Armed police called to 'men in car with guns' and find huge...
Armed police officers were called to reports of men with guns in Plymouth - only to discover the weapon was a water pistol. Armed Response Sergeant Harry Tangye said the call came in at around 1am...
View ArticlePolice drop investigation into fireball car which crashes into...
Arsonists who torched a car, sending it careering down a hill and crashing into someone's property may never be found. Police say they have closed the investigation into a terrifying blaze on...
View ArticleShop owner chased thief on foot for 15 minutes while on phone to...
A gift shop owner from Plymouth put his Royal Marines training to good use when he chased a shoplifter on foot from his store while alerting the police on his mobile phone. Chris Harris, a former...
View ArticleWorld record sailor in court to deny string of fraud charges
A world record-holding yachtsman from Plymouth who has sailed with some of of the sport's top names has appeared in court to deny a string of fraud charges. Peter Berry, who has also gone by the name...
View ArticlePervert found guilty of having sex with drugged-up and sick...
A man faces jail after he was convicted of having sex with a 15-year-old girl after plying her so many drugs that she was being sick.Michael Bragg, then aged 19, ignored the pleas of the teenager to...
View ArticlePosh hotel caught selling fake gin
A posh countryside hotel named one of the most romantic in the country has been caught selling fake gin and vodka.The Trelaske Hotel and Restaurant, near Looe, boasts two AA Rosettes and is one of the...
View ArticleHundreds to attend funeral for Plymouth cop and Falklands veteran...
Hundreds are expected to attend the funeral of a Falklands veteran and long-serving police officer who suddenly died less than two years after retiring.The remarkable life of Ian 'Soapy' Watson will be...
View ArticleThe sick social media 'suicide game' parents need to be aware of
Local PCSOs are warning people against a "sick" social media challenge after it has been blamed for more than 100 teenage suicides. PCSO Kirsty Down, based in Saltash, reacted with anger when she read...
View ArticleThree blue badge cheats are caught and fined in Plymouth
Three people from Plymouth who abused the use of disabled parking badges have been slapped with fines. The misusers of Blue Badges were brought before Plymouth Magistrates who found them guilty of...
View ArticlePlymouth danger driver caught moving car 20ft dodges jail
A danger driver who rammed into the door of a police car has swerved a jail sentence after he was later caught driving while disqualified.Connor Calam was banned from the road and given a suspended...
View ArticleMan is banned from EVERY church after vile YouTube campaign
A man jailed for harassing a Christian couple by posting videos on YouTube has been banned from churches.Robert Skynner, aged 55, has been handed a court order barring him from making vile allegations...
View ArticleLate night arson attacks in Plymouth see lorry and car totally...
Police are hunting arsonists who destroyed a lorry and a car parked on neighbouring streets within minutes of one another in the early hours.Thugs torched a Fiat flatbed lorry and a Honda CR-V in...
View ArticlePredatory Plymouth paedophile jailed for grooming 12-year-old...
A predatory paedophile has been jailed for more than six years for grooming a 12-year-old girl online so that she sent him explicit naked images of herself.Lee Savage, aged 35, arranged to meet the...
View ArticlePlymouth machete man arrested by armed police handed suspended...
A man who wielded a large machete in a busy Plymouth street has been handed a suspended prison sentence.Samuel Perry, aged 35, pleaded guilty to having a bladed article in public without reasonable...
View ArticleFacebook pervert should be castrated, says angry mum
A mum has called for a pervert to be chemically castrated after he tried to lure her 13-year-old daughter into sex through Facebook.Joshua Parker, aged 19, has been jailed for more than six years for...
View ArticlePlymouth's amazing urban farm is being to take root
Volunteers have helped plant Plymouth's biggest orchard as part of a huge community park which will provide a green space in the growing city.More than 200 fruit trees are set to provide free food for...
View ArticleCar crashes off road and just misses Plymouth bar
This is the scene after a car left a busy road and crashed close to a city bar.The Mazda was damaged and crashed into a pole near The Dairy in Notte Street in the Barbican just after 5pm today.Nobody...
View ArticleCrazed knifeman jailed for mugging random passers-by in Plymouth
A crazed knife-wielding robber has been jailed for four years for a terrifying spree of attacks on passers-by.Drugged-up Jordan Row, aged 36, kicked one man and threatened him with a kitchen knife, a...
View ArticleREVEALED: The hidden history of how the Dance Academy in Union...
Manoucehr Bahmanzadeh ran the Union Street Dance Academy venue from 1997 until its forced closure following a police raid in May 2006. During those years the Dance Academy became the largest and most...
View ArticleThese people have all been in trouble with Plymouth magistrates
ASSAULT:MATTHEW TAMPLIN, aged 25, Randwick Park Road, Plymouth: common assault of a man, one count of resisting a constable, one count of obstructing a constable – 12-month community order, with 100...
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