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How the police and council are winning the war on drugs in...
WATCH ABOVE: Police and council workers shut down a suspected drugs den in Devonport Guns and drugs were found at the latest drug den uncovered in Plymouth - the latest in a string of grim houses and...
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'I was always poor, always hungry and always cold' but housing...
A former drug addict has revealed how housing benefit helped him clean up and escape life on the streets.Jordan, who did not want to give his surname, spoke to The Herald after the Government announced...
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Shop staff forced to hide expensive meat because of brazen...
A city store has had to hide away its high-price meat after falling victim to shoplifters.An angry sign was pinned to the fridge section of the Co-operative store on the corner of Hoegate Street and...
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Police officer charged over indecent images of children is named
A Devon and Cornwall officer has been suspended ahead of appearing at court charged with possessing indecent images and illegally possessing ammunition.The force has revealed that 34-year-old Jonathan...
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'Three for £10' drug dealer caught at Chagstock after texts...
A drug dealer who was selling ecstasy and cannabis at a Dartmoor music festival was caught after he dropped his phone and security staff found text messages.Organisers were trying to find the owner of...
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Alleged rapist 'not sure' if he had sex with 15-year-old girl
A man accused of raping a sick 15-year-old girl after she took drugs has told a jury he was not "100 per cent sure" whether they had sex.Michael Bragg, aged 20, told a court that the girl used...
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Warning after children approached by man in BMW at Plymouth...
Parents have been warned to be extra vigilant after school children were approached by a man in a black 4x4 outside a Plymouth primary school. Police in Plymouth received a report from a concerned...
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Why are so many cats being poisoned on this Plympton street?
A kitten is the latest victim in a series of pet poisonings which have apparently taken place in the same Plympton street during the last year.In the latest incident the cat's owners found him vomiting...
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Filthy flat used as sex and drugs den is shut down
Magistrates have agreed to shut down a private flat described in court as a "shooting gallery" for drug addicts.The three-month closure order was granted by Plymouth Magistrates after neighbourhood...
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Driver of souped-up car on trial pleads his innocence to jury
An alleged danger driver has told a jury he did not know why he lost control of his souped-up car before an accident which left another man with a broken neck.Matthew Smith, aged 22, denied "putting...
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Man grew big cannabis crop to 'tackle his stress and nausea'
A man who smoked cannabis to tackle nausea and stress was caught with a large crop of the drug in his loft.Anthony Valliere, aged 31, had 29 plants and a sophisticated growing operation at his home,...
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Breakthrough in Tanis mum's fight for justice following...
The mother of Tanis Bhandari has claimed a breakthrough in her quest for justice following a summit with the Justice Minister.Andrea Sharpe took her fight to the House of Commons on Monday after...
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Breakthrough in Tanis mum's fight for justice following...
The mother of Tanis Bhandari has claimed a breakthrough in her quest for justice following a summit with the Justice Minister.Andrea Sharpe took her fight to the House of Commons on Monday after...
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Police 'extremely concerned' for the welfare of missing man
Police are 'extremely concerned' for the welfare of a missing 46-year-old man. John Hurst was last seen in Cubert near Newquay on Tuesday, March 7, at approximately 1pm and is thought to be still in...
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Pervert jailed for six years for luring young girls into sex over...
A pervert has been jailed for more than six years for luring underage girls into sex over Facebook.Joshua Parker, aged 19, used false names and also lied about his age to bombard teenagers with...
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Warning over 'pre-loaded' Kodi boxes as man is fined £250,0...
A stern warning has been issued after a man received a huge fine for selling "pre-loaded" Kodi TV boxes to pubs and clubs. A court was told how the man sold the "pre-loaded" boxes for £1,000 each so...
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Jailed gangland leader who escaped on Christmas Day has been...
A jailed gangland leader who went on the run on Christmas Day from an open prison has been recaptured by police.A national manhunt was launched after Blake Donnellan failed to return to HMP Sudbury...
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Driver who caused this horrendous crash and left man with broken...
A man who crashed his souped-up car and left another man with a broken neck has been found guilty of driving without due care and fined £500.Matthew Smith, aged 22, was found guilty by a jury after a...
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'Suicidal man with knife' talked down from Tamar bridge
Police negotiators detained an "aggressive suicidal man" on the Tamar bridge in the early hours of this morning. Armed response teams were called to the area just before 1am. Sgt Harry Tangye said the...
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A38 shut near Plymouth as police detain 'suicidal man'
A suicidal man was detained by police on a bridge over the A38 last night. Emergency crews were called to a stretch of the road between Exeter and Plymouth at about 1.20am. The road was closed at the...
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