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Prolific offender faces jail for burgling Plymouth home near his...
A prolific offender faces jail for burgling a home a few doors away from his address.Drug user John Harris, aged 44, pleaded guilty at Plymouth Crown Court to sneaking into the property in Mutley...
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Cannabis farm found in terraced house in Greenbank with more than...
Police have uncovered a suspected cannabis farm with more than 600 plants hidden in an unassuming terraced house in Greenbank.Officers discovered the haul after stopping a man in a suspected stolen car...
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Police hunting man with unusual tattoo on forehead after savage...
Police are hunting a distinctively tattooed man wanted in connection with a brutal assault on a man in his own home.Investigators say the victim, a man in his 50s, was awoken by two men who had climbed...
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Brutal loner who killed bubbly Navy wren has parole refused
A loner who admitted murdering a petite Royal Navy Wren 20 years ago remains in prison after his recent bid for freedom was turned down by the Parole Board.Earlier this week The Herald reported how...
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Reports of sex offences on the rise - but Plymouth is still a...
Devon and Cornwall Police have boasted they have the third lowest crime rate in the country – while admitting a ten percent rise in recorded crime and sex offence reports shooting up by 25 percent.The...
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Two men arrested after alleged aggravated burglary
Two men have been arrested in connection with an alleged aggravated burglary at a Tavistock address.Police issued an appeal yesterday following an incident in the Tiddybrook estate off Buzzard Road in...
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Jackanory presenter from Devon jailed for historical child sex...
A former Jackanory storyteller from Devon who taught in an Okehampton school has been jailed for a series of sexual assaults on a young boy nearly 60 years ago.John Earle, 87, who narrated two...
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Plymouth man named after Elvis Presley 'was looking for trouble'
A man named after Elvis Presley who was looking for trouble has been jailed for stamping on a man's head.Elvis Aaron Presley Colley, aged 39, attacked a man in a dispute over a game of pool, a court...
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Armed police were moments from shooting a man dead in Plymouth
An armed police officer was moments from shooting dead a man with a gun during a four-hour siege, a court heard.The officer was about to pull the trigger when he saw Darren Morgan start to turn towards...
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Plymouth woman jailed for spitting in police officer's face
A woman has been jailed for repeatedly spitting at a police officer.Hannah Slee, aged 38, twice spat in the face of the male constable, Plymouth magistrates heard.She also attacked another officer and...
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Killer who dismembered body of Plymouth pensioner could be freed...
Court 3 – Plymouth's main criminal court – has played host to some of the city's most notorious villains over the years, its staff forced to listen to incredible tales of vengeful murders, cruel rapes...
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Four of the most heinous crimes committed in the history of...
An exhibition looking at the history of crime in Plymouth - which also explores the bizarre and incredible tale of a criminal who couldn't be hanged despite three attempts - is now underway.The 'Crime...
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Rap star and Plymouth hero is feared missing on Dartmoor
A man who went missing on Dartmoor 10 days ago was once hailed a hero by police after he went to the aid of a racial assault victim. Police are now greatly concerned about the welfare of much-loved...
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Brothers appear at court charged with attacking man in own home
Two brothers have been remanded in custody after appearing at court charged with aggravated burglary and causing grievous bodily harm.Mark Stephens, aged 51 and from Tavistock and David Stephens, aged...
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Crack cocaine factory raided by Plymouth police
Police arrested a man after seizing a substantial quantity of suspected cocaine from a Whitleigh property.Officers were called to an incident in Newcastle Gardens on April 25 where they arrested a...
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Gang jailed for dodgy certificates scam
A Plymouth man was part of a gang jailed after they were convicted of making, selling and using false certificates for medical exams, security and sailing qualifications, CRB checks and even military...
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Plymouth mum accused of poisoning her baby daughter
A mother has appeared in court accused of assaulting and poisoning her daughter. The city woman, aged 29, is charged with deliberately giving the baby a codeine-based drug. She faced a judge to deny...
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Teenage boy arrested after woman is attacked
A 15-year-old boy was arrested by police following an incident at a property in Crownhill.Officers were called to a reported domestic incident at a house in Ford Austin Avenue at 10.20am today. It was...
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Machete threats traveller in terrifying Plymouth car park...
A traveller threatened his father with a machete in a terrifying stand-off in front of shocked onlookers – one of whom was used a human shield.Plymouth Crown Court heard that cocaine and heroin addict...
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Manhunt launched after man is glassed in the face near Plymouth...
Three men were arrested after an alleged brawl near a city pub which left two men badly injured, with one suffering injuries to his face and chest. Police were called to a fight and disorder on...
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