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Nursery paedophile Vanessa George is eligible for parole from today if she can convince a parole board she is no longer a danger to the public. George, now aged 45, worked at Little Teds nursery in Efford until her arrest on June 9, 2009 on suspicion of sexually assaulting a number of pre-school children in her care as well as taking indecent photographs of them and sending them to her online lover, Colin Blanchard in Greater Manchester. On the face of it, George was a lively, bubbly and...

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December 14, 2016, 11:00 pm

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This video shows the drama first hand as a police car races through heavy traffic - and a red light - in Plymouth.The Herald was on board with city roads police as part of a force-wide crackdown on dodgy drivers.We were able to film from the police car itself as officers rushed to an incident from the A38.The footage shows what happens as the highly-trained cops speed through a red light and heavy traffic on the Manadon Roundabout to reach Tavistock Road. As The Herald reported yesterday,...

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December 14, 2016, 11:42 pm

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An Elvis impersonator from South East Cornwall recorded three women doing private acts and stored the footage in his 'Elvis Room', a court has heard.Derrel Weaver told the court he would freeze-frame the images and tell them all of his troubles - and imagine they were his lovers.Weaver, 62, and from Looe, went on trial at Truro Crown Court on Monday accused of sexually abusing two young girls, who cannot be named for legal reasons.Weaver is accused of 19 counts of indecent assault, three of...

Deer killers feared to be on the loose after four found dead

December 15, 2016, 1:15 am

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A number of deer have been found dead in Plymouth woods over the past month and it is thought the animals were killed deliberately- possibly by people with guns. The police are now appealing for help from the public to find out how they came to their grim deaths. Members of the public are being asked to report any suspicious behaviour in the Crownhill and Estover areas after four deer were found by the council's farm apprentices in Bircham Valley woods. Chris Avent, natural infrastructure...

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December 15, 2016, 1:52 am

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Armed police were forced to close a busy Plymouth road during rush hour after reports of a man wielding a machete and threatening members of the public. Shocked onlookers called 999 at 9.13am after reportedly seeing the man in Alma Road. Armed officers went to the scene, opposite the Citybus depot, and the major road was temporarily closed. A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said a 35-year-old man was detained at 9.23am. He is now in custody. The spokesman said: "A...

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December 15, 2016, 7:26 am

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A brave neighbour has spoken of the moment he raced into a burning flat - to save a cute six-week old kitten.Heroic Pernod Greenford, 51, even tackled the fire himself – managing to put out the blaze before emergency services arrived.Lucky little Oreo the kitten was then plucked to safety by firefighters - who suspect arson."It was just instinct," he said. "There were lives in there at risk and it's either a case of do something or let them die," he said. Today...

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December 15, 2016, 8:12 am

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The Devon skipper and owner of a trawler has been fined a record £30,000 for illegally fishing in a conservation area. Dominic Welsh, master of the Exmouth-based J Sea, put at risk the internationally-important sea bed in Lyme Bay and the Torbay area, Plymouth magistrates heard. He was fishing for scallops using 16 dredges rather than the permitted 12 dredges. Welsh, from Exmouth, pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching regulations for the dredging of scallops in a conservation...

Gran devastated after heartless burglar plunders jewellery

December 15, 2016, 8:46 am

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A heartless burglar has been jailed for ransacking a grandmother's home and plundering irreplaceable jewellery.Career thief Nigel Gale, aged 42, took dozens of items worth about £5,000, a court heard.Police have only recovered a small part of his haul – and believe the rest has been sold for the base metal for a few hundred pounds.Plymouth Crown Court heard the woman was "devastated" by the burglary.Gale has five domestic burglaries and was released from his last prison...

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Drugged-up burglar chased empty-handed from Plymouth home

December 15, 2016, 9:30 am

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A drugged-up burglar who smashed into a house was forced to flee empty-handed when a couple returned, a court heard. Career criminal Lee Fox, aged 32, ran away with just a door key as the man gave chase. Fox got away but was trapped because he left blood containing his DNA and a fingerprint in the home. He also admitted burgling Plymouth High School for Girls, when he took a computer. Judge Paul Darlow said Fox had chalked up his third domestic burglary and qualified for an automatic...

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December 15, 2016, 9:47 am

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A MAN accused of raping a woman has told a jury they had consensual sex – first in a park and later in her bedroom.Father-of-four Daniel Hawkins, aged 30, said he stopped with the complainant in the park on the way back from a night out drinking in the city centre.Hawkins told Plymouth Crown Court they went home together where she led him to her bed.He told the jury that he regretted what he had done straight away but said the sex was consensual.Hawkins, of Clowance Lane, Devonport, is on...

Plymouth drug addict who took out blade to protect trainers is...

December 16, 2016, 6:20 am

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A drug addict who took a knife from a bag so that he did not damage his new trainers has been jailed after a slew of new offences.David Dugdale, aged 34, was handed a suspended prison sentence for toying with the blade in front of council staff.But he went on to take a woman's handbag and use her card for fraud, steal from shops and run away from a taxi without paying his fare, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Jailing him for a total of two years and two months for old and new offences, Judge Ian...

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December 16, 2016, 6:37 am

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ASSAULT:IBRAHIM AHMAD, aged 35, of King Street, Plymouth: assaulting a man by beating – jailed for 16 weeks.MARTYN BLAND, aged 61,of Cecil Street, Plymouth: assaulting a woman by beating – ordered to pay £100 compensation, £610 costs and £115 victim surcharge.AMANDA BYRNE, aged 47, of Wall Street, Plymouth: assaulting a woman by beating and causing criminal damage to speakers – fined £160, ordered to pay £40 costs, £50 compensation and...

Plymouth rape jury to go out on Monday

December 16, 2016, 7:19 am

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The jury in the trial of a man accused of raping a woman in her bed is expected to go out to consider its verdict on Monday.The panel in the case of 30-year-old Daniel Hawkins today heard prosecution and closing speeches at Plymouth Crown Court.Recorder Simon Levene is expected to sum up the case and send the jury out next week.The complainant has told the court she woke up to find Hawkins in her bed after a night out in the city centre.She said she told him to stop but he forced himself upon...

Plymouth landlord put lives of tenants at risk of deadly gas...

December 16, 2016, 7:44 am

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A landlord put the lives of a young family at risk by carrying out gas work at their home – resulting in a leak which could have caused a deadly explosion.Paul Perry, aged 65, carried out repairs to a pipe leading to the cooker even though he had no training and did not have a safety certificate, a court heard.Perry had not brought in an engineer to carry out a safety check for seven years despite an annual obligation.A qualified engineer eventually detected a gas leak last September and...

Plymouth mum lied to police by saying she crashed car into wall

December 16, 2016, 8:09 am

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A single mum perverted the course of justice by claiming she was the driver of a car which crashed into a wall.Charlie Brazil, aged 20, lied to police by saying she was behind the wheel of a Ford Focus after the real driver ran away.But why she came forward remains a mystery and police still don't know the identity of the driver, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Deferring her sentence for six months, Judge Paul Darlow said: "To this day, you are evasive as to who the driver was."Brazil, of...

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Police keen to hear from witnesses after A38 crash in Plymouth

December 16, 2016, 8:52 am

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Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision on the A38 earlier this month.Investigators say they are making inquiries regarding a road traffic collision on the A38 Manadon and Leigham on the eastbound carriageway at 9.50am on Sunday December 11. Collision investigators say a green-coloured van was seen to drive from lane two into lane one, colliding with the side of a Vauxhall Corsa which in turned caused the Corsa to crash. Police say the van then continued driving towards Marsh Mills. ...

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December 16, 2016, 9:02 am

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An illegal tattoo studio has been shut down after out of date needles and unsterile equipment were found at a residential property. P olice and Trading Standards officers seized a large amount of tattoo equipment including 19 boxes of out of date needles and unsterile equipment from a residential address in Plymouth this week. The raid happened after information was received about an unregistered studio from members of the public. Illegal tattooists, often known as scratchers, can...

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December 16, 2016, 9:59 am

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A man arrested at a Whitleigh house where police found a large quantity of herbal cannabis, a knuckle duster, a pepper spray and a hand-held stun gun has been summonsed to court – more than a year after his arrest.The man, who has yet to be named by police, was 23-years-old when he was arrested on October 21, 2016, after police executed a Misuse of Drugs Act warrant at an address in Brentford Avenue. The man, now 25, has remained on bail since his arrest but police admitted he was notified...

Police hope Christmas revellers will show goodwill to *all*...

December 16, 2016, 10:38 am

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Revellers who offer up less-than Christmas cheer to taxi drivers, restaurant and takeaway workers this festive season may face some unappealing presents – like a fine or jail.Plymouth police have launched a Christmas hate crime campaign, reminding that it's not just the season to be jolly but to offer peace and goodwill 'to all men (and women)'.Acting Supt Cath Farrin said the campaign aims to target those who, imbibed with an over-abundance of Christmas spirit – or spirits –...

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December 16, 2016, 10:00 pm

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This is the terrifying moment a brave shop worker saw off a masked raider waving a gun – by telling him not to be "silly". Dawn Harris held her nerve when the dark-clad robber demanded cash and he left empty-handed, a court heard. Alex Steffens, aged 23, brandished a BB gun in the corner store but Dawn said she thought it was a real weapon. Working alone at night, she told him that she had cashed up for and there was no money in the till. Dawn, aged 43, said after the...