymouth social club.Officers were called to a large scale disturbance at the Parkway Social Club in Ernesettle Lane, Ernesettle, at about 7.55pm on Sunday night.Two men, aged 23 and 29, and a 24-year-old woman were arrested at the scene in connection with the incident.They were later bailed until May 23, pending further enquiries.Officers said weapons including pool cues, chairs and other items...

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May 3, 2016, 3:34 am

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A SUSPECTED drink driver has been arrested after a car veered off a main road in Saltash and ploughed into a hedge.Devon and Cornwall Police were called to the A388 at Carkeel, Saltash, at 7.10am this morning following reports of a single-vehicle collision.Upon arrival, officers discovered a Land Rover had come off the road on a blind bend and collided with a hedge.The crash caused significant traffic delays in the area and the driver, a 42-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of drink...

Woman, 91, robbed of cash in distraction burglary

May 3, 2016, 3:34 am

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A man tricked his way into an elderly woman's home and stole £200 during a distraction burglary. The elderly victim, 91, was at her home in Tower Close, Pelynt, on Friday, April 29, when a man selling tea towels knocked on her door at 1.45pm. He asked if he could borrow a pen. When the woman went to find one, he followed her and took £200 from an envelope in the front room before leaving. Police say house-to-house enquiries carried out in the area have shown that the same man...

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May 3, 2016, 3:51 am

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A man has been charged with drink-driving after a car collided with an occupied house at the weekend.At about 6am on Sunday, May 1, a silver coloured Audi A3 collided with an occupied house in Pasmore Road, Helston.A woman, in her eighties, was in the property at the time of the collision.She was unhurt and went to stay with family while the property was made safe.The driver of the vehicle was uninjured.The fire service attended along with Cornwall Council to assess structural damage to the...

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May 3, 2016, 5:30 am

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A MAN burgled a nightclub and stole two valuable turntables, a court heard.Garry Williams, aged 49, was caught on CCTV going through an insecure fire door at The Factory, the jury was told.But Williams later told police that he was collecting the decks for a disc jockey, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Williams, of no fixed address, has gone on trial accused of entering the club in Lockyer Street in the city centre as a trespasser on November 9 last year.He allegedly took the turntables worth about...

Opinion: PCC election is time to send government message on cuts

May 3, 2016, 7:19 am

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The PCC is huge value for money, writes Gareth DerrickI have campaigned as the Labour candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner across this region of 1.3 million voters, and the most common responses I received is "Election? Police Commissioner? What's that?" It is shocking that the Government has failed to promote an understanding of the Commissioner's role and the elections taking place on Thursday.Many people say this is a costly bureaucracy and want to abolish the post. I...

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May 3, 2016, 7:28 am

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Three men suspected of stabbing and beating a man in his own home are still being hunted by police.Armed response officers were called to a house in Fairfax Terrace, Stoke at around 3.30pm yesterday after reports of a violent assault. A 26-year-old Plymouth man suffered head and buttock injuries as a result of the attack. It is thought he was hit over the head with a weapon – possibly a hammer – and stabbed in the buttock area. He was treated at the scene by paramedics from South...

Man suffers broken hip and leg during unprovoked assault

May 3, 2016, 7:49 am

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Detectives are appealing for witnesses to an unprovoked assault which left a man with a broken hip.The victim was approached by another man in Well Street, Barnstaple, at about 11pm on Friday, April 22, and asked for a cigarette, drink or money.When the victim said he did not have any of the items requested, he was grabbed by the offender and pushed up against the wall.He was then thrown to the floor and kicked to the head and body, sustaining serious injuries.The man, in his 50s and from...

Man charged with taking valuable DJ decks from Plymouth club

May 3, 2016, 9:30 am

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A convicted burglar sneaked into a nightclub and stole two valuable DJ decks, a court heard.Gary Williams, aged 49, was caught on CCTV going through an insecure fire door at The Factory, the jury was told.He wore a hood inside the darkened building – but was recognised by police on footage outside the club in broad daylight with his face uncovered.Williams admitted taking the decks, but later told police that he was collecting them for a disc jockey, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Williams,...

Plymouth man accused of making anabolic steroids

May 3, 2016, 9:35 am

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A MAN has appeared in court accused of producing anabolic steroids and money laundering.James Bickley, aged 27, faced a judge for allegedly making the body-building drug and transferring criminal property.Bickley, of Slade Close, Plymstock, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court accused of producing a Class C substance between March 2013 and December 2015.He is also charged with concealing, disguising, converting or transferring the proceeds of crime by moving cash and buying expensive items between...

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May 3, 2016, 10:00 am

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No single person should have the powers a PCC has, writes Richard Younger-RossIt was our former chief constable John Alderson who first awakened my interest in policing policy.John had developed a radical new way to cut crime by greater engagement of the police with the community they serve. This was simply called community policing. It was widely opposed at the time but adopted by the Liberal Party in 1982 on a motion I co-wrote. Community policing is now at the heart of all parties' policing...