Plymouth thug who 'stuck two fingers up' at court is jailed

September 29, 2016, 9:24 am

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A thug who "stuck two fingers up" at a court by leaving during his case has been jailed for a string of violent offences.Jack Farley, aged 23, vanished from the building with two friends during a short break in his hearing.He was finally hauled back before a judge more than six months later and thrown in prison for his previous crimes.He took part in a gang attack on two strangers, assaulted a pensioner and a bus driver and harassed a former partner.Farley was originally given a...

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September 29, 2016, 4:01 pm

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Devon and Cornwall Police raised more money from scrapping seized cars than selling luxury ones, it has been revealed. The surprising figures came after national figures revealed more than 3,700 luxury vehicles, including Bentleys, Ferraris and Lamborghinis, were seized by police in England and Wales so far this year. According to figures examined by Churchill Car Insurance, police seized more than 22,500 vehicles between New Year's Day and mid-July, because their drivers were either not insured...

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September 30, 2016, 2:01 am

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September 30, 2016, 5:18 am

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A burglar who threatened to stab a terrified man to death in his own home with a screwdriver has been jailed.The victim woke up in an armchair to find 42-year-old Frank Bates standing over him with the weapon, a court heard.Bates demanded money and continually threatened to kill William Adams.Mr Adams later told police that he was so frightened of intruders that he did not want to live there, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Jailing him for 32 months, Judge Paul Darlow told Bates: "You produced a...

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September 30, 2016, 5:27 am

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A drugged-up driver has been jailed for taking a car and crashing into three vehicles – after a judge told him he could have killed someone.Prolific offender Simon Davis, aged 20, burgled the motor dealer and stole the keys to a Renault Megane, Plymouth Crown Court heard.He took the car and drove the it two miles before crashing it into a BMW Z4, a Volkswagen Golf and Suzuki Alto in Tamerton Foliot.He was on a cocktail of Valium and Subutex, a heroin blocker.Jailing him for a year, Judge...

Man faces jail for attempting to rob Plymouth garage with heat...

September 30, 2016, 5:39 am

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A MAN who tried to rob a petrol station attendant using a heat gun has been warned to expect prison.Max Stokes, aged 28, attempted to hold up the garage to settle a £200 debt after threats to his family, Plymouth Crown Court heard.He pleaded guilty to attempting to rob the man of cash at the BP service station in Forder Valley Road.Stokes, of Yewdale Gardens in Estover, also admitted possession of an imitation with intent to commit an offence on September 5.He used a plastic bag to cover...

Police hunt for man after windows damaged in city centre

September 30, 2016, 6:09 am

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Police want to speak to this man after a number of shop and cafe windows in the city centre were damaged.Investigators have released CCTV stills of a man they want to speak to in connection with damage caused at four businesses in Armada Way sometime between 1.30am and 2am on September 9. The windows of the Barista Brothers cafe were smashed, along with windows at the nearby Starbucks, Poundworld and the Santander bank.Investigators say a man was seen throwing a marble slab against a glass...

Ungrateful Plymouth defendant steals phone from his own barrister

September 30, 2016, 9:08 am

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An ungrateful defendant stole the mobile phone of his barrister – who had just talked a judge into releasing him from prison.Chronic drug addict Stuart Clark, aged 42, took the man's handset in a corridor moments after he was freed from the cells at Plymouth Crown Court.Clark, awaiting sentence for handling stolen goods and fraud, was arrested by police outside the building for other matters.The phone was recovered and returned to the barrister, who did not make a criminal complaint.But...

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September 30, 2016, 9:23 am

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A drug user robbed staff at a city store at knifepoint and then sat outside to wait for the police, a court heard.Desperate Dean Tyrrell, aged 29, wanted to go to jail so that he could be treated for his drink and drugs habits.He threatened a sales assistant and a manager at the Tesco Express until they handed over some cigarettes and a lighter, Plymouth Crown Court heard.But Tyrell then told the man and a woman: "You can call the police now. I will be sitting on the steps...

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September 30, 2016, 9:28 am

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Robocop never had this kind of trouble.For those older police officers who have seen the arrival of Tasers, stab vests and Twitter slanging matches, modern technology must be as much of a bane as a boon. One can only pity the Plymouth-based response officer who was left rolling around like a Union Street reveller after his younger colleagues gave him his first taste of a VR (virtual reality) headset. The clip of Pc Steve Puckering has already been shared across the globe after it appeared on...

Secrets of drug gang's sex torture chamber revealed

September 30, 2016, 9:28 am

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Shocking pictures of a sex dungeon – littered with brutal-looking bondage gear – in which a 27-year-old Plymouth man was tortured and threatened with rape have been released.The scenes of crime photographs were part of the evidential bundle which this week helped to send a violent drugs gang to jail for a total of 28 years.A court heard how victim Gary Jones, 27, was manacled, stripped from the waist down, hit across the buttocks and threatened with rape.Read more: Woman caught...

Plymouth sex offender jailed for failing to do his treatment

September 30, 2016, 10:03 am

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A convicted sex offender has been jailed for failing to do his treatment course properly.Michael Evans, aged 21, has been locked up for 18 months for failing to comply with his suspended prison sentence.Plymouth Crown Court heard that Evans was given a two-year suspended prison sentence in June last year. He was punished for sexual grooming offences at Chichester Crown Court.Evans was ordered to do unpaid work and the Thames Valley treatment course for sex offenders.He has since moved from...

Plymouth man called partner a 'slut' before assault, court told

September 30, 2016, 10:14 am

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A man called his partner a "slut" before pushing her over at a party, a court heard.Stephen Hosking, aged 37, became aggressive and attacked her so she hurt her wrist.Hosking, of Taunton Avenue, Whitleigh, pleaded guilty to assaulting the woman causing actual bodily harm on February 5.Jo Martin, for the Crown Prosecution Service, told Plymouth Crown Court that Hosking became aggressive towards her at a party.She added that he called her a "slut" and pushed her twice until she...

Handyman performed sex act in front of teenage boy while watching...

October 1, 2016, 3:14 am

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A handyman has been found guilty of masturbating in a garden in front of a horrified teenage boy and his mother while watching pornography on his phone.Peter Cooke, 48, was arrested at his Newquay home in September 2015 and charged with outraging public decency by behaving in an indecent manner, namely masturbating in a garden at Pentire on two separate occasions.Cooke, a handyman who has been married to wife Sarah for 30 years, was found not guilty of one of the charges but guilty on one count,...

Police close off street in Torquay in rape investigation

October 1, 2016, 12:30 pm

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Police have begun an investigation into a suspected rape after an incident was reported to them during the early hours of this morning. Scenes of crime officers were this morning conducting a fine search of the area around Park Lane, on Torquay harbourside, after a suspected rape. Officers formed a line and were combing the area in the lane which runs behind the Queens Hotel and Park Lane nightclub. Police cordoned off Park Lane Steps after being called at just after 4am on...

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October 1, 2016, 10:13 pm

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Emergency services were sent to battle a blaze which destroyed a car in a residential Plymouth street last night.The fire broke out in Whitleigh and two firefighters had to use breathing apparatus to deal with the flames and smoke.READ NEXT: Diver dead and two others taken to hospital in Plymouth after tragedy at seaPolice were also called to the scene in Derby Road shortly before 9pm on Saturday.Emergency services have not yet said what the cause of the fire is thought to have been.It is not...

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October 2, 2016, 12:44 am

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A Russian skipper who was missing from the bridge of his 2,500-tonne ship as it made its way into a Cornish harbour was so drunk that his chief mate had to take over.Magistrates heard the harbour pilot was concerned when he boarded the Pur-Navolok to help navigate it up the river and into its berth at Fowey - and could not find Sergey Safronov at his post.And when the shipping agent went aboard to complete the paperwork he found Safronov was struggling even to do that due to his condition.Truro...

Royal Navy officer charged with rape of woman in Plymouth

October 3, 2016, 5:16 am

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An officer in the Royal Navy has appeared in court accused of raping and sexually assaulting a woman.Callum Fennell, aged 25, faced a judge charged with attacking the woman in Plymouth between January last year and this April.He attended the city's crown court to plead not guilty to one count of rape and four of sexual assault.Judge Ian Lawrie set down a two-day trial to start on February 20 next year.The court heard that Fennell was based in Portsmouth and lived in the city's Cosham suburb. He...

Plymouth man accused of hitting woman in face with broken bottle

October 3, 2016, 5:30 am

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A man has appeared in court accused of hitting a woman in the face with a broken bottle.Wayne Barnes, aged 30, allegedly smashed the glass before striking his partner, causing a cut to the head.Barnes, of Warwick Avenue, Whitleigh, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court via videolink from Exeter Prison.He pleaded not guilty to wounding the woman with intent, causing grievous bodily harm, on August 28.Barnes has admitted the less serious alternative charge of causing grievous bodily harm without...

Police warn residents after gang scouts houses to burgle

October 3, 2016, 5:46 am

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Police have issued an alert after a wave of crimes involving groups of men who claim to be selling cleaning products – but may actually be scoping out potential victims' houses to burgle at a later date.The scam often involves sellers who claim to be reformed convicts trying to make a new life for themselves or to be deaf or dumb and in need of cash to pay for their carer.The sellers go between houses appearing to offer a range of cleaning products, but may be checking how much cash may be...