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November 22, 2016, 12:39 pm

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A coroner has claimed the police's 'Silent Solution' 999 system is "not fit for purpose".An investigation by the Independent Police and Crime Commission into the murder of Plymouth woman Kerry Power has found the 999 system is supposed to see silent calls acted upon if the caller presses the "5" button twice when they are unable to talk. If the numbers are pressed, the call handler is able to forward the call to the local police force, but if no buttons are pressed – as...

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16-year-old boy to appear at court accused of knife-point robbery

November 22, 2016, 1:48 pm

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A 16-year-old is to appear at court after being charged with robbing a convenience store at knifepoint.The boy – who cannot be named for legal reasons – was arrested by police on Monday in connection with an incident at A&P Premier shop in Mouth Gould Road on November 16. The incident, recorded on the shop's CCTV, saw a person enter the store and brandish a knife. They left the store with just one packet of cigarettes. Lead investigator Det Con Nathan Drew said a 16-year-old has...

Police catch Plymouth teenager dragging girlfriend down street

November 23, 2016, 5:24 am

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A teenager dragged his girlfriend along the street against her will, a court heard.Police spotted Huriel Lukebana pulling the woman by her wrist after a night out.The 19-year-old pleaded guilty to common assault but walked free from Plymouth Crown Court with a conditional discharge because of time served on curfew.Prosecutors have dropped a charge of falsely imprisoning the woman against her will.He was due to face trial on four counts following an incident which started in the Crash Manor...

Drugs and money laundering suspects to face trial next year

November 23, 2016, 6:32 am

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A trial is set to take place next year involving several people arrested in connection with suspected drug and money laundering offences.Two women and six men were 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 seized, along...

Man accused in head-on collision to face jury

November 23, 2016, 7:27 am

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A man accused of driving dangerously and seriously injuring another motorist in a head-on collision is to face trial in March.Matthew Smith, aged 22, has pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving before an accident which left a 60-year-old with a broken neck.Vincent Kelly also suffered broken ribs and a pelvis among other injuries in the crash just after Christmas last year.Judge Ian Lawrie set down a trial to last three days starting at Plymouth Crown Court on March 6. Smith did not attend the...

Group of thugs beat man with an iron bar after Tesco attack

November 23, 2016, 7:39 am

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A young man was attacked twice in one night – the second time by a group of people with one wielding a metal bar.Investigators say the 21-year-old was first attacked in the grounds of Tesco store in Honicknowle on the evening of Sunday, November 13, at around 9pm. The second assault then took place between 10pm and 10.55pm in the area of Rothesay Gardens and Crownhill Road. Investigating officer PC Laura Totterdale said: "We believe that a metal bar was used in the second attack....

Man found dead in rubbish bin named as police question two men

November 23, 2016, 8:19 am

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Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder as police have released the name of the man found dead in a rubbish bin.The body of 30-year-old James Woodhouse was found outside a property in Okehampton Road, Exeter, on November 21. Police say Mr Woodhouse originated from North West England but had resided in the Exeter area for the past seven years. His next of kin have been informed of his death. Investigators say officers attended a property in Okehampton Road at around 2pm on Monday...

Plymouth man with child abuse images 'wanted to be caught'

November 23, 2016, 9:11 am

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A man with more than 200 indecent images of children wanted to be caught, a court heard.Disabled Keith Griggs, aged 51, left the vile pictures on his mobile phone, where they were seen by a carer.Plymouth Crown Court heard that he had been cautioned for an identical offence in 2010.Handing him a suspended prison sentence, Judge Paul Darlow said: "I really hope you come to realise the certain psychological damage, if not physical damage, done to the children who are victims of this sort of...

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Child-safety charity launches football hotline for sexual abuse...

November 23, 2016, 4:01 pm

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As former professional footballers reveal they were victims of abuse as young players, a children's charity has launched a football hotline for sexual abuse victims.The NSPCC had launched a dedicated helpline, with the support of the Football Association and is urging players and others to come forward as Childline figures show that boys are five times less likely to speak up about sexual abuse The launch of the free, independent helpline number follows former professional footballers Andy...

'My violent ex walks free while I'm a prisoner in my own home'

November 23, 2016, 10:00 pm

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A brave woman who faced up to her violent ex has spoken of how she now lives "like a prisoner" in her high-security home. Sonya Conn has been forced to live with a safe room, CCTV, a panic button and a GPS tracker which tells police where she is at all times. Matthew Conn was jailed for 22 weeks on May 9 this year after pleading guilty to two incidents of common assault on his wife, Sonya. Sonya – nee Huttel – married Matthew on November 14 last year, but said the...

Double rapist failed to notify police of Plymouth address

November 24, 2016, 4:10 am

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A double rapist failed to sign on for the Sex Offender Register, a court heard.Lee Carran, aged 23, did not give officers his address on the annual notification date.But he was still at the same home and police knew where he was, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Carran, then living in Penzance, was jailed for 12 years in 2010 for twice raping a mentally ill woman after breaking into her home.Heavily drunk, he told the stranger that he was armed with a gun.He was released from his sentence last year,...

Plymouth YouTube pest jailed for harassing couple with online...

November 24, 2016, 5:04 am

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A man has been jailed for harassing a couple by posting videos on YouTube and sending them upsetting emails.Robert Skynner, aged 55, persistently pestered the man and woman by sending insulting messages, a judge ruled.He has been locked up for eight weeks and handed a restraining order preventing him from contacting the couple or referring to them again on social media.Plymouth Magistrates' Court also ordered the forfeiture and destruction of his laptop, camera and DVDs used to spread and store...

Shoplifter jailed for having knife in Plymouth store

November 24, 2016, 5:38 am

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A shoplifter has been jailed for five months for carrying a knife in a store.Jamie Lewis, aged 38, was caught with a craft knife in Marks and Spencer in Drake Circus, Plymouth magistrates heard.He admitted theft of a jacket worth £125 and possession of a bladed article in a public place on October 20.Magistrates ruled that custody was necessary because of his previous offences.Lewis, of Eton Terrace in the city centre, was also ordered to pay £115 victim surcharge.READ NEXT:'My...

Domestic abuse advice handed out to shoppers as police say 'it's...

November 24, 2016, 7:24 am

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Police and staff from Plymouth's Domestic Abuse Service will be on hand to offer advice in the city centre today.Pc Mark Williams and colleagues from Plymouth police are joining with Sanctuary Supported Living's (SSL) Plymouth domestic Abuse Service (PDAS) during Devon's Domestic Abuse Awareness Week to get the message out. In recent days they have set up stall at Plymouth University Student Union at Drake Circus, Age UK in Hoegate Street and Asda in Estover. Pc Mark Williams said the aims was...

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November 24, 2016, 7:35 am

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A convicted sex offender accused of dodging a court order intending to monitor his behaviour has again appeared in court.Alfred Palmer, aged 59, allegedly failed to tell the police within three days of receiving a new passport without reasonable excuse.He is due to face trial at Plymouth Crown Court on December 14.Palmer, of North Road East, Stonehouse, has already denied breaching the notification requirement as a convicted offender between June 15 and July 13.He returned to court for an...

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November 24, 2016, 9:29 am

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An infamous one-legged beggar has been handed a suspended prison sentence for breaching a court order – just three days after he was in court for doing the same thing.Anthony Fox, aged 54, was caught in a street where he was banned, city magistrates heard.Fox, who has a history of urinating and begging in public, has been to prison many times for some of his 120 offences.Fox was handed a five-year Criminal Behaviour Order by the court on October 29.It updates and extends an Anti-Social...

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November 24, 2016, 12:04 pm

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Eleven men are to appear at court next month where they will be sentenced after being convicted of a series of offences including killing deer, badgers and causing suffering to dogs and pigs.Nine of the accused have pleaded guilty to hunting deer at night and being cruel to their own dogs after a prosecution brought by the RSPCA.One man admitted killing deer and badgers and using a dog to attack a pig.Two more men were found guilty after trial of killing deer at night. The men from Devon,...

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November 24, 2016, 9:00 pm

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A staggering 200 weapons were handed over to police across Devon and Cornwall during a week-long knife amnesty.Police said the potentially deadly blades included ornate fantasy-type knives, a variety of swords and machetes.A particularly nasty umbrella sword, where the handle pulls out to reveal a long spike, as used by the Penguin character in Batman, was among the weapons deposited.The huge haul also included small pocket knives, illegal lock knives, commando and Nepalese kukri-type knives, as...

Who has been in trouble with Plymouth magistrates?

November 25, 2016, 1:10 am

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ASSAULT:SYED AHMED, aged 24, of Delamere Road, Plymouth: racially-aggravated assault, assaulting a man by beating and racially-aggravated threatening behaviour – 12-month community order with 200 hours unpaid work, ordered to pay £275 compensation.BENJAMIN JAMES BUTLER, aged 32, of Bealswood Close, Gunnislake: assaulting a man by beating and using threatening behaviour – 12-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months, ordered to pay 200 hours unpaid work, ordered to pay...

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November 25, 2016, 5:32 am

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An obsessed man sneaked into the home of his ex-partner and stole two pairs of her knickers, a court heard.Wayne Baldry, aged 37, was found hiding in her garden shed with two pairs of pants and a dress stuffed down his trousers.A judge told him the offence was "emotionally disturbing" and in breach of a community order.But he suspended Baldry's prison sentence after Plymouth Crown Court heard he was suffering from a degenerative neurological disease.Judge Ian Lawrie said the defendant...