Nazi graffiti spray-painted around Plymouth

January 3, 2017, 6:46 am

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Yobs have daubed Swastikas up and down a busy Plymouth road. The Nazi symbol has appeared on electricity substations in the Laira and Efford areas of the city. The vandals have sprayed the offensive symbols on the green metal boxes in thick black paint. READ NEXT: Gangland drug baron who flooded Plymouth with cocaine is on the run Other graffiti is also next to one of the Swastikas, appearing to read 'Jock'. One of the spots targeted was the corner of Efford Lane and Western Drive,...

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January 3, 2017, 7:02 am

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A gang convicted of carrying out a series of "abhorrent" attacks using dogs on deer, badgers and foxes, have escaped further punishment. Graphic and distressing video footage found on the mobile phone of the ringleader was shown at Plymouth Magistrates' Court as the eleven men were sentenced last month. District Judge Diane Baker described Graham Coombes, of Abbey Road, Bovey Tracey, as the "ringleader" of "organised animal hunting that involved the training of dogs who were [his]...

Arson attack sounded 'like a bomb going off'

January 3, 2017, 7:58 am

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A late night arson attack on a caravan left a VW van completely destroyed. Residents described two loud explosions like "a bomb had gone off" on Tuesday, January 3, in Old Road, Tiverton. Two fire crews were dispatched to the scene at 12:10am and extinguished the fires using two hose reel jets and two breathing apparatus sets. Police say they were called to reports of an arson to a vehicle in a car park in Old Road between midnight and 00.15am. The fire spread to the...

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January 3, 2017, 8:17 am

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Devon and Cornwall's under-investigation crime chief has been interviewed by police probing expenses allegations.The region's police and crime commissioner, Alison Hernandez, attended a meeting regarding the investigation into her previous role as election agent, before she was elected in May.Andrew White, chief executive of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, said in a statement: "On completion of West Mercia's investigation a report will be presented to the Independent Police...

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January 3, 2017, 9:07 am

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A man attacked his partner and left her with a broken collar bone while telling her how much he loved her, a court heard.Stephen Cook, aged 41, has gone on trial accused of assaulting the woman in her flat the morning after a row, a jury was told.Jason Beal, opening the case for the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "He grabbed her by her hair and pulled her by her hair."He punched her and knocked her to the ground, leaving her battered and bruised and with a broken collar...

Serial Plymouth tyre slasher handed suspended jail sentence

January 3, 2017, 9:25 am

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A serial tyre slasher who vandalised three cars for no clear reason has been handed a suspended prison sentence.Autistic Roger Duque, aged 30, has already spent almost 150 days behind bars as judges, probation officers and medical professionals worked out what to do with him.He has now been handed unpaid work and a curfew.Duque, who has a history of vandalising vehicles, was caught slashing tyres and scratching a Fiat 500 – on three occasions.He also damaged two other parked cars within...

Plymouth man accused of rape to face trial

January 3, 2017, 9:48 am

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A man accused of raping a girl is to face a judge and jury.Orin Harrison, aged 20, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court charged with raping a 15-year-old girl in April 2015.Harrison, of Kings Tamerton Road, pleaded not guilty.Judge Paul Darlow set a trial to last four days, starting on April 4.Harrison was released on bail until the hearing.READ NEXT:Gangland drug baron who flooded Plymouth with cocaine is on the...Plymouth man told partner he loved her while breaking her collar...Paranoid thug...

Man accused of wounding to face judge and jury

January 3, 2017, 9:54 am

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A 24-year-old has denied an assault which left a man seriously injured.Christian Andrews appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to plead not guilty to malicious wounding.He allegedly caused grievous bodily harm to Gianmarco Bryan without intent on August 8.Judge Paul Darlow set a trial of two to three days to start on March 21.Andrews, of Erlstoke Close, Eggbuckland, was released on unconditional bail.READ NEXT:Gangland drug baron who flooded Plymouth with cocaine is on the...Plymouth man told partner...

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Boots shop windows smashed in with brick in Plymouth city centre

January 4, 2017, 3:39 am

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Police are investigating an incident which saw four panels of a Boots store in Plymouth city centre 'significantly damaged'.The store manager of the shop on New George Street called the vandalism a "random attack" by a man with a brick.The damage was carried out at around 5.55am on New Year's Day.A police spokesperson said: "We are investigating a report of criminal damage at Boots in New George Street."Windows to the building were smashed by a brick [and] significant damage...

Burglars target three next door neighbours in Plympton

January 4, 2017, 3:41 am

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Burglars have targeted three houses all next door to each other in the same Plymouth street. Plympton police and Crownhill CID are investigating the three burglaries which took place on Saturday, December 31 into New Year's Day on Woodford Crescent. All three properties targeted are next door to each other, and two had property stolen from them, police say. PC Greg Rendle said: "There may well have been people out in the street celebrating the New Year."I am particularly...

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January 4, 2017, 5:06 am

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A man arrested in connection with a haul of around £9,000 worth of cannabis has been bailed by police until March.The drugs were seized after an incident in Apsley Road, Keyham on October 3, 2016 which initially saw two men arrested. One of the men, aged 19, fled the scene while still in police cuffs while another man, aged 21, was being arrested. The older man was later released with no further action taken against him. The 19-year-old is understood to have later got into a taxi while...

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January 4, 2017, 5:10 am

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A gangland drug dealer who went on the run on Christmas Day may use his underworld connections to flee abroad, the lead detective who jailed him believes.The Herald reported how Blake Donnellan, who was jailed for 15 years in 2011 for his part in a multi-million-pound operation to smuggle cocaine into Plymouth, was granted release on temporary licence for Christmas Day. The 31-year-old, failed to return to HMP Sudbury and is now considered to be unlawfully at large.Donnellan is white, 6ft tall...

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January 4, 2017, 5:24 am

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A neighbour who saw a woman just after she was allegedly attacked by her partner has told a jury he thought she had been "hit by a car".Matthew Hart said friend Kelly Harte was "battered, bruised and bleeding" when she knocked on his door minutes after the incident.Stephen Cook, aged 41, has gone on trial at Plymouth Crown Court accused of assaulting her in her flat the morning after a row.Miss Harte, aged 34, has told the jury she was repeatedly punched in the head and...

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January 4, 2017, 5:42 am

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A man has gone on trial accused of sexually abusing three girls over 15 years.Nicholas Wickett, aged 56, faced a jury at Plymouth Crown Court charged with eight counts of rape, attempted rape and indecent assault.The trial started on Tuesday but Wickett was taken to hospital before the case could be opened.He was expected to be discharged from Derriford Hospital today.Recorder Richard Stead sent the jury home until tomorrow.Wickett, of Alexandra Road, Mutley, pleaded not guilty to one count of...

How escaped drug baron laughs in the face of justice on Facebook

January 4, 2017, 6:24 am

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A drugs baron who is on the run has used his Facebook to brag about sports cars, drugs and bling - from his prison cell.Blake Donnellan, who was jailed for 15 years for his part in a multi-million-pound operation to smuggle cocaine into Plymouth, was granted release on temporary licence for Christmas Day– but he has failed to return.Despite being in jail since 2011, Donnellan appears to have posted number of offensive images on his Facebook page.His cover photo at the top of his page shows...

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January 4, 2017, 6:32 am

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A man who was found with around £8,000 of cannabis, a stun gun and pepper spray is to appear at Crown Court next week.Reece Molyneux, of Brentford Avenue, Whitleigh was initially arrested on October 21, 2015 after police carried out a search of his home after executing a Misuse of Drugs Act warrant. At his property they found a quantity of herbal cannabis, a knuckle duster, a pepper spray and a hand-held stun gun. The 25-year-old was not charged but after a lengthy investigation was...

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January 4, 2017, 7:38 am

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Hardworking volunteers have been left distraught after thieves stole an old but priceless laptop. The visitor centre at Ford Park Cemetery was broken into on New Year's Eve when the graveyard was locked up and in darkness. After breaking the locks on the windows, the thief or thieves made off with an old laptop containing a complete record – dating back to 1864 – of the graveyard, as well as a charity tin which had a grand total of £8 in it. John West, one of the...

Dramatic police chase through Plymouth closes busy road

January 4, 2017, 8:03 am

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A Plymouth salon owner got a little closer to the action than she would have liked when a police operation unfolded just metres from her car.Gemma Hayes, owner of GG's Salon, on Mutley Plain was sat in her car when she spotted three police cars driving the wrong way down Houndiscombe Road."At first I wondered why the police were coming down a one-way road. It really scared me," she said."There were three police cars. One of them banged into a car coming the other way and then all...

Man stabbed with huge knife outside Plymouth flats

January 4, 2017, 8:29 am

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A 44-year-old faces years in jail for stabbing a man in the arm with a huge knife – with the blade going in one side of the arm and out the other.Glyn Collier, aged 44, stabbed his victim with a fish-gutting knife with a blade of five to six inches, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Collier pleaded guilty to assaulting Yan Regulski causing grievous bodily harm with intent.He was due to face a trial next week, but changed his plea.Collier, from Hartlepool in Cleveland, had earlier admitted...

Man denies attempted murder in village near Plymouth

January 4, 2017, 9:09 am

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A man has appeared in court accused of trying to kill a resident in a village near Plymouth.Ben Frost, aged 28, faced a judge to deny the attempted murder of the man in Buckland Monachorum.But he has pleaded guilty to assaulting 34-year-old Shaun McClaughlin and burglary on June 18.Mr McClaughlin suffered serious head and facial injuries after an incident near the Drake Manor Inn in a street called The Village.Frost, who had lived in Buckland Monachorum, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court via...