Plymouth woman suffers 'life-changing head injuries' in crash
A woman has been left with 'life-changing head injuries' after being cut free from a car wreck in Plymouth this morning.Police say the 24-year-old was a passenger in a blue BMW 525 which collided with...
View ArticleBurglars break into Plymouth shop and steal charity money for...
Burglars broke into a community shop and stole thousands of pounds, some of which had been donated to help the homeless.The Devonport Live centre in George Street was ransacked overnight.Distraught...
View ArticleWitchcraft, porn and guns: The murder planned by a scheming...
The prosecution admitted that murder victim Peter Solheim was "no angel".The defence said he was a man driven to "commit sexual offences against children, to trade in illegal firearms and to engage in...
View ArticleThe rules on whether you can smash a car window to rescue a dog
A message circulating on social media about what to do if you see a dog in a hot car is fake, police have confirmed. The message on Facebook states: 'The police are now saying if you see a dog locked...
View ArticlePlymouth police are offering reassurance to Muslim community...
Police will today speak to members of Plymouth's Muslim community to offer reassurance following last night's terror attack in London.One person died and 10 people were injured after a man drove a van...
View ArticleKnifeman on the loose in Plymouth after armed robbery outside...
A knifeman who stole cash from a man in the city centre is still on the loose, say police. Police are hunting a man, believed to be in possession of a Stanley knife, who made of with £20 after...
View ArticleiTunes voucher scam threatens victims with arrest
Police have warned residents in Devon and Conwall not to fall for a new telephone scam in which the caller tells their innocent victim they are going to be arrested unless they buy an iTunes voucher....
View ArticlePolice want to talk to these two men after an attack in North...
A 34-year-old man lost two teeth and suffered a split lip in a late-night attack in North Hill, police have said.The victim was talking to a woman who was sat on a wall near the burger van when he was...
View ArticleYob 'saves girlfriend's life' in Stonehouse Bridge crash - then...
WATCH ABOVE: The aftermath of the Stonehouse Bridge horror crash A prolific criminal who spat at police as they tried to arrest him following a car crash says he had been desperately trying to revive...
View ArticleBritain's oldest heroin dealer avoids jail in Plymouth - because...
Britain's oldest heroin dealer has walked free from court at the age of 81 – because he was supplying the drug to his addicted niece out of compassion.Granddad Albert Maycock was caught red-handed with...
View ArticleHeroin user faces jail for robbing man and burgling homes
A heroin addict faces jailed after he admitted robbing a man and burgling two homes.Prolific criminal Shane Webb, aged 35, confessed to a string of offences between January and May.He remains behind...
View ArticleMan who fled justice and took to social media while on run...
A criminal who fled court moments before he was due to be sent to jail has finally handed himself in to police.Toby Corden, 44, did a flit from Plymouth Magistrates Court last Monday just before being...
View ArticleThis Plymouth fighter wants to teach you how to confront knife...
Watch above: Armed police patrol Plymouth's city centreA martial arts expert is offering free workshops teaching Plymouth people how to survive a knife attack - and defend themselves against deadly...
View ArticlePlymouth jury due to retire tomorrow in 'drugs den' trial
The jury in the trial of two me accused of using a city flat as a drug den is due to retire to consider its verdicts tomorrow.Burhan Aabdurahman, aged 37, and 33-year-old Xhimi Boko have denied a...
View ArticlePlymouth hosts first art show to be held in a UK court building
The first art show held in a British courthouse has opened in Plymouth.The beige walls of public areas at Plymouth Combined Courts in Armada Way have been transformed by a painter and seven...
View ArticleOne-legged Plymouth cannabis dealer avoids jail
A one-legged man in a wheelchair has avoided a prison sentence for dealing cannabis.Amputee Andrew Terrell, who is missing the lower part of his left leg, told a court he took the drug to cope with the...
View ArticleMan allegedly caught dealing drugs three times in four months
A MAN has been charged with dealing drugs on three separate occasions within four months.Kamrol Miah, aged 21, was allegedly caught with cocaine, MDMA and more than a kilo of cannabis.Miah answered...
View ArticleTwo men face jail for running Plymouth drugs den where cocaine...
Two men face years in jail for running a drugs den supplying dozens of visitors with cocaine and cannabis.Burhan Aabdurahman, aged 37, and 33-year-old Xhimi Boko were found guilty by a jury of dealing...
View ArticleWanted man who taunted police on Facebook is locked up
A man who fled from court before he could be sentenced swore in the dock after returning to receive his punishment. Toby Corden, 44, shouted in protest from the stand as he was handed a four week...
View ArticlePlymouth lettings agency fraud and money laundering investigation...
The director of a Plymouth letting agency arrested by police on suspicion of theft, fraud and money laundering, has been rebailed until later this year. Heather Crabb, owner of Drake Homes, last year...
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