Plymouth Argyle striker David Goodwillie to defend rape claim

October 10, 2016, 12:51 am

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Plymouth Argyle striker David Goodwillie will be defending a damages claim of up to £500,000 brought by a woman who alleges the footballer raped her, a court has heard.The former Scotland international, who signed for Argyle in the summer, has denied raping the woman at a flat in Armadale, West Lothian.He appeared at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, where he was not represented by legal professionals.The 27-year-old answered "yes" when asked by Judge Lord Armstrong if he wished...

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October 10, 2016, 2:19 am

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A man has appeared in court accused of the murder of Plymouth mum-of-three Victoria Bance.Robert Bance, aged 53, appeared via video link at Plymouth Magistrates' Court this morning.He did not enter a plea and was remanded in custody to appear before Judge Paul Darlow at Plymouth Crown Court tomorrow.Bance, with short dark hair and wearing a grey top, sat with his hands on the table and in his lap during the short hearing.He appeared on screen from Charles Cross Police Station beside a legal...

Hundreds of Plymouth girls retake 11-plus as exam fiasco...

October 10, 2016, 2:42 am

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Hundreds of schoolgirls sat their 11-plus exams again at the weekend as police continue to probe the fiasco which forced the youngsters to retake the test.The 382 girls competing to gain one of the 260 places at Devonport High School for Girls and Plymouth High School for Girls originally sat the exams on September 17 and 24.But it later emerged that some of the girls had already seen the paper, which was allegedly given to them as a practice paper by a private tutor.Police are continuing to...

Police hunting man who has to be sent back to prison

October 10, 2016, 3:50 am

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Police are hunting a Plymouth man who has been recalled to prison.Tommy McTighe was originally charged with robbery and wounding in 2011. The 25-year-old Devonport man is now wanted for failing to comply with licence conditions following his release from prison.Numerous enquires have been made by police to locate and arrest him.However, police are now asking the public for information about his whereabouts and to report any sightings to them.McTighe is described as white, 5ft 7ins tall, of...

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October 10, 2016, 4:19 am

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Police are investigating a possible arson outside a city centre coffee shop.Fire crews were called to the Barista Brothers coffee shop on Armada Way at about 6am on October 6 after fire damage was caused to an umbrella, decking and furniture.Police are keen to trace a man seen in the area at the time. He was white, in his early 20s and was wearing a black T-shirt and jeans with black and white trainers. The venue recently suffered from criminal damage after a number of its windows were smashed,...

Spanish man in court in Plymouth accused of trying to import...

October 10, 2016, 7:28 am

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A man has appeared in court to deny attempting to import cannabis.Spaniard Carlos Maldonado-Lopez pleaded not guilty to the offence after border control officers discovered 15kg of the Class B drug in a car during a search on September 8.The 35-year-old, appearing at Plymouth Crown Court today via video link from Exeter Prison, will go on trial in February 2017.Maldonado-Lopez, represented by defence barrister Ali Rafati, was remanded in custody.READ NEXTPolice hunting firebugs who targeted city...

Killer clown craze: Police probe 10 incidents

October 10, 2016, 8:52 am

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Ten "killer clown" incidents – including five in Plymouth – were reported to Devon and Cornwall Police in the space of just three days, it has emerged. Officers have been called to a string of incidents where pranksters or criminals dressed as clowns try to scare innocent bystanders. Devon and Cornwall Police said it was treating the reports seriously. A spokesman confirmed that between Thursday and Saturday it had recorded incidents at: Plymouth 5 Falmouth 2 Saltash...

Plymouth youth charged with rape and child sex offences

October 10, 2016, 9:52 am

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A Plymouth man has been charged with rape and seven other sexual offences against under-age girls.Josh Parker, 19, faced eight charges including sending explicit images to girls as young as 12 when he appeared before magistrates.The offences relate to lewd messages and pictures sent to at least three schoolgirls aged between 12 and 16.Parker, of Sutton Court, in Devonport, appeared in Exeter Magistrates' Court on Saturday morning.The case has been sent for trial at Exeter Crown Court for...

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This man was beaten up at Popworld - did you see it happen?

October 10, 2016, 11:07 am

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Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was left with injuries to his head and fingers following an attack in a Plymouth nightclub.The man, who has asked not to be named but has agreed to release photos of his injuries, said he was in Popworld in the early hours of Sunday with his stepson.At around 2.30am he went to the outside smoking area and a short while later looked in for his stepson, claiming he cupped his cigarette in his hand as he step inside again. Read next: How the killer...

Plymouth's Killer Clowns warned they could face vigilante attacks

October 11, 2016, 3:15 am

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Plymouth police have warned people dressing up as clowns to scare others in the street they could end up being confronted by scared and angry members of the public - as well as potentially ending up with a criminal record. People dressed as scary Killer Clowns have been seen across Plymouth since last Thursday, with one masked man on a school bus, one in a supermarket carpark and two stalking through Torpoint in the high street and a park. There have also been reports of children being...

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October 11, 2016, 3:21 am

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Police are appealing for witnesses after cash and jewellery were taken from a home in South East Cornwall. Offenders forced the back door to get inside the unoccupied home in Castlemead Drive between 4pm and 10pm on Sunday, October 9. A police spokesman said: "They carried out an untidy search of the property before stealing a safe containing a substantial amount of cash and valuable jewellery."It is believed that the offenders would have needed a vehicle to transport the safe from...

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October 11, 2016, 3:45 am

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The man accused of murdering Plymouth mum-of-three Victoria Bance has been refused bail. Robert Bance, aged 53, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court today, Tuesday, to face Judge Paul Darlow. He was refused bail and has been remanded into custody until November 8. Bance will return to the Crown Court, where he will be expected to enter a plea. He appeared via video link at Plymouth Magistrates' Court yesterday, Monday, morning. Bance, of Gimspound Close, Leigham, with short dark hair and wearing...

Heroin, crack and cash seized in Exeter, three men arrested

October 11, 2016, 4:11 am

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Three men have been arrested and class A drugs and cash seized following a warrant being executed at an address in Exeter. On Monday, October 10, officers from the neighbourhood policing team and drug enforcement officers executed a misuse of drugs act warrant at an address in Longbrooke Terrace, Exeter. Detective Sergeant Alan Barnsley said: "A significant amount of heroin and crack cocaine was seized, predominately from inside the bodies of the men arrested. A large amount of cash and...

Plymouth man hunted by police who want to put him back in jail

October 11, 2016, 5:03 am

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Police in Plymouth are seeking the public's help to trace a man from Stoke who is wanted for recall to prison.James Rennie, 37, was originally charged with burglary of dwelling offences in 2015. He is currently wanted having been recalled to prison for breach of license conditions.Numerous enquiries have been made by police to locate and arrest him.NEXT STORY: Police hunting man who needs to be sent back to prisonPolice are asking the public for information about his whereabouts and to report...

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October 11, 2016, 5:51 am

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A sick school governor has been jailed for posing as a Team GB swimmer online to lure girls to perform online sex acts.Matthew Curtain, aged 37, pretended to be a 15-year-old and even claimed his sister had been murdered to gain the trust of the youngsters, a court heard.Taxi driver Curtain persuaded two young girls to talk about sex, perform lewd acts on themselves and send him naked pictures.Jailing him for three years and eight months today, Judge Paul Darlow said: "You, Mr Curtain, join...

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October 11, 2016, 6:33 am

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A former police station has been earmarked for conversion to an education centre by a Plymouth school.The station on Beacon Park Road in Peverell had been the home of the neighbourhood policing team for the area since 1997, but officers had to vacate the building in January 2016 since massive budget cuts have forced its closure. Now, Marine Academy Plymouth (MAP) are hoping the spot could be used as an off-site education centre to deliver teaching sessions and specialist interventions to small...

Woman banned from Union Street after attacking police officers

October 11, 2016, 6:42 am

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A 23-year-old Plymouth woman has been banned from Union Street after racially abusing one police officer and assaulting two others.Heidi Louise Simpson, of Wolsdon Street, Stonehouse, was handed a 180-day sentence, suspended for 12 months, for three offences when she appeared before magistrates at Bodmin on Friday.Read more: Sick school governor from Plymouth jailed for posing as teen swimmer to lure girls into sex actsShe admitted a racially-aggravated public order offence – abusing PC...

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October 11, 2016, 9:17 am

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Police are appealing for witnesses after a 13-year-old boy was pushed to the ground and kicked in an unprovoked attack in Plymouth. The boy, who is from the city, suffered bruising to his head during the assault, which happened near the TSB bank and Roopnagor takeaway on Wolseley Road on Saturday, October 1. A spokesman from Devon and Cornwall Police said it happened between 7.10pm and 7.20pm, adding: "The victim, a 13-year-old boy from Plymouth, was assaulted by another male of similar age...

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October 11, 2016, 9:18 am

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A man has been found guilty of grabbing a woman's bottom in a city supermarket after he bizarrely compared his situation to that of Jimmy Savile.Andrew Blackwell, aged 43, indecently touched the shopper as she picked up an item at Tesco in Transit Way, a jury ruled.Handing him a community order with a curfew, Judge Paul Darlow said the offence was "seedy, furtive and opportunistic".The young woman was shocked when the stranger touched her over her jeans at the end of an aisle during...

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October 11, 2016, 10:19 am

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A leader in Plymouth Boys' Brigade sexually abused three children in his unit more than 20 years ago, a court heard.David Wall, now aged 53, was known by some of the boys as "David Wandering Hands", a jury was told.He indecently touched three schoolboys, aged between about eight and 14, during a trip and sleepovers in the 1980s and 1990s, Plymouth Crown Court heard.One of the boys told the jury that members spoke about "beating him up" if he touched anyone else.He told a...