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The devastating level of self-harm at Devon's prisons
People are dying in prison every day because of "devastating failures" to keep inmates safe, it is being claimed today. New figures show there were more than 600 incidents of self-harm at Devon's three...
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Exposed at last: The Plymouth youth football coach who was a...
A man who was sexually abused by his football coach when he was a child is urging other victims to speak out. The man, now in his 40s, was assaulted at the Plymouth home of Roger Perry "almost every...
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Why drawing your cash from an ATM is still a risky business
Let's play 'what are they famous for?' First, Alexander Graham Bell. How about, Thomas Alva Edison. And lastly, Sir Tim Berners-Lee. How did you do? Ok, now what about John Shepherd-Baron? Well, he was...
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Teenage serviceman denies sex assault in Unions Rooms - but...
A teenage serviceman has denied groping a woman in a busy city bar – but admitted repeatedly pinching the bottom of another stranger.Thomas McStravick, aged 18, told a jury he did not touch the...
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These are the speed cameras you need to watch out for in Plymouth...
With the summer sunshine here (mostly) now is the perfect time to drop the roof on the car, put the windows down or slide open the sunroof. But with all that wind in your hair and the smell of summer...
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I was shot in the face in Sainsbury's car park tobacco row
A man has recalled the terrifying moment he was shot in the face in a Sainsbury's car park when a row over tobacco turned nasty. Jamie Andrews sustained injuries to his lip and cheek after a paintball...
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Man with a beard attacks seagull outside Subway
WATCH ABOVE: How seagulls have been attacking children in Plymouth city centre A police manhunt is underway after a cruel shopper attacked a SEAGULL outside fast food sandwich shop Subway. Cops in...
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Suspected drink driver handed two year ban
A suspected drink driver who refused to give a sample to police after smashing into another car has been banned from driving for two years and faces a three month curfew.David Heffron appeared at...
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Did you see man assault a child on the Barbican?
Police are keen to hear from witnesses after reports that a man assaulted a child outside a restaurant on the Barbican. Officers were called to the area outside Platters Restaurant on Saturday, June...
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Police want to speak to these men about a serious sex attack
Detectives believe these three men may be key witnesses who can assist their investigation into a serious sexual assault on a young woman.Police are investigating a sexual assault which took place at a...
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I was shot in the face in Sainsbury's car park in Torpoint
A man has recalled the terrifying moment he was shot in the face in a Sainsbury's car park when an argument turned nasty. Jamie Andrews sustained injuries to his lip and cheek after a paintball gun was...
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Man rescued from River Tamar fined for being drunk and disorderly
A man rescued from the River Tamar by police – who later arrested him for being drunk and disorderly – was handed a fine after magistrates heard he had told rescuers he had felt suicidal.Joshua Cann,...
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These words by the mum of Collier's abuse victims will break your...
WARNING: THIS REPORT CONTAINS DISTRESSING CONTENTThis is most of the text of a statement read out on behalf of the mother of two sisters abused by Nigel Collier. It has been edited to protect the...
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'Vile' pervert who abused three girls is jailed for four years
A pervert who sexually abused three young girls has been jailed as the mother of two of his victims branded him a "vile monster".Evil Nigel Collier, aged 59, repeatedly touched the children indecently...
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Man avoids jail despite racially abusing police officer
A man who subjected a black officer to a hour-long tirade of racist abuse has been handed a suspended prison sentence.James Lawson, of Mount Ford, Tavistock, appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court...
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Plymouth-born Premier League footballer charged with nightclub...
A former Plymouth Argyle starlet who now plays for Premier League Liverpool has been charged with an alleged nightclub attack. City-born Lloyd Jones, aged 21, was arrested in the early hours of Sunday,...
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Drugs bust, arrest, and an assault all at the same property in...
An incident in Stonehouse this morning led to a vulnerable woman being placed with housing bosses, a quantity of class A drugs and cash discovered, a PCSO assaulted and two people in custody. The...
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Police thank public after potential witnesses to serious sexual...
Police have said three men they wanted to speak to as witnesses as part of an investigation into a serious sexual assault have been identified. The Herald was requested by Devon and Cornwall Police to...
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Plymouth's first female police officer celebrates 100th birthday
Plymouth's first ever female police officer has just turned 100. Eileen Normington celebrating the landmark day with friends who put on a party for her – she also got a surprise visit from current...
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All these people are still wanted by Plymouth police
Devon and Cornwall Police regularly issues CCTV images of people they are trying to trace.And the Herald has been inundated with appeals from the police for help with various incidents captured on CCTV...
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