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Posh village 'machete-waving' claims heading for trial in...
A man is to face trial accused of brandishing a knife and a machete at a family Christmas party in a quiet village.Nicholas Etherington, aged 51, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court charged with...
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Woman's face slashed in weapon attack outside Debenhams
Police would like help in identifying this woman. It is hoped she can assist with an ongoing investigation following an incident at around 3.30am on October 29 last year at The Strand in Torquay. The...
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'Tanis would still be alive today if system had not failed him'
Tanis Bhandari would still be alive today had there not been shocking failings in the way his killer was monitored, according to one Plymouth councillor.Philippa Davey launched an impassioned speech on...
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Plymouth teenager jailed for caving in skull of man he met for...
A teenager has been jailed for caving in the skull of a stranger he met over a dating website for gay sex in a car.Keiran Treble, aged 19, repeatedly punched and kneed the man in the head in a car park...
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Cheating Plymouth husband threatened to kill his mistress
A cheating husband tormented and threatened to kill his mistress, a court heard.Drunken Damien Ashworth, aged 39, spent hours abusing the woman he was seeing behind his wife's back.He plagued her with...
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Drugs thrown over prison wall 'daily' as staff struggle with...
Contraband including drugs is thrown over the walls on almost a daily basis at a prison struggling to tackle violence and self-harm amid staff shortages, a report has revealed.Inspectors found the...
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Armed police called to knife-point robbery
Two people have been arrested after armed police were called to a 'knife-point robbery' in South East Cornwall. The raid took place yesterday at Callington Post Office and a knife was allegedly...
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Man chased out of post office after 'attempted armed robbery'
Two middle-aged men are in custody at Charles Cross Police station after a bungled attempted armed robbery in South East Cornwall. The raid took place yesterday at Callington Post Office on Launceston...
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Pensioner accused of sexually abusing girl 'bought her silence'
A pensioner sexually abused a schoolgirl and offered her money and gifts as a reward or to buy her silence, a court heard.Thomas Berry, aged 77, told the complainant after one incident that it was...
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Prison officer accused of smuggling dodgy tobacco into Dartmoor...
A Dartmoor prison officer is to stand trial accused of smuggling three packs of counterfeit tobacco for into the jail for inmates.Daryl Keenan, of Paignton, appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court today...
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£10,000 worth of scaffolding nicked from city building...
Thieves have made off with around £10,000 worth of scaffolding equipment from several sites across the city over the past few weeks, say police.Investigators say that between December 12 last year and...
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Man caught dealing pills at urinals is jailed for four years
A man convicted of dealing ecstasy in university toilets has been jailed for four years.Richard McKean, aged 29, was caught with MDMA after he approached a stranger at the urinals in the Student Union,...
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Man in the clear over theft of crash victim Ruby-Tuesday's phone
The case against the man arrested on suspicion of stealing Ruby-Tuesday's phone as she lay with broken legs has been dropped as police say they have no witnesses and little evidence to charge him. The...
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Trio face jail for kidnapping heroin addict
Three men face jail after they were found guilty of kidnapping a heroin addict in broad daylight close to the city centre.Jack Brawn, aged 20, Paul Goodwin, aged 25, and 26-year-old Gjafar Krasniqi...
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Angry motorist confronts police camera van parked on yellow lines...
Watch the motorist confront the traffic office inside the van (above) An angry motorist who confronted a police van parked on yellow lines claims his friend was forced to swerve into oncoming traffic...
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Thug jailed for horrifying stabbing which covered pavement in...
A thug has been jailed for four and a half years for stabbing a man through the arm with a huge knife – leaving his victim fearing he was going to die.Glyn Collier, aged 44, attacked the man with a...
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Dog walker finds second stolen car in audacious Vospers raid
A second car stolen from a city showroom during a brazen burglary has been found abandoned in a dead end track.Police are continuing to investigate the burglary at Vospers dealership at Marsh Mills...
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Fears for missing 51-year-old Plymouth man as police search...
Police are searching for a missing man from Plymouth.James Thompson, aged 51, was last seen at the Travelodge in Howeson Lane, Derriford, at around 12.30pm on Wednesday.Officers say he is believed to...
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Man ordered to pay back £70,000 he swindled to impress wife...
A cheating pensioner has been ordered to pay back more than £70,000 he swindled over more than 20 years.Michael Harper, aged 68, was jailed for defrauding the benefits system – partly to impress a wife...
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'Pensioner offered schoolgirl £50 to touch his penis',...
A pensioner offered a schoolgirl £50 if she would touch his penis, a jury has been told.The teenager's boyfriend said she told him of the incident minutes later.The boyfriend told a court that the...
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