Danger driver sped away from police at more than 120mph on A38
A danger driver sped away from police at more than 120mph on the A38 before crashing, a court heard.Joseph Peers, aged 22, accelerated away in a Ford Focus from officers trying to pull him over near...
View ArticleUniversity students in large-scale plot to sell cannabis from...
University students were involved in a large-scale operation to sell cannabis from a shared home, a jury was told.Two housemates and a friend dealt the drug from their digs in Greenbank, a court...
View ArticleGang who sold fake One Direction tops from Plymouth made nearly...
Three con artists who sold thousands of fake garments including One Direction tops over eBay made almost £240,000, a court has ruled.The gang sold thousands of shirts and hooded tops, mostly bearing...
View ArticleWatch heartbreaking moment baby of hit-and-run victim hears his...
The girlfriend of a hit-and-run victim has shared the heart-wrenching moment their 12-week-old baby hears the recorded sound of his dad's voice.Jason Bunce, aged 25, has been in an induced coma since...
View ArticleFormer soldier denies raping Plymouth girl in the street
A man has gone on trial accused of repeatedly raping an 11-year-old girl in the street more than 30 years ago.Former soldier Gerald Peart, aged 53, allegedly abused the girl near garages and in a back...
View ArticleWhere are the mobile speed cameras positioned in Plymouth this...
Plymouth's motorists don't seem to be moving along very fast these days, thanks to the never-ending roadworks across the city. If you feel like you never seem to get above 30mph the thought of getting...
View ArticleMean thief abused trust of elderly man
A homeless drug user has been jailed for stealing a mobile phone and an angle grinder from the home of a trusting elderly man.Brazen Jamie Lapthorn, aged 29, took the handset and returned to take the...
View ArticleAttacker asked victim for the time, then threw acid in his face
A man in Devon was attacked by a stranger who asked him for the time before throwing acid in his face. The victim, is in his 20s, has been left with facial injuries and burning to his eyes after being...
View ArticleTrial of Plymouth student accused of dealing cannabis is delayed
The trial of a university student accused of being part of a plot to deal cannabis from shared digs has been delayed.The jury which will decide the fate of 21-year-old Sobanan Narenthiran has been sent...
View ArticlePolice watchdogs clear cops of injuring arrested man
Police watchdogs have cleared Plymouth cops after a man became seriously ill while he was being arrested and has been left needing constant care in a nursing home ever since.The Independent Police...
View ArticlePlymouth teenager in tears as she is locked up for contacting...
A young woman was led away in tears as she was locked up after breaching a court order.Aimee Buckle, aged 19, screamed and shouted insults as she resisted efforts to take her into custody.An usher at...
View ArticleTeenage trio admit threatening behaviour after incident in...
Three teenagers facing trial for an alleged affray are to be sentenced for the lesser offence of threatening behaviour.Jake Hellyer, aged 19, and Michael Giles and Jordan Stubbs-Williams, both aged 18,...
View ArticleKodi box sellers could now face 10 years in jail
Users of Kodi boxes could face harsher action if found illegally watching and sharing copyrighted content thanks to the UK government's Digital Economy Act. Following a recommendation proposed by the...
View ArticleAngry teen locked up for swearing at Plymouth judge and...
An angry teenager has been locked up for threatening court staff and swearing at a judge after his friend was jailed.Anthony Embry, aged 19, was jailed for two weeks after he admitted contempt of...
View ArticleSick thugs laughed as they filmed dogs killing fox
Two thugs howled with laughter as they set their dogs to kill a cornered young fox – their own shocking video revealed.In the disturbing footage, a man is heard to shout "Get on him b****!" as a dog...
View ArticleFormer soldier cleared of raping and sexually abusing 11-year-old...
A former soldier has been cleared of repeatedly raping an 11-year-old girl in the street more than 30 years ago.Gerald Peart, aged 53, told a court he was the victim of mistaken identity when he was...
View ArticleFormer drug runner accuses fellow student of dealing cannabis
An undergraduate who admits being a drug runner has told a jury that two fellow students sold large amounts of cannabis from their shared house.Ali Arslan, who has already pleaded guilty to being part...
View ArticleDrug users and dodgy drivers snared by road crime squad
Officer from the Road Crime Unit were kept busy today with a mix of dodgy drivers.Members of the unit took to Twitter to highlight two very different types of crime they tackle. The first two were...
View ArticleMachete wielding robber hunted by armed police in Plymouth
Armed response officers have been scouring the city centre tonight after a masked man wielding a machete robbed a convenience store. The man, described as wearing a balaclava and dressed in black, is...
View ArticleMan caught with knife in car claimed he was only cutting cake
A man caught with a large knife in his car claimed that he had only used it to cut his daughter's birthday cake, a court heard.Leigh Shorthouse, aged 30, who has several previous convictions for...
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