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Sentencing for 27 different offences changes - here's what they...
A wide range of criminal offences now have new guidelines for how they should be punished, including speeding, rail fare evasion and skipping school. Sentencing guidelines for 27 different offences...
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Crime czar Alison Hernandez: 'Police investigation has not...
The South West's 'crime czar' says she will not step down despite being under police investigation as she has done nothing wrong and the process has not affected her work. Writing exclusively in...
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Gran guilty of dangerous driving which killed two Plymouth women...
A grandmother who ran over and killed two women standing on a pavement faces jail after she was found guilty of dangerous driving.Teresa Sant, aged 58, left court in tears after she heard she would be...
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Veteran Plymouth solicitor retires from court - but still has his...
A defence solicitor has retired aged 68 after more than 40 years in the courts – but he is still doing his paper round seven days a week.Stephen Walker has given up the chore of late night police...
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Plymouth man punched and strangled his ex-partner so she could...
A man strangled his ex-partner so she struggled to breathe and threatened to kill her, a jury has ruled.Thomas Hughes, aged 29, attacked the woman in bed after they woke in the early hours, a court...
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Man caught with crack cocaine and knife in his car in Plymouth...
A man found asleep by police in a car had a fishing knife and crack cocaine, a court heard.Lee Hore, aged 30, took refuge in the Vauxhall Zafira to escape a family row.He told police that he had...
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Pioneering child safeguarding scheme to be rolled out across the...
Two of Devon and Cornwall Police's most senior officers and the region's Crime Tsar have said they want to see a Plymouth-born safeguarding children scheme rolled out across Cornwall.Assistant Chief...
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A petite Navy Wren was murdered by a seven foot loner 20 years...
She was a petite 23-year-old enjoying life as a Royal Navy Wren photographer in Plymouth. He was a seven-foot one inch tall, unemployed loner living in a flat in Stonehouse.And when their paths...
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Wife admits £30,000 benefit fraud in Plymouth
A wife has admitted telling lies about her husband's earnings to pocket more than £30,000 in benefits.Tearful Barbara Jones, aged 46, pleaded guilty to making false statements over four years to boost...
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Gran who killed two friends is jailed for four years
A disabled gran was today jailed for four years for running over and killing two friends standing on a pavement.Teresa Sant, aged 58, shook with sobs as she was sentenced for driving her car into the...
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'I cannot forgive danger driver who killed my daughter' says...
The devastated mother of one of the women killed by danger driver Teresa Sant told a court how she could never forgive the grandmother who had thrown their lives into chaos.Maureen Hodge, aged 80,...
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Conduct of BBC TV licence collectors raises 'concerns' as nearly...
Television licence collectors have been attacked for their "poor" performance amid high levels of evasion and plummeting enforcement rates. The BBC is losing up to £291 million a year through...
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Drunk thug strangled his ex and knocked her nose out of line
A drunken thug has been jailed for punching and strangling his ex-partner so she feared she would die.Thomas Hughes, aged 29, knocked the woman's nose out of line and left her face swollen and bruised,...
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This convincing 'Primark' scam is all over Facebook
A voucher which is being promoted on Facebook is actually a fake, social media users have been warned. The Primark voucher tells people they've been given £100 worth of Primark vouchers as part of...
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Woman who blasted out Shaggy and One Direction risks jail if she...
A woman who blasted out Jessie J, Shaggy and One Direction at full volume day and night, causing misery and torment to her neighbours, faces prison if she continues. Danielle Tonkin failed to appear at...
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Recent spate of stabbing and violent assaults in Plymouth...
Police have sought to reassure Plymouth people following a spate of stabbing incidents across the city, saying some were the result of drug-related matters. Over the past few months a series of violent...
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This is all the contraband that has been smuggled into Dartmoor...
The massive trade in contraband at Dartmoor Prison – including drugs, booze and weapons – has been revealed by an investigation by The Herald.The jail at Princetown has seen a huge rise in the number...
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Mum walks free after £30,000 benefit fraud which paid for...
A woman told lies about her own and her husband's income so she could pocket more than £30,000 in benefits – lavishing some of the cash on a trip to Australia.Recruitment consultant Barbara Jones, aged...
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Serial liar inflated insurance claims for burglary and bus theft,...
A SERIAL liar scammed an insurance company by claiming he had lost valuables in a burglary and on a bus, a court heard.Multiple fraudster Robert Rees, aged 37, inflated claims for a break-in and theft...
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Man jailed in Plymouth for threatening volunteer at soup kitchen
A man has been jailed for threatening violence to a volunteer at a soup kitchen.Peter Goodenough, aged 36, was locked up by city magistrates for breaching a suspended prison sentence for...
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