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Former Plymouth soldier scarred neighbour for life in knife...
A former soldier has been jailed for stabbing a neighbour in the neck and face during a fight.Prolific offender Brian Philips, aged 56, used the man's own knife against him, Plymouth Crown Court...
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Rape and child abuse 'not being recorded by police'
Rape, child sex abuse and human trafficking are among thousands of crimes not being recorded by Devon and Cornwall Police every year, inspectors have warned.In a bruising report, HM Inspectorate of...
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Honest man finds large wad of cash, hands it in to police
Police are hoping the owner of a sum of cash accidentally dropped at a city car park will come forward to reclaim it.A honest member of the public brought what was police have described as a...
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Police tell parents their behaviour is worse than their...
A police officer has told parents they are behaving worse than their children during the school run - and that they could be they could face a ban from the area. Neighbourhood beat manager Pc Mark...
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RSPCA keeps the right to prosecute alleged cases of animal abuse
The RSPCA has been under intense scrutiny in recent months. Philip Bowern reports on an important decision over its prosecution of alleged cases of animal abuse. Calls for the RSPCA to be stripped of...
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Swan found 'decapitated' under bridge
Police are investigating after a swan was found 'decapitated' at Exeter Quay on Wednesday morning. The animal was found under a blue bridge at the Quay, with witnesses describing it as 'headless'....
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Drug den Plymouth flat shut down for another three months
WATCH ABOVE: Cops move to shut down a suspected drugs den in DevonportA city flat which was considered to be a magnet for drug user and antisocial behaviour will remain shut for a further three months...
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Police under fire for 'failing' sex abuse victims
Fears that vulnerable sex abuse victims are being failed by Devon and Cornwall Police have been raised by campaigners and councillors.A report published today revealed that complaints of rape, child...
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Dartmoor prisoner who took a delivery by DRONE to his cell gets...
A prisoner has been given extra jail time for taking a delivery by a drone to his cell at Dartmoor Prison in the dead of night.Joshua Lodge, aged 27, has become the first inmate prosecuted for using...
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Police issue warning over violence and drinking at Plymouth...
Police are preparing for the big Devon derby this weekend between Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City with warnings for fans to behave.Extra officers are expected to be on hand for the match which...
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Notorious Plymouth 'spice' addict is wanted by police
A judge has ordered the arrest of an addict who burgled a home to steal the former "legal high" drug Spice.Daniel Coles, aged 21, and two other defendants burst into the bedroom of a sleeping man whom...
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Teenager stabbed in Plymouth street is refusing to help the...
Police are investigating a stabbing incident in the early hours of this morning which left a 19-year-old slumped in a city street.Molesworth Road near Stuart Road was shut by police after they were...
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Revealed: The rapists and burglars being left off with cautions
Thousands of crooks in Devon have been let off with cautions for crimes including rape, burglary and carrying guns.Data released to The Herald under Freedom of Information laws shows cautions were used...
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'I thought we were going to die' says mum after terrifying arson...
A mother feared she and her five-year-old son were going to die after someone deliberately set fire to the front door of her Plymouth flat.Katie Rowe was woken by her fire alarm as smoke filled her...
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This banned driver swerves jail after he was dramatically stopped...
A banned driver was dramatically stopped in his car by police as he threatened to speed on to a busy city street, a court heard. Uninsured Connor Symons, aged 25, crashed into a patrol vehicle which...
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Tearful Boomtown drug dealer who sold MDMA to undercover cop is...
WATCH ABOVE: The amazing trailer for this year's Boomtown Fair A woman has avoided jail for selling Ecstasy at the Boomtown Fair music festival – described as a "hotbed for drug dealing". Tegan...
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Drugs gang lieutenant who flooded Plymouth with cocaine must pay...
The lieutenant of a drugs gang has been ordered to pay back almost £200,000 he made from flooding Plymouth with cocaine.Andrew Lightfoot, jailed for nine years, made almost £300,000 from bringing the...
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Inmate attacked three prison officers so he could be transferred...
A desperate inmate attacked and seriously injured three prison officers in a bid to get himself moved to a more secure prison closer to his ailing grandfather, a court heard.Damon Bendall, aged 27,...
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Bad Grandad, 80, arrested on suspicion supplying heroin - kept in...
An 80-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of supplying heroin which was understood to have been found in his walking stick.Officers from Plymouth police's proactive team stopped a Vauxhall...
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Stalker who hid in woman's garden escapes jail
A Plymouth man who stalked a woman for five months – getting into her home and hiding in her garden – has escaped a jail term.Magistrates heard how Laurence James Raven, from Stonehouse, harassed the...
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