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Plymouth's top cop leaving city to take up senior role at force...
Plymouth's top cop is to leave the city at the end of this week and take up a senior role at Devon and Cornwall Police's headquarters in Exeter. Chief Supt Andy Boulting has been promoted by Chief...
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Plymouth police officer: 'What it's like to be spat on for doing...
Magistrates heard how a police officer said she would rather have been punched or kicked than spat in the eye by a man she was arresting.Jordan Williams, aged 20, appeared at court charged with...
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Pensioner jailed for stabbing friend in neck after row over which...
A pensioner has been jailed for six years and eight months for repeatedly stabbing a friend in the neck inside his car – after they argued about where they were going.Grey-haired Michael Wilkes, aged...
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Taxi driver caught 14 times by 'secret' speed camera loses...
A taxi driver has lost his licence and his career after being caught by one of Plymouth's 'secret' speed cameras – 14 times in two months.Steven Holman of Ernesettle Green appeared at Plymouth...
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Two men jailed for revenge kidnap of Plymouth heroin addict after...
Two men have been jailed for kidnapping a heroin addict in broad daylight in a revenge attack after a drug deal went wrong.Paul Goodwin, aged 25, and 26-year-old Gjafar Krasniqi trapped the man in a...
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Three arrested over chemical attack robbery on high street
Detectives have made three arrests in connection with a robbery and chemical attack which left a man partially blind.At around 2.30pm on January 30, two men approached a Costcutter manager on The...
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Spanish man accused of smuggling 15 kilos of cannabis into...
A Spanish man is to face trial later this month accused of smuggling 15 kilograms of cannabis into Plymouth.Carlos Maldonado-Lopez, aged 36, is expected to stand before a judge and jury at the end of...
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Council tax rise agreed as crime boss promises to 'transform' the...
Police chiefs will put their share of council tax up by 1.99 per cent from April – and the region's crime tsar has promised to better connect officers with the communities they serve. Setting out her...
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Couple who went on spending spree with stolen bank card caught...
A couple of drug users stole a bank card from a car and used it to buy cigarettes and whisky – before they were caught by The Herald.Lisa Fry, aged 38, and her partner brazenly returned to the vehicle...
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Nightmare neighbour branded a Plymouth trouble magnet could be...
A nuisance neighbour faces jail for burgling a home.Prolific criminal Steven Edsel Ford, aged 47, must serve a minimum of three years in jail – minus time for his guilty plea.The chronic heroin addict...
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Plymouth burglar jailed for raiding homes after taking Spice
A prolific burglar has been jailed for raiding four homes after he took the former legal high Spice.Jamie Davies, aged 24, sneaked into houses and flats after his drugs problem got out of control,...
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Swallowing goldfish in 'neknominate' prank video costs man his...
A man who was filmed swallowing a goldfish – and the woman who put the video on Facebook – have narrowly avoided a jail sentence, but face more than £1,000 in costs and a five-year ban on owning any...
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All these people been in trouble with the law in Plymouth...
ASSAULT:RICHARD ANSTEY, aged 43, of Reddington Road, Plymouth: two counts of assault by beating – 12-week prison sentence suspended for 24 months, with Building Better Relationships course and...
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Police want to find this man after an incident in a Betfred
Police are hoping readers can name this man.They want to speak to him following an incident in the Betfred bookmakers in Eggbuckland Road at around 1.30pm on November 18 last year. The man was believed...
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This is the man who fought off a knifepoint robber with a bottle...
This is the shopkeeper who tried to scare off a robber wielding a knife - with a bottle of Pimm's.The masked raider struck at Central Convenience Store, in West Hoe, at shortly before 10am on Sunday.He...
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Plymouth's most wanted: Have you seen these people?
Police are hoping eagle-eyed Plymothians will be able to report sightings of these people all wanted by the local constabulary, for various alleged or convicted offences. If you spot any of these...
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CCTV shows robbery suspect confronted by Pimm's-wielding...
This is the man suspected of holding up a corner shop at knifepoint - as he was challenged by a brave shop worker who tried to fend him off with a bottle of Pimm's.Police released the CCTV images of...
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Paedophile avoids jail despite viewing 'disgusting' child sex...
A paedophile who downloaded disgusting images of children, including one showing a baby being sexually abused, has avoided going straight to jail.Roger Holbrook, aged 58, made vile online boasts to a...
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Man who torched own flat is jailed
A suicidal man has been jailed for setting fire to his own flat, forcing his neighbours to evacuate and causing damage running into thousands of pounds.Troubled Dean Cutts, aged 21, started a blaze on...
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This banned driver faces jail after he was dramatically stopped...
A banned motorist dramatically stopped by police on a busy city street faces jail after he admitted careless driving.Uninsured Connor Symons, aged 25, was photographed after his BMW was rammed by a...
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