Prince Rock travellers pack up and leave

November 25, 2016, 7:33 am

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A group of travellers who pitched up near a giant camping shop in Plymouth have left the site, The Herald understands. Last week the families moved onto a piece of land in Prince Rock, which enjoys stunning views of Saltram and over the Plym Estuary. Plymouth City Council was due to apply for an eviction order from the courts yesterday, after the group ignored an eviction notice issued by the local authority. This morning, Plymouth motorists reported that the caravans, which were...

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November 25, 2016, 8:03 am

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A drunken yob has been jailed for pointing a knife at a man and moving it in a stabbing motion towards his throat.Crazed drug user Danny Scott held the kitchen knife above the stranger's head after he was turned away from a house party, a court heard.He later threatened to bite a hospital doctor's nose off, sexually harassed a woman in the street and racially abused a police officer in an intoxicated whirlwind of aggression.The twisted 34-year-old, well over 6ft tall, said he was a...

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November 25, 2016, 9:36 am

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A speeding driver has been jailed for putting children and others at risk during a police chase through busy Plymouth streets.Banned Stephen Stewart, aged 29, forced two schoolgirls to jump back in fear as he screeched around a corner in a Jaguar, a court heard.He drove at an estimated 70mph on 30mph streets in the middle of the afternoon, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Stewart was spotted by a sharp-eyed off-duty police officer but dodged his uniformed colleagues all the way from Plympton to St...

Locked up in November: 9 criminals Plymouth is better off without

November 27, 2016, 6:59 am

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A child rapist, a YouTube pest and a pervert who started sex offending at the age of 12 are among those taken off the streets this month. Dozens of people have been jailed in Plymouth in November - and the city is better off without them. Here are just nine of those who are now behind bars after being caught out by the law. They include drug dealers, violent thugs and sick sex offenders. The armed pair who ran a drugs supply depot Francis McKechinie and Corin Bonaparte were jailed...

Fridge given the cold shoulder and dumped in Plymouth road

November 27, 2016, 2:14 pm

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Somebody to lazy to take a trip to the recycling centre or a loose strap on a van? Either way this fridge's days look to be over after it was left, door ajar, in the Thornbury area of Plymouth. PC Mark Freshwater ‏tweeted this picture in the hope somebody might claim it or know who dropped it off. The tweet reads: "Have you paid someone to dispose of this fridge? Let @plymouthcc know because it's now chilling in blunts lane... #Plymouth" Have you paid someone to dispose...

Second man charged with murder after body found in bin

November 28, 2016, 1:23 am

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A second man has been charged in connection to the death of 30-year-old James Woodhouse, whose body was discovered in a bin at a property in Okehampton Road, Exeter, on Monday the 21st of November.A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Thomas Killen, aged 32 from North Lawn Court, Exeter, has been charged with murder and is due to appear at Exeter Magistrates court today (28th of November). "As previously confirmed, Brett Williams Edwards, 37, from Okehampton Road, Exeter,...

Man has jaw broken in unprovoked attack in Plymouth club

November 28, 2016, 1:55 am

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A man has had his jaw broken after a nasty, unprovoked assault in a Plymouth nightclub. Police are appealing for witnesses to the attack in Walkabout, on Union Street, which left the victim hospitalised. READ: Locked up in November: 9 criminals Plymouth is better off without A police spokesman said: "In the early hours of Sunday, the victim, a 24-year-old local man, was on the dancefloor at the Walkabout nightclub."Between 00:45 -1am, he was struck from behind in an...

Seven face trial accused of being part of big heroin and cocaine...

November 28, 2016, 5:25 am

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Seven people have gone on trial accused of plotting to supply heroin and cocaine or laundering tens of thousands of pounds in drugs profits.Alleged gang members handled more than £200,000 from the proceeds of dealing, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Five men and two women faced a jury charged with ten drugs and money laundering counts as part of a trial expected to take at least four weeks.Anthony Okopie, aged 29, from Peckham in London; Momoh Bangura, aged 22, of Thornton Heath, Surrey; and...

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Man accused of firebombing home in Plymouth

November 28, 2016, 5:46 am

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A man has appeared in court accused of firebombing a home in Plymouth.Luke Geoghegan, aged 28, faced a judge charged with attempted arson with intent to endanger life.He allegedly was part of a gang which used a petrol bomb to try and start a fire at the home in Weston Park Road in Peverell.It is understood that the fire did not take hold.Geoghegan, of Taunton Avenue, Whitleigh, appeared over a videolink from Exeter Prison but no plea could be taken due to problems with the sound.Judge Ian...

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November 28, 2016, 8:05 am

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Police are appealing for witnesses after thousands of pounds were stolen during an armed robbery at a garage in Saltash. Detectives say a man armed with a knife entered Hatt Service Station and Post Office at about 9pm on Saturday, November 26, demanding money. The robber, who was wearing a motorcycle helmet with a balaclava underneath, assaulted a staff member and forced him to open the safe. He walked off from the garage 15 minutes later with the cash.It is believed he then got into a...

Teenager fractured skull of man he met for gay sex over social...

November 28, 2016, 8:38 am

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A teenager faces years in jail for fracturing the skull of a man he met for gay sex over social media.Keiran Treble, aged 19, attacked the man in his car and robbed him of his mobile phone, a court heard.Treble claimed he arranged to meet the stranger through social media out of curiosity – then admitted punching and kneeing him until he was left with a depressed fracture of the skull.The victim needed extensive surgery.Judge Ian Lawrie told him: "This was sustained violence of a...

Plymouth woman accused of threatening pair with screwdriver

November 28, 2016, 9:10 am

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A woman has denied threatening two people in the street with a screwdriver.Emma Reeves, aged 43, is to face trial charged with using an offensive weapon to menace two women.She pleaded not guilty to threatening the pair outside the Co-op store in Whitleigh Green on November 2.Judge Ian Lawrie set down a trial to last two days starting on February 15 next year.Reeves, of Ipswich Close, Whitleigh, was released on bail on condition she does not change address nor contact the two complainants.The...

Plymouth couple accused of benefit fraud to face trial

November 28, 2016, 9:18 am

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A couple accused of benefit fraud are to face trial in April.Andrew and Barbara Jones, both aged 45, have denied lying to obtain housing benefit and council tax relief.They allegedly repeatedly gave false information to Plymouth City Council to boost their claims, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Barbara Jones, of Compton Knoll Close, Efford, has previously denied seven counts of fraud by false representation between 2011 and 2015. She allegedly supplied incorrect information about the self-employed...

Plymouth man denies bank card and cash theft

November 28, 2016, 9:36 am

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A MAN accused of stealing a bank card and using it to take cash from its owner's account is to face a judge and jury.Darren Wayne Smith, aged 30, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to deny two counts of theft.He allegedly stole the man's Santander bank card and stole £170 from his account on June 7.Judge Ian Lawrie set down a trial to last a day and a half on February 20.But he warned the defendant that the case could be heard earlier if court time became available any time after the middle...

Pub daubed with homophobic graffiti

November 29, 2016, 3:18 am

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A pub owned by a gay couple has been targeted by homophobic graffiti. The word 'puff' was spray painted on The Globe Inn on Plymouth Road in Newton Abbot at around 3.59am on Tuesday. The pub is owned couple Dan Simpson and Lee Boxall. Dan said that the vandalism has been reported to police as a hate crime and that they are investigating. He said: "It seems that one individual has used a spray can on the CCTV camera, before then targeting the windows and doors, before...

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Man denies firebombing Plymouth home

November 29, 2016, 4:36 am

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A man accused of firebombing a home in Plymouth is to face a trial in March.Luke Geoghegan, aged 28, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to deny attempted arson with intent to endanger life with others unknown.He also pleaded not guilty to the less serious alternative of attempted arson reckless as to life was endangered.He allegedly was part of a gang which used a petrol bomb to try and start a fire at the home in Weston Park Road in Peverell between October 19 and October 22.It is understood that...

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November 29, 2016, 4:48 am

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Police are continuing to search for an armed robber who threatened a garage worker with a knife before fleeing with thousands of pounds. Yesterday detectives appealed for information after a man armed with a knife entered Hatt Service Station and Post Office at about 9pm on Saturday, November 26, demanding money. A spokesman from Devon and Cornwall Police today said no arrests had been made and enquiries are continuing. The robber, who was wearing a motorcycle helmet with a balaclava...

Motorcyclist caught doing 142mph on A38 as police vow to tackle...

November 29, 2016, 6:52 am

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Unmarked police cars will be patrolling Plymouth's roads this week in an effort to target the 'fatal 4'. It comes as officers caught a 'reckless' motorcyclist travelling at 142mph through the Deep Lane area of the A38 where roadworks and a 50mph speed limit are in force. Earlier this month police were primarily targeting mobile phone use while driving, now they are focusing on the fatal four offences: speed, seat-belts, driver distractions and driving while under the influence of drink or...

Drunk woman driver was caught 'unconscious' outside pre-school

November 29, 2016, 7:58 am

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A 30-year-old woman was almost four times the drink drive limit when she was caught "unconscious" outside a pre-school, a court has heard.Magistrates said the case against Kirsty Michelle Prynn was "so serious" that it merited a six week jail term, suspended for two years.Prynn, of Rosemellin, Camborne, was caught behind the wheel of a Subaru Impreza on August 2 in Illogan. Tests showed she had 296 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit if 80 milligrammes.Prynn, who...

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November 29, 2016, 9:08 am

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A volunteer worker stole almost £500 from a charity shop in what a judge branded a "distasteful" crime. Gemma McCaffrey, aged 34, took cash from St Luke's Hospice over ten days, Plymouth Crown Court heard. She pilfered sums adding up to £474 on five occasions from the Honicknowle shop where she worked. Judge Ian Lawrie said the offence was "rather distasteful" but told McCaffrey she was not going to jail. McCaffrey stole almost £9,000 from an elderly...