All these people have been in trouble with Plymouth magistrates
ASSAULT:TOM RICHARD DAVIS, aged 23, of Radford Avenue, Plymouth: assaulted a woman by beating – jailed for four weeks and ordered to pay £115 victim surcharge.DEAN FENN, aged 33, of Duncombe Avenue,...
View ArticleWoman speaks of shock at becoming latest victim of Plymouth car...
A woman has spoken of her shock after discovering she had become a victim of arson in the middle of the night.The Kenley Gardens resident, who did not want to be named, says she woke in the middle of...
View ArticlePopular Plymouth cafe attacked and damaged by arsonists
A popular cafe has reportedly been set alight and damaged by arsonists.Eyewitnesses says the Cafe in the Park in Freedom Fields was on fire early on Sunday morning.The fire service was called to...
View ArticleTeens tell how they rushed to help man hit by a bus in busy...
Two teens rushed to the aid of a man who collided with a bus and comforted him while 'blood rushed from the back of his head.Shannel Howard, 18, and Caitlyn Powell, 16, were heading to the fair in...
View ArticleNew law to combat alarming rise in child grooming offences
A children's charity say that offences involving groomers who arrange to meet up with children has risen 144 percent in five years.The NSPCC say Devon and Cornwall Police recorded a 144 percent rise in...
View ArticleSerial sex offender back in jail for contacting girl in Plymouth
A convicted sex offender faces jail for contacting a girl once he was released from prison.John Clements, aged 49, has been thrown back behind bars for getting in touch with the child without...
View ArticleWanted over £1,400 supermarket cashpoint theft from woman...
Police need help tracking down this man after more than £1,000 was stolen from an elderly lady using her card at Morrisons on Outland Road over the weekend. The theft took place around 9am on Saturday,...
View ArticleMan 'pushed broken bottle into the face of partner', Plymouth...
A man smashed a bottle and thrust it into the face of his partner in a street attack, a jury was told.Wayne Barnes, aged 30, left the woman with a badly gashed cheek after an argument.Witnesses rushed...
View ArticleThug jailed for nine years - for shattering man's leg with...
A drunken thug has been jailed for more than nine years for crushing the leg of a man with a concrete block – and now he fears he will never walk properly again.Crazed Louis Shorthouse, aged 27,...
View ArticleViolence breaks out at McDonald's, customers barricaded inside
Police in a riot van have been called to a McDonald's store as violence erupted and customers and staff ended up barricading themselves inside tonight.The fight has broken out outside McDonalds on New...
View ArticleNo arrests over McDonald's fight in Plymouth last night
Police say no arrests were made following a fracas outside a McDonald's store on Monday night.Officers in a riot van were called to the New George Street restaurant at about 9.30pm, with reports of...
View ArticleMan brutally beaten in vicious attack outside North Hill bar
A man was brutally beaten and left unconscious in a violent assault outside a city bar.Police investigators say the assault took place at about 2.10am on Sunday February 19 opposite the Switch...
View ArticlePlymouth man denies sneaking into flat and sexually assaulting...
A man has denied sneaking into a woman's flat and sexually assaulting her in the middle of the night.Gareth Weeks, aged 24, admitted to a jury that he attacked her in her home after an argument.But he...
View ArticlePolice warn of huge spike in suicide calls at Tamar bridge
Police have revealed a "significant increase" in the number of times it is called to Tamar bridge to deal with vulnerable people. Last year, response officers were alerted to concerns for welfare at...
View ArticleMen who caused chaos outside Plymouth McDonald's caught fighting...
Two men who brawled outside the McDonald's in Plymouth city centre on Tuesday night were stopped again by police an hour later, for brawling in Bretonside. Police were initially called to New George...
View ArticleMan denies deliberately pushing broken wine bottle into partner's...
A homeless alcoholic has told a jury he accidentally caught his partner in the face with a broken wine bottle.Street drinker Wayne Barnes, aged 30, said the bottle smashed as he fought with the...
View ArticlePlymouth paedophile avoids jail for talking to other perverts...
A convicted sex offender was caught talking with other paedophiles online in breach of an order designed to control his perverted behaviour, a court heard.Twisted Trevor Spicer, aged 47, accessed...
View ArticleDrunken intruder accused of burgling Armed Services office claims...
A drunken intruder who walked out of an armed forces office sporting a military jacket and beret has told a jury a "Marine" gave him the uniform.Modou Fatty, aged 43, has denied burglary, claiming he...
View ArticlePlymouth man cleared of sex assault...but faces jail for...
A man has been cleared of sexually assaulting a woman in her flat in the middle of the night.But Gareth Weeks, aged 24, still faces jail for attacking her – leaving her beaten and bruised after an...
View ArticleDistraught Plymouth mum has panic attack after rude bus driver...
A young mum had a panic attack following a altercation with a bus driver left her scared to set foot on public transport.Mrs Ellis, who does not wish to provide her first name, was travelling home to...
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