Plymouth flasher denies offence because of 'birthday sex'
A MAN who indecently exposing himself to two schoolgirls claimed he would not have shown his genitals because he had already enjoyed "birthday sex" that day. Anthony Dannon, aged 27, told a jury he was...
View ArticlePlymouth car trader fined for parking too many vehicles in road
A CAR salesman has been fined for parking too many vehicles for sale on the street. Wayne Moran, aged 57, appeared before city magistrates to admit having first three and then two cars parked in the...
View ArticlePolice issue warning about organised fight in Plymstock
PLYMSTOCK Police have sent out a warning about an organised fight on Friday. The team tweeted to warn anybody who is thinking about getting involved in the fight. They said: "We will be present and we...
View ArticleYouths ordered to stay away from organised fight in Plymouth this...
Plymouth police say they are aware of reports of an organised fight set to be held in the city this Friday and have warned people to stay away. Plymstock police say the brawl was set to be held in the...
View ArticleDrunk mum left child, 4, on bench with strangers at 10.45pm so...
A drunk mum left her four-year-old son on a bench with strangers at 10.45pm so she could go to the pub for a drink. When she hadn't returned after 20 minutes the pair flagged down police and the child...
View ArticleFly-tipping on Plymouth field sucks, say angry dog walkers
VACUUM cleaners, televisions and furniture have been dumped in a popular Plymouth dog walking spot. The field near allotments in Derriford was targeted by fly-tippers just last month. And now they...
View ArticlePlymouth man who tried to reopen city nightclub to face fraud...
A PLYMOUTH man to tried to re-launch a city nightclub is to face trial next month on charges of fraud and theft of a BMW car. Ashley Fletcher, aged 24, has previously pleaded not guilty to three...
View ArticlePolice hunting arsonists who damaged three cars in Plympton...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after three cars were damaged by arsonists in Plympton. Police and fire crews attended a car fire which occurred between 10.50pm and 11pm on Tuesday July 14 at a car...
View Article14-year-old boy rebailed following Devonport flat fire last month
A 14-YEAR-old boy has been rebailed after being arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life. The boy was arrested in June following a large flat fire in Clowance Street, Devonport and...
View ArticleCrack addict with screwdriver jailed for Plymouth van hijack bid
A CRACK cocaine addict threatened to stab a van driver with a screwdriver in a bid to hijack his van, a court heard. Serial thief Thomas O'Neill, aged 41, had earlier brandished the weapon at a car...
View ArticleCan you help woman undergoing cancer treatment get her mobile...
CAN you help police name this man? He was spotted in the Royal Bank of Scotland at St Andrews Cross sometime between 11.30am and 11.35am on June 4. Around the same time a 63-year-old woman who was in...
View ArticlePlymouth 'birthday sex' flasher gets seven years on the register
A MAN who denied exposing himself to two young girls, claiming he'd already enjoyed 'birthday sex' with his wife has been put on the Sex Offenders Register for his next seven birthdays. Anthony Dannon,...
View ArticleWoman who pocketed £40,000 in scam told to pay back just...
A woman who pocketed more than £40,000 in a £21 million get-rich-quick pyramid scheme has been ordered to pay back just £1 - and been given 28 days to do it. More than 10,000 victims, the vast majority...
View ArticleCare worker admits sexual assault on third pensioner in home
A SICK female care worker has admitted sexually assaulting a third resident at a south Devon care home. Twisted Christina Sethi aged 25 is facing years in prison for abusing two women and one man. She...
View ArticlePlymouth crimes fall as senior police rally against further cuts
CRIME across Devon and Cornwall has continued to fall with nearly 150 fewer crimes recorded in Plymouth in the last six months than during the same period last year. Police numbers have also fallen -...
View ArticleMan avoids jail for breaking victim's leg in Plymouth street...
A PROLIFIC offender has avoided going straight to jail for punching a man so hard that he fell to the ground and broke his leg. Chronic heroin addict Russell Saunders, aged 37, lashed out in an...
View ArticleCouncil shut down Plymouth 'news' website after complaints from...
COUNCIL chiefs have admitted they shut down a Plymouth "news" website after complaints from members of the public, police and council staff.The website OPOB News – which purported to be a web-based...
View ArticleUp before Plymouth magistrates
ASSAULT: MICHAEL PHILLIPS, aged 25, of Beaumont Road, Plymouth: assaulted a man causing actual bodily harm and possession of cannabis – jailed for 18 weeks, ordered to pay £150 criminal courts charge...
View ArticleMan broke clubber's nose with punch in dancefloor row
A MAN hit a stranger in the face on a dancefloor and broke his nose, a court heard. Victim Danny Beswick turned to apologise after bumping into someone in a club – only to have liquid hurled into his...
View ArticleSupermarket worker stole £20,000 from tills, Plymouth court...
A SUPERMARKET worker stole more than £20,000 from the tills at a Devon store. Sales assistant Michael Hall, aged 24, pocketed cash from customers and then voided the sales, Plymouth Crown Court heard....
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