Police hunting vandals who damaged two cars
Police are appealing for witnesses after two cars were damaged by vandals.The yobs targeted a blue BMW X5 and a Vauxhall Omega in Harvey Street, Torpoint sometime between Saturday February 25 and the...
View ArticleJury due to retire in Plymouth bottle attack trial
The jury is due to retire tomorrow in the trial of a man accused of smashing a bottle and thrusting it into the face of his partner.Wayne Barnes, aged 30, is charged with deliberately cutting the face...
View ArticleOn-the-run teenage drug dealer caught selling cocaine in Plymouth
An on-the-run drug dealer was caught selling cocaine in Plymouth.Dhanell Depeazer, aged 18, skipped bail after he was caught with cocaine and heroin in Suffolk.His London gangmasters then sent him to...
View Article'Mystery Marine took cocaine in careers office' trial told
A drunken intruder has told a jury that he believed a man who gave him a military jacket was a Marine – even when he saw him snort cocaine in the armed forces careers office.Modou Fatty, aged 43,...
View ArticleWhere the most crimes have been committed in Plymouth in 2017 so...
Crime hotspots in Plymouth have been revealed by latest figures published by the police.Every month Devon and Cornwall updates its crime statistics for every neighbourhood in the city.And they reveal...
View ArticleDrunken intruder cleared of stealing military uniform in Plymouth...
A drunken intruder who walked out of an armed forces office sporting a military jacket and beret in the middle of the night has been cleared of burglary.Modou Fatty, aged 43, said he was invited into...
View ArticleCocaine dealer caught by undercover police is jailed for three...
A refugee who fled Iraq to escape reprisals against the regime of Saddam Hussein ended up dealing high-grade cocaine on the streets of Plymouth, a court heard.A judge told Mahmood Kader, aged 24, that...
View ArticleThis is the burglar who targeted kids nurseries and stole a...
A prolific burglar who admitted raiding children's nurseries and stealing charity boxes to pay off an old drug debt has been jailed for 18 weeks.Shane Brown, of Warwick Avenue, Whitleigh, pleaded...
View ArticleWoman is living in fear after a man sneaked into her flat and...
A man sneaked into a flat and attacked a woman – leaving her so afraid that she wants to move home.Drunken Gareth Weeks, aged 24, woke the victim in the middle of the night with a hand over her mouth,...
View ArticleTrio accused of supplying cocaine and cannabis to appear in court
Three men who appeared before magistrates on drugs supply charges will next appear at Crown Court. Ehaab Almilhim, aged 26, his brother Ous Almilhim aged 25 and Vladimir Deda, aged 28, face the charge...
View ArticleHuge gorse fires burning on Dartmoor
Massive gorse fires have been burning on Dartmoor this afternoon, sparking a string of calls to the fire brigade. The fires - which were planned by commoners following advice from fire service experts...
View ArticleNuisance heroin addict jailed for stealing spirits - day after...
A notorious heroin addict branded a "perpetual nuisance" has been jailed for shoplifting the day after she was handed a suspended prison sentence for a similar offence.Shelley Reynolds, aged 39, walked...
View ArticleJury sent home in trial of Plymouth man accused of street bottle...
The jury has been sent home in the trial of a man accused of smashing a bottle and thrusting it into the face of his partner.The panel is to resume its deliberations in the case of Wayne Barnes...
View ArticlePlymouth woman met girl in breach of sexual risk order, court...
A young woman met a 15-year-old in breach of a court order to protect girls.Aimee Buckle, aged 19, repeatedly contacted the girl against the terms of an Interim Sexual Risk Order.She breached the order...
View ArticleJailed for racing past Plymouth school in 'drug dealer's' Range...
A thug raced past a primary school on the wrong side of the road at twice the speed limit as parents picked up their children, a court heard. Unlicensed danger driver Sam Flanders, aged 29, also jumped...
View ArticleDrugs case put back due to interpreter blunder
Two men accused of supplying cocaine are to return to Magistrates court after an interpreting service claimed the court failed to book them for a hearing.Nawdar Mahmoud, aged 30 from Wyndham Square,...
View ArticlePolice investigating kidnapping and violent attack want to trace...
Police investigating allegation of kidnapping, false imprisonment, robbery and grievous bodily harm to a vulnerable person are very keen to trace this man.Luke Rouse, aged 21, may be able to help...
View ArticlePervert who filmed up skirts of 700 women avoids jail by 'skin of...
A pervert has escaped prison by the skin of his teeth for filming up the skirts of hundreds of unsuspecting women.Obsessive Karl Palmer, aged 36, was caught with 700 images of ladies' backsides he had...
View ArticlePlymouth tower block cocaine dealer 'has changed his locks'
A man caught dealing cocaine has avoided going to jail after kicking his own addiction. David Greig, aged 44, was holding and cutting cocaine in his flat for others to sell in the street. He had been...
View ArticleMajor ITV series following Plymouth police begins next week
TV fans will get a rare behind-the-scenes look at policing in Devon and Cornwall thanks to a major new primetime TV series. The work of the force has been captured for a four-part documentary called...
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