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'I was kidnapped in broad daylight near Plymouth station' woman...
A woman has told a jury how she was kidnapped by three men in broad daylight after a drug deal went wrong.Heroin addict Terryn Kowalski told a court she was grabbed by the trio looking for her...
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Stranger offered drugs to Plymouth student standing at loos,...
A man offered drugs to a student next to him in the toilets of Plymouth University's Student Union, a court heard.Richard McKean, aged 29, was caught with MDMA or Ecstasy after he spoke to the stranger...
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Plymouth man named after Elvis used stranger's head 'like a...
A man named after Elvis Presley used a stranger's head "like a trampoline" after a dispute over a game of pool, a court heard.But Elvis Aaron Presley Colley avoided singing "Jailhouse Rock" after his...
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Have you seen missing Danny Northey?
Police say they are concerned about the health of a missing 62-year-old man.Danny Northey was last seen in the Prince Rock area of Plymouth at around 11am on January 18. He has not been seen of or...
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Police appeal for witnesses after break-in at Plympton church
Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary at a Plympton church.Investigators say crooks gained entry on the night of Thursday January 19 via an insecure fire exit door. While nothing was...
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PCSOs in Plymouth - the history of the community officers who...
Blunkett's Bobbies. Plastic Police. Not-really-cops.From the start, there was a dislike and ridicule of the Police Community Support Officers.Created in 2002, they were soon nicknamed 'Blunkett's...
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5 times hero PCSOs have come to the rescue in Plymouth
As police chiefs consider axing Plymouth's PCSOs, The Herald remembers five times they came to the rescue. Created in 2002 they were soon nicknamed 'Blunkett's Bobbies' after the then Home Secretary....
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Five fox cubs found 'mauled by hunters with another animal'
An investigation has begun after five fox cubs were found 'mauled' in a woodland in Devon. Police believe the foxes may have been killed earlier this month in Ausewell Woods, near Ashburton, by hunters...
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Mystery of devastating Plymouth fire may never be solved
Watch the moment fire rips through the property above (warning: explains strong language) The cause of a devastating fire that destroyed a three-storey building and left a mother and son homeless may...
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Former Derriford Hospital boss pleads guilty to fraud in trial...
A former boss of Derriford Hospital burst into tears in the dock at Exeter Crown Court today as she admitted fraudulently paying her husband more than £11,000 from her budget. Paula Vasco-Knight, 53,...
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Plymouth drugs gang member arrested in Rome
Eight men who brought large amounts of cannabis into Plymouth are facing jail – after the last gang member was caught hiding in Rome.Shkelzen Hasani, aged 29, was caught in Italy at the end of August...
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Smile - you're on camera! Can you help police identify this man?
Police are keen to identify this man in connection with two incidents of theft from a city centre store which took place in one week.The man was spotted the store first on December 12 at 1.15pm and...
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Thug held woman prisoner and attacked love rival
A thug held his ex-girlfriend prisoner in his car and attacked her previous partner as part of a volatile love triangle, a court heard.Violent Christopher Comber, aged 51, ambushed his love rival on...
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Cop tells Plymouth jury how he ran down suspected kidnapper
A policeman told a jury how he ran down a suspected kidnapper who was stopped in a car on a busy city street.Det Sgt Gary Rogers was one of four officers who performed a "hard stop" on a Vauxhall Astra...
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Someone managed to fly a drone to a prisoner's cell on Dartmoor
A Dartmoor prisoner who admitted arranging for a drone to carry a mobile phone SIM card to his cell window in the dead of night will be sentenced next month.Plymouth Crown Court heard how 27-year-old...
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Dad whose son was tragically killed avoids jail for drug dealing
A drug dealer who turned to heroin and cocaine after his son was tragically killed has been spared jail.Graham Stainer, aged 55, was caught supplying Class A drugs – a crime almost always punished with...
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Road rage thug who did THIS to victim caught by dogged determinat...
A road rage thug who punched an 66-year-old Plymouth man in the face was caught after a eagle-eyed police officer spent two months studying piles of CCTV clips.Pc Andy Kay left no stone unturned in his...
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Police investigate suspected car arson near crematorium
Police are investigating a suspicious vehicle fire early this morning near the Weston Mill crematorium.Firefighters from Camels Head station received a number of calls shortly after 5am today to a...
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Man caught trying to sell drugs in students' union bar toilets
A man convicted of dealing Ecstasy in university toilets faces a four-year jail sentence – after a judge warned him that his drugs could have killed a student.Richard McKean, aged 29, was caught with...
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Buzzard shot with air rifle had to be put down
A buzzard found struggling and starved beside a road had to be put to sleep after vets found it had been shot with an air rifle pellet. It is the fourth found shot during January and whoever is...
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