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Police offer their thanks to Devon and Cornwall volunteers who...
People who give up their own time to make sure others are kept safe have been hailed at a special police awards ceremonyThe Police Volunteer Awards honours those among Devon and Cornwall Police who...
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Thug faces jail for imprisoning and torturing man with knife
A thug faces years in prison for holding a man prisoner and torturing him with weapons including a knife.Drug user Luke Rouse, aged 21, admitted seriously injuring his victim, who was described as...
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Jury in Plymouth child sex abuse trial due to retire tomorrow
The jury in the trial of a man accused of sexually abusing a girl more than 15 years ago is expected to retire to consider its verdicts tomorrow.Scott Barton, aged 42, denies indecently touching the...
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Jury in student rape trial starts deliberations
The jury in the trial of a man accused of raping a fellow university student has retired to consider its verdicts.The panel which will decide the fate of 32-year-old Daniel Perkins has failed to reach...
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Man to appear in court on drink-drive charge after seven-car...
A man who was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving following an early morning collision will appear in court.Nicholas Dix, aged 34, from Southway, has been charged with driving with excess alcohol...
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PCSO and Scout leader charged with sex attack
A PCSO and Scout leader is set to appear at Crown court next month charged with possessing indecent images of children and a sexual assault on a young boy.Matthew Hopkins, aged 29 from Ivybridge,...
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Man stalked ex-partner and attacked her friend in Plymouth park
A man stalked his ex-partner and attacked her male friend in a park, a court heard.Fish processing plant worker Domenico De Rosa, aged 56, followed the woman twice, leaving her in constant fear.She was...
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Tools nicked from Plymouth workmen found 450 miles away
Sharp-eyed cops have been able to reunite Plymouth and Saltash workmen with their tools after spotting a story about Irish police nabbing two vans full of stolen goods. For more than a week in April,...
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Tools nicked from Plymouth workmen found 450 miles away - in...
Sharp-eyed cops have been able to reunite Plymouth and Saltash workmen with their tools after spotting a story about Irish police nabbing two vans full of stolen goods. For more than a week in April,...
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Dealer caught selling heroin on Plymouth streets twice in two...
A dealer caught selling large amounts of heroin in Plymouth was released by police – only to be arrested doing exactly the same thing the following day.Desperate Thomas Billington, aged 21, was nabbed...
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Police seek witnesses to 'assault' after heated election debate
Police want to hear from anyone who may have witnessed an alleged assault following an election hustings.As previously revealed by The Herald, officers are investigating a care worker's claim she was...
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Undercover police in campaign to make roads safer for cyclists
Police pulled over drivers who got too close to an 'undercover' cyclist today in a crackdown on motorists who don't give riders enough room. Officers launched Operation Close Pass on Billacombe Road in...
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Former Royal Navy sailor is cleared of sexually abusing girl
A man has been cleared by a jury of sexually abusing a girl more than 15 years ago.Scott Barton, aged 42, was acquitted by unanimous verdicts of after a week-long trial at Plymouth Crown Court.The jury...
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Man goes on trial accused of abusing boy and girl
A woman who took an overdose told hospital staff that a teenager had sexually abused her as a girl, a jury was told.She swallowed pills more than a decade after she was repeatedly touched indecently, a...
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Student rapist is jailed for eight years
A man has been jailed for eight years for raping a fellow university student who was so drunk she was drifting in and out of consciousness.Daniel Perkins, aged 32, walked the woman home and took...
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Major search involving helicopter and boats on River Tamar
A helicopter and boats were searching the River Tamar late last night. The Herald has received numerous of messages from readers in the Ernesettle, Barne Barton, Bull Point, Devonport, Stonehouse and...
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Missing woman at the centre of major police search in Plymouth
WATCH ABOVE: Helicopter searches over Plymouth in the early hours Police officers have been searching across the city through the night in an effort to find a missing woman. Rosemary Pearson, 69, was...
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Hunt for stranger who entered woman's home then 'performed...
A young woman was left shaken after a man brazenly walked into her home then began pleasuring himself once she managed to lock him out. Police were called to an address in Woolwell on Monday, July 10,...
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Touching tributes to 'Grandad' left at scene of tragic A38 crash
Floral tributes have been left at the scene of a crash that tragically claimed three lives at the weekend. Bunches of flowers and touching messages have been left at the side of the A38 near Landrake...
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This man made up the death of his young child to con people on...
A man who duped hopeful tenants into handing over thousands of pounds in bonds and up-front rent has been jailed - after claiming his young child had died in Plymouth. Neil Jackson, 35, from Penylan in...
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