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October 19, 2016, 12:57 am

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Police called to a suspected shooting incident from the roof of the Customs House on the Barbican have confirmed they found evidence of an air weapon being used.Armed response officers were called to the area at around 9.15pm last night after reports of a 'whistling' sound being heard and an object hitting the water in nearby Sutton Harbour. Police sources initially told The Herald the description appeared to suggest an air weapon, such as a rifle, or even a slingshot was being used. Cordons...

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October 19, 2016, 5:47 am

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A driver caught speeding forced his girlfriend to take his penalty points by falsely claiming she was behind the wheel, a court heard.Adrian Andrews, aged 63, persuaded the woman to tell police that she was the driver of his Land Rover, a jury was told.Suzanne Heusch filled in two forms but later told investigators that she was not in the car, Plymouth Crown Court heard.She told his trial at Plymouth Crown Court that he was angry and asked her to complete the notice in her name.Heusch said:...

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October 19, 2016, 7:40 am

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A husband and wife have appeared in court accused of benefit fraud to the tune of more than £33,000.Christina and Syd Soulsby pleaded not guilty to failing to inform the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) of changes to their circumstances.Mr Soulsby, aged 66, denied one count of failing to declare an increase in his household income which would have affected his pension credit claims.The court heard the offence was allegedly committed between April 2013 and June 2015, and amounted to...

Plymouth burglar jailed for pulling knife on man who gave chase

October 19, 2016, 9:10 am

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A BURGLAR has been jailed for pulling a knife on a terrified man who chased him from his home.Prolific thief Luke Vinecombe ran from a house with a woman's purse and then threatened her partner with the 40cm blade in an alley, a court heard.Chronic drug user Vinecombe swore and told him: "You scrote, I will have you."The man backed off, fearing for his life.He told police he planned to use the knife to rob a nearby Spar shop because he was being threatened over a £4,000...

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October 19, 2016, 9:33 am

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A family were left in fear after vandals targeted their home by hurling concrete blocks through the window of their children's playroom.Chantelle and John Kelly were woken at 12.50am today to the sound of loud bangs on their windows at their home in Chaucer Way, Manadon. Chantelle, aged 26, said she was asleep at the time while her husband was in a downstairs room when the attack began. She said: "There was this 'bang bang bang' sound in something like three seconds, the first one was a...

Former Boys' Brigade leader denies abusing children in unit

October 19, 2016, 10:04 am

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A former leader in the Plymouth Boys' Brigade has denied ever abusing any of the children in his unit more than 20 years ago.David Wall, now aged 53, said he never knew he was nicknamed "David Wandering Hands" by some of the boys.He is on trial accused of indecently touched three schoolboys, aged between about eight and 14, during a trip and sleepovers in the 1980s and 1990s, Plymouth Crown Court heard. He would have been in his late teens and 20s at the time.Taking the stand, Wall...

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October 20, 2016, 1:54 am

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Shop owners have been warned to make sure their staff do not sell alcohol to children after a storekeeper was fined because an assistant sold a can of cider to an undercover customer.Jagdish Jivabhai Bokhiriya of Congreve Stores in Congreve Gardens, Manadon, pleaded guilty before city magistrates to a single charge of selling alcohol to an underage volunteer.He did not sell the can of cider in a test purchase by Plymouth City Council on April 30.But Bokhiriya as the store owner is responsible...

Haul of perfume stolen in ram-raid burglary

October 20, 2016, 3:39 am

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Police were called following reports of the alarms going off at the Banburys Store in Gold Street, Tiverton, at around 4.15am on October 18. It appears that a saloon-type car was used to force the doors to gain access to the store. People wearing balaclavas managed to steal vast quantities of perfume before fleeing the area in the same vehicle up Bampton Street. Police are appealing for witnesses and would also like to hear from anyone who has come across any discarded items in the area...

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Plymouth fly-tipper facing £2k court bill

October 20, 2016, 4:32 am

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A fly-tipper from Plymouth faces a court bill of £2,000 after the waste he dumped in the countryside was spotted by the family that had paid him to remove it.Joseph Buckingham, of Woodend Road, Plymouth pleaded guilty at Bodmin Magistrates' Court on Wednesday to fly-tipping in a country lane just outside Bodmin in March this year. The 30-year-old was ordered to pay costs in full along with a fine and a victim surcharge totalling £2,095.50.Read more: Plymouth shopkeeper fined after...

Nicky Reilly: The baby-faced giant with murderous intent

October 20, 2016, 8:33 am

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He looked like a boy, a 'gentle giant' who would struggle changing a lightbulb.However, he was also the Plymouth man who planned to take innocent human lives in a suicide bomb attack on a city-centre restaurant in Exeter and bring terror to the country on May 22, 2008.It was only by "sheer chance or luck" that he failed in his deadly objective, Mr Justice Calvert-Smith told a hushed Court 5 at London's Old Bailey.Nicky Reilly, dressed in a light blue short-sleeved shirt, blue tie and grey...

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October 20, 2016, 8:46 am

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A farmer has denied forcing his partner to take his speeding points by falsely claiming that she was the driver.Adrian Andrews, aged 63, admitted to a jury that he was behind the wheel of his Land Rover when it tripped a camera.But he said that he intended to pay the fine and take the points himself – until his partner filled in the form without his knowledge.Cattle farmer Andrews, of Beaworthy near Okehampton, has gone on trial at Plymouth Crown Court after denying perverting the course...

Nicky Reilly: Timeline of a terror attack

October 20, 2016, 9:01 am

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The bombing of the Giraffe Cafe at Exeter brought the reality of the terror threat facing Britain to Devon and Cornwall. Here we look back on how events unfoldedTIMELINE OF A TERROR ALERTMay 22, 2008 – 11.02am: Reilly walks into Plymouth city centre and boards a bus to Exeter. The bus stops twice during the journey.May 22 – 12.24pm: The bus arrives at Paris Street, Exeter. May 22 – 12.29pm: CCTV captures Reilly alone at the bus station.May 22 – 12.39pm: Reilly enters the...

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October 20, 2016, 9:02 am

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A former leader in the Plymouth Boys' Brigade accused of abusing children has denied he played with himself on a woman's doorstep.David Wall, now aged 53, said he would have been adjusting the dressing on a wound to his genital area under his trousers.Wall, who used to work in the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service, said he was badly injured when a boat guard rail broke and hit him between the legs.The woman, the mother of one of the complainants, said she broke off relations with Wall after...

Plymouth Argyle fan in pub melee fined for order breach

October 20, 2016, 9:51 am

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An Argyle football hooligan who attacked a group of rival fans in a historic city pub has been fined for failing to do his unpaid work.Stefan Adamson, aged 30, was given a community order and banned from the game for five years after the incident in the Minerva on the Barbican.Ten supporters, some as young as 15, who have been cautioned or prosecuted for their part in the violence ahead of a Pilgrims home game against Leyton Orient in November last year.Adamson threw a table and pushed a younger...

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October 20, 2016, 11:13 am

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Not everyone enjoys Halloween and wants scary looking strangers at their door, so Devon and Cornwall police have set out on a mission to make Halloween safe and fun for everyone.Their campaign is aimed at reducing anxiety for those who do not enjoy the Halloween tradition of trick or treating. Police have said: "If you are going trick or treating this Halloween we want you to have fun and be safe but remember not everyone wants you to call at their home."The 'Sorry, No Trick, No Treat,...

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October 20, 2016, 12:50 pm

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A building at the heart of Devon and Cornwall police headquarters is being named in honour of much loved Falmouth Pc Andy Hocking.Thousands of local people paraded through the town as a mark of respect when Andy died suddenly in March 2015. He was just 52. His impact on the local community was immense, and to many he epitomised everything that was good about neighbourhood policing. Now, in addition to permanent tributes in Falmouth, his memory will live on at Middlemoor HQ in Exeter where new...

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October 20, 2016, 2:32 pm

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There are, it seems, two responses to the death of Plymouth's "terrorist" Nicky Reilly – it could contested the responses are either cruel and heartless or pitying and humane.He converted to Islam in 2002. He visited a city Islamic centre to learn more about his chosen religion. In 2004 he changed his name to one which included the names of 9/11 bombers. He was befriended online by a man whom he believed lived in Pakistan. He watched hour after hour of online videos about...

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October 21, 2016, 3:48 am

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Six months after Nicky Reilly bombed the Giraffe cafe in Exeter, then Devon and Cornwall Police Assistant Chief Constable Bob Spencer gave an amazing insight into the investigation and subsequent armed operations on the streets of Plymouth. Here we looked back on 24 hours that changed policing in Plymouth forever"The bomb went off at the Giraffe restaurant at about 12.50pm. Four or five minutes later I got a call from the control room to say that there had been an explosion but it was unclear...

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October 21, 2016, 4:03 am

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Physical defences aimed at preventing ram raiders or terrorists from driving bomb-laden lorries into Drake Circus Shopping Centre are to be installed, it has been confirmed.The Herald revealed in July how the mall's owners, British Lane, were to put new planters, bollards and seats up to stop vehicles getting access to the shopping complex.Now city planners have approved the plans - in the same week that failed Plymouth nail bomber Nicky Reilly, who had considered Drake Circus as a target, was...

The 'hidden history' of how the Dance Academy was shut down

October 21, 2016, 5:36 am

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Manoucehr Bahmanzadeh ran the Union Street Dance Academy venue from 1997 until its forced closure following a police raid in May 2006. During those years the Dance Academy became the largest and most popular nightclub in the South West attracting superstar trance and hard house DJs like Judge Jules, Lisa Lashes and Sasha. However, according to police, by 2005 local and northern drug gangs began to infiltrate the venue, selling class A drugs to revellers while Mr Bahmanzadeh and his key...