Plymouth man charged with sexually abusing and threatening girls...

May 3, 2016, 10:04 am

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A man has appeared in court accused of sexually abusing two girls and threatening them with a ball bearing gun.Dale Hewitt, aged 25, faced a judge for allegedly raping one child and attempting to rape another among 13 charges.He pleaded not guilty to every count when he appeared at Plymouth Crown Court.Hewitt, of Marlborough Street, Devonport, denied two counts of attempting to rape the first girl, aged 13 or 14, in 2014.He pleaded not guilty to four counts of sexual activity with the same child...

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May 4, 2016, 12:29 am

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Police are digging in the back garden of the paedophile friends of Fred and Rose West - looking for 'BODIES'. Evil David Williams, 57, was jailed for life while his wife Pauline, 52, was sentenced to 12 years for subjecting girls and boys to horrific rapes, sexual assaults and beatings. The prolific abusers became friends of the Wests when they lived close to their notorious home in Cromwell Street, Gloucester in the 1980s and 90s. David Williams terrified some of his victims by boasting of...

Graffiti yobs target Tavistock skate park with offensive and...

May 3, 2016, 11:42 am

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VANDALS have left their odious mark on Tavistock's skate park, say police.The skate park, based next to the River Tavy and opened in 2005, was targeted sometime overnight between Wednesday, April 27 and Thursday, April 28.Sgt David Anning of Tavistock police said: "Several different cans of spray paint were used to spray not only offensive language but also racist remarks. "There was so much graffiti that Tavistock Town Council staff spent an entire morning cleaning off the most...

Firefighters sent to suspected arson at commercial property

May 4, 2016, 2:16 am

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Firefighters were called out to a suspected arson at a commercial property in an industrial estate overnight.Two fire engines from Launceston and one from Callington attended a fire at a single-storey commercial property in Newport Industrial Estate, Launceston, at about 11.49pm yesterday.Police were originally requested to attend as the fire was believed to be deliberate, a spokesperson for Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said.But a spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police later confirmed...

Brothers admit to carrying out hammer raid on Plymouth pawnbroker...

May 4, 2016, 4:33 am

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Two brothers have admitted a smash and grab on a city centre pawnbrokers which left a female shop worker petrified.Joshua and Dillon Gilgunn were arrested following the incident at the pawnbrokers in Exeter Street on the afternoon of Friday, April 29.Appearing at Plymouth Magistrates Court, prosecutors explained how Joshua, aged 25 and from Wyndham Place, and Dillon, aged 19 and of no fixed abode, had been spotted on camera outside the Bring or Buy store, with the taller of the two wielding a...

Man punched Staffie dog in the head, Plymouth court told

May 4, 2016, 5:25 am

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A MAN who punched a dog in the head has been ordered to do unpaid work.Michael Goldsmith, aged 33, admitted before Plymouth magistrates to causing unnecessary suffering to a Stafford Terrier.He struck the dog in the head in the city on April 6, the court heard.Goldsmith also pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage to a front room window in Scott Avenue on the same day.The cost of repairing the window is not known.Magistrates handed Goldsmith a 12-month community order with 80 hours of unpaid...

Man is acquitted of stealing valuable DJ decks from Plymouth...

May 4, 2016, 8:58 am

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A MAN has been cleared by a jury of taking a pair of expensive DJ decks from a nightclub. Gary Williams, aged 49, was caught on CCTV going through an insecure fire door at The Factory.But he told Plymouth Crown Court he was fetching the decks for a man called DJ Pablo.Mr Williams, of Lockyer Street, the city centre, had denied burglary at the club down the same street on November 9 last year.He was acquitted by a unanimous verdict by a jury in less than two hours following a two-day trial.Mr...

Woman kicked birthday girl in face in Plymouth club, court told

May 4, 2016, 10:15 am

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A WOMAN pulled a drinker's hair and kicked her in the face when a birthday celebration descended into a nightclub brawl, a court heard.Ellie Landricombe, aged 21, attacked the law student after she had repeatedly punched her friend, a jury was told.Trainee solicitor Leonie Rowe said she suffered a cut lip which has left her scarred.Landricombe, of Arkwright Gardens, Kings Tamerton, has gone on trial at Plymouth Crown Court after denying assaulting Miss Rowe causing actual bodily harm.Michael...

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May 4, 2016, 10:20 am

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Can you help police trace this man spotted at a property where bogus caller ripped off a resident?Police say two men, speaking with Irish accents, attended an address in Pennycross at around 1pm on March 17.They claimed they were rubbish collectors and told the 55-year-old resident they would take away trash for £40, which the resident handed over. The rubbish was not collected. Police hope the man shown in this image can assist with their inquiries as to the current whereabouts of the two...

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May 5, 2016, 3:05 am

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POLICE have returned for the third day of excavation of the garden of a bungalow formerly owned by paedophile friends of Fred and Rose West this morning.Dressed in black jumpsuits and boots, two vans full of officers left the home of David and Pauline Williams at 2 Cullompton Hill, Bradninch, shortly after 7pm yesterday.The site was once again been left with two security guards overnight before returning today.Devon & Cornwall Police says the search, which is in its third day, is expected to...

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May 5, 2016, 3:49 am

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Ah, the local elections. Does your pulse race at the very mention? Unlikely, unless you are a candidate.Polls to elect councillors do not engage voters as do those for MPs. Turnouts are typically less than half those for general elections. And yet, what do people get most worked up about? The likes of bin collections, planning applications which affect their neighbourhood, potholes and their children's schools. All of the above, along with social care and leisure facilities and more, are the...

Devon and Cornwall police to decide whether to extend election...

May 5, 2016, 4:19 am

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The Crown Prosecution service has left it to Devon and Cornwall Police to decide whether to extend its investigation into the Conservative election spending scandal.Representatives of the CPS met with UK police chiefs and members of the Electoral Commission yesterday to discuss whether the 12-month deadline for prosecutions should be pushed back.The organisation has since concluded that it is up to "each relevant police force" to consider whether or not to apply for an extension.The...

Plymouth nightclub assault trial is delayed

May 5, 2016, 4:22 am

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THE trial of a woman charged with kicking a birthday drinker in the face at a nightclub has been delayed.Ellie Landricombe, aged 21, is facing a jury at Plymouth Crown Court accused of assault causing actual bodily harm.She allegedly attacked Leonie Rowe after the law student punched a friend in the Play nightclub on the Barbican on December 6, 2014.Recorder John Williams was hoping to finish the evidence and send out the jury today.But Landricombe's barrister Malcolm Clarke was too sick to...

Millions of Gmail and Yahoo account details being bought and sold...

May 5, 2016, 5:00 am

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Hundreds of millions of stolen usernames and passwords from accounts including those held on Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo are being traded by Russian criminals. Anyone with an account on one of the services may want to consider updating their details. The information is according to an investigation by news agency Reuters, which has spoken to Alex Holden of US company Hold Security. He said research had unearthed millions of account details being bought and sold in Russia - including 40 million...

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May 5, 2016, 5:01 am

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ASSAULT:KAYLEIGH LOY, aged 30, of Cranfield, Plymouth: two counts of assaulting a police officer in the execution of their duty – fined £80, ordered to pay £50 compensation, costs of £35 and £20 victim surcharge.THEFT:CRAIG BLACK, aged 44, of Park Avenue, Plymouth: theft from a shop – six-month community order, with Drug Rehabilitation Requirement and ordered to pay £85 victim surcharge.STUART DAVID CLARK, aged 42, of Hospital Road, Plymouth: theft of a...

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Sexual predator jailed for eight years after luring runaway girls...

May 5, 2016, 5:57 am

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A SEXUAL predator who lured runaway girls to his flat with alcohol and cannabis has been jailed for more than eight years.Nigel Smith, 40, groomed two vulnerable girls and harboured them when they ran away from council-run care homes.They hid at his flat in Newton Abbot where he plied them with drugs and alcohol before sexually assaulting them. And he even made a romantic candlelit dinner before carrying out one assault, Exeter Crown Court heard.His assaults had a catastrophic effect on the two...

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May 5, 2016, 9:10 am

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A WOMAN has been taken to Derriford Hospital after being in collision with a car on Mutley Plain.Paramedics were first called to the scene between the junctions of Lisson Grove and Moor View Terrace at 3.52pm today following reports of a pedestrian and a car being in collision.Police, who were called to the location at 4.05pm, said a member of the public reported the vehicle may have attempted to leave the scene but was stopped by passersby. A spokesman for the South Western Ambulance Service...

Millionaire Plymouth drug dealer must hand over more than...

May 5, 2016, 9:27 am

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A MILLIONAIRE drug dealer who flooded the South West with mephedrone, cannabis and Valium will pay back more than £180,000 of his ill-gotten gains.Greedy property boss Michael Timmins, who once had 27 properties, is serving six years in prison for masterminding plots to bring kilos of drugs into the region - much of it hidden in light fittings.He was brought back to Plymouth Crown Court under the Proceeds of Crime Act.Timmins, aged 47, was estimated to have been involved in deals which...

Suspended jail term for Plymouth man caught with stolen bikes and...

May 5, 2016, 10:28 am

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A JUDGE told a father-of-four found with stolen bicycles worth more than £17,000 and extreme images of pornography that he had "suffered enough" thanks to his public humiliation.Ross Burt, aged 30, was handed a suspended prison sentence at Plymouth Crown Court for handling top-range bikes taken in a burglary from a shop.Judge Ian Lawrie, hearing that his children had been bullied at school, said: "He suffers enough as it is."Burt pleaded guilty to concealing criminal...

Pensioner jailed for seven years at Plymouth court for sexual...

May 5, 2016, 10:36 am

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A PENSIONER has been jailed for seven years for sexually abusing a girl in her bed more than two decades ago.Peter Davidson, aged 73, has finally faced justice for the sick crimes he committed in the late 80s, when the child was between just eight and 11 years old.The brave victim attended his trial at Plymouth Crown Court to speak of the pain she had suffered at his hands.The woman, now a married mother, still suffers flashbacks and sleepless nights.The victim told the court in a statement:...