16-year-old Plymouth boy admits dealing ecstasy

October 27, 2016, 9:53 am

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A 16-year-old boy from Plymouth has pleaded guilty to dealing ecstasy.The teenager, who can not be named because of his age, admitted two charges when he appeared before magistrates at Bodmin on Monday. The offences happened in Newquay in August.The first charge was that he offered to supply a quantity of methylenedioxymethylamphetamine (ecstasy), a controlled drug of Class A to a person unknown on August 12.The second charge was that he was in possession a quantity of...

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October 28, 2016, 1:18 am

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A huge sword has been handed in to a Plymouth charity shop – before being reported to police and taken away. The knife, which has a serrated top edge and an ornate handle, was retrieved by police in the Devonport area on Thursday afternoon. There are some things that just aren't suitable to donate to a charity shop. Here's one of them... �� #plymouth #police #community pic.twitter.com/WiuJgmEAFf— Devonport Police (@Devonport_PCSOs) October 27, 2016 The local charity shop called...

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October 28, 2016, 1:19 am

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Five evil members of a Czech family were today due to be sent to prison after being convicted of trafficking compatriots into the country and treating them as slaves. The gang recruited desperate and vulnerable men and promised them a better life in Plymouth – but treated them as servants and pocketed most of their wages and benefits. SCROLL DOWN FOR OUR LIVE COVERAGE FROM THE SENTENCING HEARING At least eight victims were forced to sleep in a garage, in a cupboard or on mattresses...

Man jailed after ramming car at hospital - watch the footage here

October 28, 2016, 4:07 am

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A man has today been jailed following a domestic assault which culminated in him driving his car at his victim and his child in a hospital car park in Cornwall. Mark Wiggans, 55 and from Walberton, West Sussex was sentenced to two years imprisonment at Truro Crown Court today after pleading guilty to two breaches of non-molestation order; two counts of criminal damage; affray and dangerous driving. READ: Car insurance prices set to rise significantly Footage shown in court...

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October 28, 2016, 8:51 am

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The sentencing of a man who put lives at risk when he torched a drug den flat and caused damage of £20,000 has been adjourned - because of a paperwork delay. Gary Buckland, 49, set fire to a flat in Valletort Road, Stonehouse, in the early hours of June 16 - a week after a man died of a suspected drugs overdose at the premises. He pleaded guilty to putting the lives of other residents and members of the emergency services at risk at a hearing at Plymouth Crown Court on September 16,...

Plymouth serial tyre slasher targets cars of young women, court...

November 3, 2016, 6:42 am

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A serial tyre slasher may target the cars of young women because of a previous dispute with a neighbour, a court heard.Autistic Roger Duque, who has a history of vandalising vehicles, has again been caught slashing tyres and scratching a Fiat 500 – on three occasions.The 30-year-old also damaged two other parked cars within six weeks, Plymouth Crown Court heard.His barrister Nick Lewin said that he chose the cars of young women even though they were strangers to him.He added: "The...

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November 3, 2016, 8:49 am

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Police are keen to find a witness who may have filmed part of a street robbery in Plymouth on his mobile phone.The man helped chase the attacker, shook the victim's hand and told him he had footage of the incident in a service lane.But he left without leaving his details.Police said the robber snatched the handbag of a woman walking with her partner near the railway station.Her partner gave chase and the thug dropped the bag in the lane running parallel to the tracks and Glen Park Avenue.But the...

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November 3, 2016, 9:12 am

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The life of a man left with a "gushing" knife wound in a Devonport street may have been saved by the quick-thinking actions of a passerby.Police arrested three men – aged 34, 18 and 17 – following an incident in Duke Street at about 6.45pm on Wednesday night. Investigators confirmed a 48-year-old sustained stab wounds during an altercation with three men near the Co-op store. He was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to Derriford Hospital. Jon-Paul...

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November 3, 2016, 9:22 am

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A man stole £18,000 from his ailing father's bank account to fund his gambling habit.But David Hockaday, aged 48, has avoided going straight to jail after a court heard he had mental health problems.Hockaday, who is autistic, used a bank card belonging to his 82-year-old father to make 74 withdrawals over seven months.Dad Derek Hockaday suffers from Parkinson's disease and lives in a care home, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Fork lift truck driver Hockaday immediately confessed his crime and...

Plymouth car fraudster must pay almost £50k or face jail

November 3, 2016, 9:36 am

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A convicted fraudster has been ordered to pay almost £47,000 in four weeks or go to prison for 16 months.Ian Speake, aged 54, has just been released from jail after he was convicted of a scam involving the bogus sale of a £38,000 Range Rover.Speake also brazenly stole a Range Rover from the forecourt of a garage after staff left its keys in the ignition, a jury decided.A judge ruled back in July that Speake should pay back £46,828 to the losers under the Proceeds of Crime...

Man arrested after alleged stabbing incident in Stoke

November 3, 2016, 9:38 am

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A man has been arrested after an alleged stabbing incident which left a 21-year-old with wounds to his arm and abdomen.Police were called to a property on Wilton Street, Stoke at just before 9pm on Wednesday evening. A 21-year-old had suffered stab wounds and was treated at the scene before being taken to Derriford Hospital. A 34-year-old from Plymouth was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and is currently in custody at Charles Cross police station. A police spokesman said...

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November 3, 2016, 9:49 am

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Police are keen to speak to this man in connection with an incident which saw another man suffering a head injury and concussion.The 39-year-old man told police he was at Derry's Cross at around 3am on September 17 when he was attacked. It is hoped the man shown in this CCTV still has key information regarding the alleged assault and police would like to speak to him urgently. If you can assist police or identify the man shown, call police on 101 or email 101@dc.police.uk or call Crimestoppers...

Accused tells Plymouth child abuse trial that allegations are...

November 3, 2016, 10:39 am

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A man accused of the repeated sexual abuse of two brothers over eight years has told a jury the allegations are a "load of rubbish".Christopher Allen, aged 58, told a court he never touched either boy indecently in the 1980s.The former nightclub boss and carpet fitter admitted he had befriended the eldest sibling and tried to help him out in his life.His Barrister Peter Coombe said to him: "He has said you sexually abused him on a number of occasions".Allen replied: "It...

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November 3, 2016, 11:22 am

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Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was allegedly knocked unconscious, leaving him with a fractured cheekbone and jawbone.Officers were called to Union Street, Plymouth, at around 12.30am in the early hours of Sunday, October 30. It is believed the 24-year-old man was attacked near to The Walkabout bar following a verbal argument. Police say he may have been in the nearby queue for the venue. He was struck to the face and fell unconscious to the ground. As a result he suffered a...

Men arrested on suspicion of dealing cocaine have been rebailed...

November 3, 2016, 12:17 pm

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Two men arrested after police discovered suspected cocaine at a city property have been rebailed to the New Year. .Police arrested a total of six people on August 13 after officers were called to reports of a disturbance in Wyndham Square. While in the vicinity officers became suspicious of a 28-year-old man in a nearby Volkswagen Golf car who appeared "nervous".A search of his car revealed five 'wraps' of a white powder, believed to be cocaine, and he was arrested on suspicion of...

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November 4, 2016, 6:03 am

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An accounts secretary who betrayed the trust and friendship of her boss by taking £16,000 from the company has avoided jail after vowing to repay the cash. Lorraine Parr, aged 57, faked invoices and inflated wages in the books at the small engineering firm – and then paid the money into her own bank account. Her deceit at Camtec, in Plympton, which went on for nearly seven years, was only uncovered when she fell ill, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Parr used the money to pay bills...

Former Boys' Brigade leader to face child abuse retrial

November 4, 2016, 6:14 am

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A former Boys' Brigade leader accused of indecently assaulting three children more than 20 years ago is to face a retrial.A jury last week was unable to reach a decision on the guilt or innocence of 52-year-old David Wall.Wall went on trial at Plymouth Crown Court accused of abusing boys aged under 14 in Plymouth and London between 1981 and 1992.He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecent assault against one child between 1981 and 1984. Wall, now living in Ringwood in Hampshire, denied...

Remains of fisherman missing at sea for a year found - inquest to...

November 4, 2016, 6:27 am

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The remains of a missing fisherman were found a year after his vessel sank four miles off Rame Head, The Herald has learned. The scalloper JMT – skippered by 22-year-old Michael Hill and crewed by Shane Hooper – sank at around 3pm on July 10, 2015. The body of Mr Hooper, a 33-year-old father of three from Teignmouth, was found in a life belt by the RNLI after an air and sea search. Despite the wreck being lifted from the seabed, the body of Mr Hill, also from Teignmouth was not...

Eight to appear in court accused of drug and money laundering

November 4, 2016, 8:59 am

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Eight people charged following an investigation into suspected drug and money laundering offences are to appear at Crown Court later this month.Two women and six men have been charged earlier this year in connection after officers carried out a series of searches in October 2015 of houses and flats in Samuel Bone Close, Routley Court, and Eastern Avenue Liskeard, Goonwartha Road in Looe and Drakewalls, Gunnislake. As a result more than 200 cannabis plants together with growing equipment were...

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November 4, 2016, 9:05 am

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The council is applying to the courts to shut down two Plymouth flats linked to anti-social disorder.The two flats in Teats Hill, Coxside, were issued with a closure notice by the police on October 25.The two premises, occupied by current tenants Neil Wright and Steven Edsel-Ford, must not be frequented by any individual who is not the owner or a resident while the council applies for a full closure order to close the flats for a period of three months.At Plymouth Magistrates' Court on Thursday,...