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Judge jails phone after owner lets it go off in court

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A judge jailed a phone for several hours after it went off in court.Exasperated Judge Ian Lawrie took the rare step midway through proceedings at Plymouth Crown Court. In between a series of cases for breach of court orders, a mobile phone loudly rang out from the public gallery. The supposed owner, a surprised-looking woman, began to race from the court, the phone still ringing. However, Judge Lawrie asked the court usher to call the woman back to the court. Appearing shame-faced the woman came...

Judge jails phone after owner lets it go off in court


If you drink drive UNDER the limit you could still be prosecuted

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Police are warning drivers they still face prosecution this Christmas even if they are UNDER the drink or drug-driving limit. Devon and Cornwall Police said motorists involved in a collision or those driving suspiciously will be breathalysed in the annual crackdown. And even if they give a reading inside the legal limit they could still be charged with poor driving. Read next: Why you may be breaking the law when you defrost your car Inspector Richard McLellan said prosecutions could still be...

If you drink drive UNDER the limit you could still be prosecuted

Loner with 10,000 sick images of children walks free from...

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A loner who viewed more than 10,000 vile images of children has avoided going straight to jail. Troy Blayney, aged 47, told a judge he did not know why he viewed sick pictures of boys and girls as young as four being abused by adults. He also had cartoons and extreme pornography depicting people having sex with animals, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Judge Ian Lawrie said the images were "appalling". He told Blayney: "You committed these offences without a care for the harm...

Loner with 10,000 sick images of children walks free from...

Dopey dealer caught with cannabis hours after being released by...

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A dopey dealer was caught with cannabis three times in as many months – the last time hours after he was released from police interview.Jason Lavercombe, aged 23, was selling drugs on the streets four hours after he walked away from officers questioning him about his previous offence.He has been jailed at Plymouth Crown Court after a judge rejected a plea that he is treated and tested for his cannabis habit in the community.Judge Paul Darlow said: "You have a bad record and...

Dopey dealer caught with cannabis hours after being released by...

Drug addicts burgled Plymouth pub

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Two drug addicts are to be sentenced for burgling a Plymouth pub.Lee Glasson, aged 46, and 44-year-old Lee McLoughlin, sneaked into the Mount Pleasant in Millbay Road and stole alcohol, a laptop and £100 cash.The pair appeared in custody at Plymouth Crown Court to admit burglary between October 16 and October 19.The court heard that Glasson, from Derby, and Londoner McLoughlin, of no fixed address, both came to Plymouth for rehabilitation.Nick Lewin, representing the pair, said:...

Drug addicts burgled Plymouth pub

Do not approach this man but do call 999 if you see him

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Police are hunting Jordan Row in connection with three robberies which took place in Plymouth. The 35-year-old is being sought by detectives following three robberies which all took place on November 1 in the Mutley and North Road East areas of the city. The first was on Ermington Terrace at around 6.45pm when a man was approached and money was demanded. The man ran away from the suspect. The next incident was at the junction of Glen Park Avenue and Welbeck Avenue at around 7.15pm. The suspect...

Do not approach this man but do call 999 if you see him

Cases which have been heard by Plymouth magistrates

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Here is a round-up of who is faced the justice system in Plymouth this week, from those in court for assault to motoring offences to cases involving drugs in the city.ASSAULT:MARCUS JORY, aged 19, of Hickory Drive, Plymouth: two counts of assaulting a man by beating – 12-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months, with 100 hours of unpaid work, ordered to pay £200 compensation, £115 victim surcharge and £85 costs.NUNO MELO, aged 34, of Modbury Close, Plymouth:...

Cases which have been heard by Plymouth magistrates

Yobs attack man in 'explosion of violence' - at Plymouth bakery

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Two yobs attacked a man in front of a terrified nine-year-old boy in a bakery in an "explosion of violence", a court heard.Scott Brelsford, aged 25, and 24-year-old Jai Turner punched their victim and pushed him into the glass counter so hard that it shattered.Brave staff stepped in between the fighters and ushered the boy into the back as trouble flared at about 1.30pm, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Brelsford, who has fought in amateur mixed martial arts bouts, said there was "bad...

Yobs attack man in 'explosion of violence' - at Plymouth bakery


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Police want to trace these women after man's ear was bitten off...

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Police want help in tracing these two women after a young man had part of his ear bitten off in a brawl near a city pub.Investigators say the incident took place at 9.40pm on Saturday November 12 and saw a man and his friend set upon by a group of people, believed to be made up of three men and two women. The victim was left lying in the road covered in blood near the Newmarket Tavern in Market Way. Staff from the bar assisted the man and helped treat his wound The matter is being treated as a...

Police want to trace these women after man's ear was bitten off...

Revealed: Dartmoor Prison's most notorious inmates

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For two centuries, Dartmoor Prison has stood in the midst of bleak, misty moorland, where forbidding weather and isolation add to the feeling of punishment.Built at Princetown to house French prisoners of war, the foundation stone was laid in 1806. The French were then joined by American PoWs, but so many consequently died the jail was closed in 1816, the year after the Battle of Waterloo.The jail and its farm reopened in 1850 at about the time prisoners stopped being transported abroad as a...

Revealed: Dartmoor Prison's most notorious inmates

Boy, 7, locked inside burning holiday park building - as dad...

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A swimmer was forced to use his bare feet to kick his way out of a locked fire escape following a blaze at a Devon holiday park, a court heard.The man and his seven-year-old son narrowly escaped death because of a series of health and safety breaches.The director of the holiday park at Woolacoombe in North Devon has been handed a suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £55,000 in fines and costs.Exeter Crown Court heard that a massive blaze broke out in the club house at Europa Park...

Boy, 7,  locked inside burning holiday park building - as dad...

Jail for Plymouth one-legged beggar with history of urinating in...

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A notorious one-legged beggar has been locked up after breaching a court order for the third time in less than a monthAnthony Fox, aged 54, was caught breaking a ban on asking for money in the street.Fox, who has a history of urinating and begging in public, breached a suspended prison sentence only six days after it was imposed.Plymouth magistrates locked him up for a total of 16 weeks.Well-known on the streets of the city centre, Fox has been to prison many times for some of his 120...

Jail for Plymouth one-legged beggar with history of urinating in...

Arsonists torch furniture in Plymouth front garden

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Police are investigating after arsonists set alight some furniture in the front garden of a Plymouth home.Firefighters were called to Bampfylde Way in Southway at 11.30pm.A crew from Crownhill used a single hose reel to extinguish the flames but there was slight damage to the houses windows and door.Firefighters left the scene for police to investigate.READ NEXT:Car on its roof after hitting lamppost and hedge in late-night...Fire and rescue crews save cow stuck in water tank on DartmoorJail for...

Arsonists torch furniture in Plymouth front garden

Police launch campaign to tackle domestic abuse in run-up to...

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Police have launched a campaign in the run-up to Christmas to help raise awareness of domestic abuse – which can happen to anyone.A PCSO has bravely spoken out about how he was left questioning his own sanity after a same-sex relationship turned violent.Devon and Cornwall police said the campaign will highlight the fact that domestic abuse can happen among groups such as the elderly, the disabled and same sex couples.The force said abuse is not just physical but can take many forms, such...

Police launch campaign to tackle domestic abuse in run-up to...


These are the 12 most anti-social streets in Plymouth

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Young hooligans running riot, boozy yobbos being a pain, inconsiderate neighbours blasting out Lily Allen – antisocial behaviour comes in all forms. According to the website police.co.uk, parts of the city centre suffered the most antisocial behaviour during September. The latest figures list each and every crime report for a host of offences across the city, from burglary and shoplifting to possession of weapons and sexual offences. READ: Huge factory beside A38 in Plymouth is now a...

These are the 12 most anti-social streets in Plymouth

Man in court in Plymouth after 'hammer attack' at restaurant

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A man was due to appear in court in Plymouth today after armed police were sent to reports of a hammer attack in a restaurant.A 50-year-old suffered serious head injuries on Friday during the outbreak of violence at a bistro.Police were called shortly before 4pm to reports a man had been assaulted at the at the No 9 Bar and Bistro in Northumberland Place, Teignmouth.The injured man was taken by ambulance to Torbay Hospital.READ NEXT: The day justice caught up with killer in brutal Plymouth...

Man in court in Plymouth after 'hammer attack' at restaurant

Gang smuggled drugs into Plymouth on National Express coaches,...

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Dealers with drugs inside their bodies came down on the coach to Plymouth to make a gang leader more than £200,000 – which he splashed out on cars and designer trainers, a court was told.Men coming from London on the National Express to sell cocaine and heroin were linked to the ringleader by phone and bank records, a jury heard.Anthony Okopie, aged 29, who was claiming Job Seekers Allowance, had more than £227,000 paid into his bank account over three years, Plymouth Crown...

Gang smuggled drugs into Plymouth on National Express coaches,...

Plymouth man faces jury accused of sex abuse of two children

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A man has gone on trial accused of sexually abusing two children. Lee Mitchell, aged 31, faced a jury at Plymouth Crown Court today after pleading not guilty to nine counts relating to a boy and a girl. Mitchell denied one charge of indecent assault and two counts of indecency with the boy in 2001. He further pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecent assault and four counts of indecency with the girl between 2000 and 2004. A jury was sworn in and Judge Ian Lawrie made some...

Plymouth man faces jury accused of sex abuse of two children

Plymouth man caught with large amount of heroin

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A man caught with a large amount of heroin had bought it in bulk for his personal use, a court heard.James Gowing, aged 40, was stopped by police with 28 grams of the drug at 57 per cent purity.The heroin had a street value of £2,770 and officers found £4,419 back at his flat, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Gowing, of Flora Court, Stonehouse, pleaded guilty to possession of heroin.He denied possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply – a plea which was accepted by the Crown...

Plymouth man caught with large amount of heroin

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