Man admits serious attacks on woman
A man has admitted attacking and seriously injuring a woman twice within two months.Michal Murawski, aged 30, pleaded guilty to two offences on the first day of his trial at Plymouth Crown Court.He...
View ArticleDelay to trial over convicted Plymouth sex offender
The trial of a convicted sex offender accused of dodging a court order intended to monitor his behaviour has been delayed.Alfred Palmer, aged 60, allegedly failed to tell the police within three days...
View ArticlePlymouth pub owner hit with High Court fine and music ban says...
The owner of Plymouth pub who was fined for playing music without a license says he is "gobsmasked" by the punishment. Mark David Newton, who runs the Weston Mill pub in St Budeaux, was hit with a...
View ArticleCouncillors are calling for a 'no confidence vote' in Plymouth's...
Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner should be removed from her role for making "stupid and dangerous" comments about guns, according to a group of Plymouth councillors.The city's Labour...
View ArticlePolice want to trace this woman after child 'bitten by dog'
Police want to trace a woman in connection with an incident in which a child was allegedly bitten by a dog in a city park.Two people with two black Labrador dogs were seen to enter the Pitch and Putt...
View ArticlePlymouth University targeted by £12m fraud gang, court told
Plymouth University was targeted by a 'sophisticated' fraud gang who conned their way to more than £12million before being locked up, a court has been told. The revelation was made as kKey members of...
View ArticleThis is why Plymouth's police cells were completely full at the...
Police cells across Devon were packed full on Friday night after a series of incidents across the region which stretched the already thin blue line. Friday nights have become less hectic for police in...
View ArticleCruel son jailed after telling mum: 'I've been kidnapped by drug...
A cruel son has been jailed for demanding money from his caring mother by claiming he had been kidnapped by drug dealers – in what a judge called a "heartless betrayal".Drug addict Daniel Mosley, aged...
View ArticleWatch menace boy racers bomb it around Plymstock Morrisons car...
A resident who battled to get a supermarket to install gates to lock out boy racers from its car park said the problem has returned.The woman – whose home overlooks the Morrison's superstore in...
View ArticleThug who battered woman with mobile phone is jailed
A jealous thug has been jailed for stamping on his former partner's chest and punching her face during two attacks which left her flat spattered with blood.Drunken Michal Murawski, aged 30, left the...
View ArticleThree held after police car 'rammed' in Plymouth
A undercover police car was allegedy rammed after officers attempted to pull over a suspected stolen car on a major Plymouth route. Police were following a silver Mercedes on Novorossick Road, in...
View ArticleMan accused of attempted murder and arson with intent
A man is due to appear before Plymouth magistrates today, charged with a string of offences - including attempted murder and arson.Connor Bunyard, 20, of Seymour Road, Newton Abbot, has been charged...
View ArticleMan accused of arson and attempted murder will appear at Crown...
A young man has appeared before Plymouth magistrates charged with a string of offences including attempted murder and four counts of arson.Connor Osiris, aged 20, wore a chequered jacket and white...
View ArticlePlymouth drug addict faces jail for threatening person during...
A drug addict faces prison for burgling a home and threatening a resident.Prolific offender Simon Davis, aged 21, sneaked into two nearby properties on the same night, a court heard.Homeless Davis,...
View ArticlePlymouth biker offers reward in bid to get his stolen scooter...
The owner of a stolen scooter hopes Herald readers can help him recover it – before it's been stripped and set ablaze.The owner of the black Peugeot Speedfight 50cc scooter – who has asked to remain...
View ArticleMan arrested after 'neighbourhood dispute' in Plymouth
A man has been arrested following a "neighbourhood dispute" in Whitleigh this afternoon. Police were called to Taunton Avenue at about 2pm. Pc Mark Freshwater said "specialist resources" were used to...
View ArticleTeenager groped woman at the Union Rooms, jury told
A teenager twice groped a woman in a busy city centre bar, a jury has heard. Thomas McStravick, aged 18, allegedly touched the stranger on the bottom and between the legs, leaving her feeling...
View ArticleSomeone urinated on this MP's door and there's CCTV
WATCH ABOVE: Mrs Murray's controversial comments about foodbanks at a public debate A South East Cornwall MP has claimed she was the target of online and public intimidation during the election...
View ArticleRowdy drunk attacked a cash machine with a knife
A rowdy drunk has been jailed for attacking a police officer and using a knife to damage a cash machine.Allan Stevenson, aged 36, launched a sustained assault on a constable in the city centre, a court...
View ArticlePlymouth man accused of repeatedly banging on dustbins
A man has appeared in court charged with shouting in the street and repeatedly banging on dustbins. Darren Dunbar, aged 50, is accused of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order four times in three weeks....
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