Firefighters release six-year-old locked in handcuffs

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Firefighters had to free a boy accidentally locked in toy handcuffs after he lost the key.The youngster, aged about six, walked into Plympton fire station with his parents this afternoon, with his wrists ringed by metal.via GIPHYA fireman quickly released him.A crew spokesman said: "He had been playing with these cuffs and lost the key. He was fine. It just took a couple of seconds to cut through the metal, which was very poor quality."READ NEXT: BAD PARKING DELAYS CREWS ON WAY TO BEAD...

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Cases which have been heard by Plymouth Magistrates

June 12, 2016, 12:00 am

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ASSAULT:CONOR DAYMOND-MCCOWAN, aged 23, of Bayswater Road, Plymouth: assaulting a man by beating – fined £580, ordered to pay £100 compensation and £58 victim surcharge.LIAM O'BRIEN, aged 23, of Rigdale Close, Plymouth: assaulting a man by beating – eight-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months, with 12-week curfew, ordered to pay £600 compensation, £115 victim surcharge and £85 costs.HARRY RAWLINSON, aged 18, of New Park, Horrabridge:...

Man ordered to pay £145 after asking for picture of young...

June 12, 2016, 12:09 am

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A south Devon man has been ordered to pay £145 after he asked a young girl to send him a picture of her breasts.Neil Martin Weeks admitted causing or inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity without reasonably believing she was over 16.Weeks, 31, of Vineyard Terrace, East Allington. was said to have requested a photograph of the girls' breasts for his sexual gratification.Torbay Magistrates made a community order made and ordered Weeks to take part in the Thames Valley Sex Offender...

Armed police seized this enormous rubber sword from patient

June 12, 2016, 2:07 am

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ARMED police searched a hospital last night after a patient was reported to be carrying this enormous sword – which luckily turned out to be made of rubber.Officers with guns searched the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital after calls that the man had the weapon.Sgt Harry Tangye tweeted: "Armed officers attended Exeter Hospital for man with sword. Vulnerable patient found with rubber one. Big job. Good end."Supt Ian Drummond-Smith, the police commander for East Cornwall and a...

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June 13, 2016, 12:35 am

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Police are hunting a man who stole hundreds of pounds worth of women's clothes from a Tavistock shop.The suspect entered the store at around 4pm on June 6 and tricked the staff by holding up clothes near the door alarm, setting it off. He then reassured staff he was just looking, making it appear the incident was merely a mishap. As staff were then distracted resetting the alarm the man left the store taking the clothing with him. The man escaped with 12 pairs of cropped ladies jeans, valued at...

Fake delivery driver wanted after staff tips vanished from...

June 13, 2016, 12:46 am

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Police would like help tracing this self-proclaimed delivery man.He was spotted entering the Stable restaurant on Vauxhall Street on the Barbican at 8.55am on April 6. He claimed he was a delivery driver and was dropping of some items.He was left alone for a short while and a few minutes later left the restaurant. A few moments later workers noticed a jar containing £60 in staff tips which was kept on the counter was missing. It is hoped the man in these stills captured on CCTV may be able...

Thieves smash into cars at Dartmoor beauty spot

June 13, 2016, 1:36 am

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Two motorists fell victim to thieves after leaving their vehicles at a car park at Burrator.The first was a 22-year-old who returned to his car, parked in the Quarry car park, on Saturday June 11 at around 5.30pm. He had only left the vehicle at 4.45pm but within that short time crooks had smashed a passenger window. Closer inspection revealed the thieves had damaged the driver's door handle in a failed effort to force entry. The victim discovered a gym bag a wallet and contents – cash,...

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June 13, 2016, 3:45 am

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A teenager has appeared in court accused of racially abusing and spitting on a police officer after being arrested on suspicion of affray.Connor Blampey appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court last Friday after his arrest at just before 2pm on Thursday. Officers were called to an address in Saltash Road, Keyham after reports of an alleged affray. Blampey, aged 19 and of no fixed abode, was arrested and a search of his pockets revealed a bladed article. He was taken to Charles Cross police station...

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June 13, 2016, 4:40 am

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Tavistock police are warning shops selling alcohol to beware of a regular shoplifter.Sgt Dave Anning said the man has been banned from one store after entering and trying to steal bottles. He said: "The man quite openly approaches bottles and tries to pull off the security tag before shoving them up his jumper and leaving the shop. "Staff in a local shop banned him but did not take his details."The man is described as being white, about 5ft 6ins tall and of medium build. Police...

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June 13, 2016, 5:49 am

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A notorious offender faces jail for snatching £150 from a man at a cash machine.Heroin addict Ashley Carter-Moore, aged 31, grabbed the money in what his own barrister called a "nasty and unpleasant" offence.The career criminal has convictions going back half his life, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Judge Paul Darlow adjourned sentence until Friday for a probation report, but warned that Carter-Moore faced another spell behind bars.He said: "This is one shade short of a...

Teen to face trial over alleged threats using a garden tool

June 13, 2016, 7:17 am

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A teenager is set to face trial after he denied he threatened another man with a scythe-like garden implement.Connor Blampey appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court via video link following his arrest last Thursday. Prosecutors told the court how 19-year-old Blampey was arrested by police following an incident in Royal Navy Avenue on Thursday afternoon which allegedly saw him threaten another man with what was described in court papers as garden shears and prosecutors described as a one meter...

Prison drug 'bird killer' is targeted in crackdown on Dartmoor...

June 13, 2016, 7:24 am

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Dartmoor convicts may find it harder to get their usual fix of former legal highs, and those who try to smuggle it in could now end up inside.The warning from police comes as a special survey saw prisoners admit the use of 'legal highs' – known as 'bird killer' in the way it blurs out time – was three times higher than prison inspectors previously reported.The survey by ex-offenders' organisation User Voice, funded by the NHS, examined the use of the most predominant 'legal high'...

'Plymouth man sexually abused and threatened girls with gun'

June 13, 2016, 9:04 am

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A MAN sexually abused and threatened two schoolgirls with a gun after plying them with drugs, a jury was told.Dale Hewitt, aged 25, raped one 14-year-old and attempted to rape another when she was 13 or 14, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Hewitt allegedly gave both girls with bubble, or mephedrone, before having sex with or trying to have sex with them.He pointed a ball bearing pistol at the face of one child and put the weapon to the head of the second on separate occasions, the jury was told.One...

Plymouth man accused of dealing cannabis

June 13, 2016, 9:18 am

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A MAN has appeared in court accused of dealing a large amount of cannabis.Wakan Robinson, aged 34, faced a judge charged with possession of the Class B drug with intent to supply.He attended Plymouth Crown Court after allegedly being caught with 697 grams of cannabis on the city on January 22.Robinson, of Desborough Road, in St Judes, is also accused of possession of amphetamine with intent to supply that day.He is said to have had 13.5 grams of the Class B drug.Ali Rafati, for Robinson, said...

Man caught bringing heroin and crack cocaine to Plymouth

June 13, 2016, 9:29 am

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A man was stopped by police on the motorway bringing heroin and crack cocaine to Plymouth, a court heard.Carl Hitchmough, aged 47, faced a judge to plead guilty to two counts of possessing a Class A drug with intent to supply.Judge Paul Darlow put off sentence at Plymouth Crown Court until Friday.But he warned the Liverpudlian that he was facing prison.Hitchmough was stopped on the M5 near Exeter bringing the heroin and cocaine to Plymouth on May 10.Police said at the time that packages weighing...

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June 13, 2016, 9:35 am

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A MAN is set to face a judge and jury accused of downloading hundreds of indecent images of children over nine years.Robin Whitcombe, aged 47, pleaded not guilty at Plymouth Crown Court to seven counts, covering pictures allegedly made between 2006 and 2015.He allegedly knowingly downloaded 590 still and moving images on to his computer. Thirty are said to be of category A, the most serious bracket.Whitcombe, of Budshead Green, Whitleigh, denied six other counts of making single images on...

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June 13, 2016, 1:01 pm

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A homeless man has been found guilty of murdering 'gentle giant' Adrian Munday during a vicious attack at his Newton Abbot home.Stuart Hodgkin, 41, befriended, exploited, bullied and finally beat the vulnerable Adrian Munday to death after moving into his home at 8, Wain Lane.A jury at Exeter Crown Court took just 90 minutes to return a guilty verdict at the end of a two-week trial. Hodgkin, originally from Basingstoke had denied the charge. A brain injury sustained at birth meant that Mr Munday...

Which Plymouth streets are worst for violence and sexual offences

June 13, 2016, 11:43 pm

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Devon and Cornwall police figures reveal which streets and areas of Plymouth see the highest number of reports for sexual and violent offences. Statistics are currently available up to April 2016, detailing every offence reported to the city's police. In April this year there were 418 reported violent or sexual offences across the city, This map shows where the highest number of reports come from, with red areas showing a cluster. This second map allows you to click each report and...

Best way to keep elderly people, and their money, safe

June 14, 2016, 3:12 am

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Tomorrow is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, a United Nations event to highlight the widespread, but often overlooked issue of financial abuse against older people.An estimated 500,000 elderly people experience some form of abuse, and for many this will involve someone taking their money or possessions without their consent. Research suggests it is the second-most-prevalent type of mistreatment in the UK, after neglect, and we are seeing a growing number of these cases.Financial abuse can...

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June 14, 2016, 4:49 am

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A MUM branded a drug user as a "low life scum" after he admitted sleeping with her underage daughter.Dale Hewitt, aged 25, faces years in prison after he pleaded guilty to sexual activity with two schoolgirls aged 13 and 14.He plied them with drugs and handled weapons including knives in front of them, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Hewitt entered guilty pleas on the second day of his trial – and has previously been convicted of abducting another 14-year-old girl.The mother of the...