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Suspect in disabled theft case released without bail under new...
A woman accused of stealing a purse from a wheelchair user has been released by police under a new law change.Officers arrested a 34-year-old woman from Ernesettle after 23-year-old Georgina Ivins...
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Woman's month-long coma after Stonehouse Bridge horror crash...
Watch above: The wreckage of the car after the crash A Plymouth man has appeared in court accused of driving a stolen car the was involved in a horrific crash, which left his girlfriend in a coma for a...
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Cyclist passing rule will create traffic gridlock in Plymouth,...
It seems the police have opened a can of worms after asking all motorists to give cyclists a 1.5metre clearance earlier this month. The Herald letters pages have been bursting with readers giving their...
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Woman 'spent £900 on lingerie, perfume and presents using...
A man has told a jury that his ex-partner secretly set up a store account in his name and used it to buy perfume, lingerie and other goods worth almost £900.Samuel Owen said that legal secretary Jade...
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Two men accused of robbing Plymouth councillor to stand trial on...
Two men accused of robbing a city councillor are to stand trial on Monday.Andrew Pearse, aged 47, and Mark Young, aged 53, are to face a jury charged with assaulting and taking a mobile phone from Cllr...
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Man arrested after alleged stabbing at property in Mutley
A man has been arrested by police following an alleged stabbing incident at a Mutley property.Police were alerted to an incident in Belgrave Road at around 7.30pm on Tuesday evening which suggested a...
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Samurai swords and Gurkha knives handed over to Plymouth police...
More bladed weapons have been handed in at Plymouth's two police stations as part of the week long knife amnesty. At Crownhill station someone decided they no longer wanted a pair of kukri knives –...
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Devon and Cornwall Police have admitted it has given flawed drug seizure figures to the Home Office after a Herald investigation.For several years The Herald has requested the total number of drugs...
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16-year-old boy to appear at court on slew of charges after...
A 16-year-old is to appear in court on Friday accused of being a one-boy crime wave. The youngster – who cannot be named for legal reasons – faces 14 charges, most of which relate to a series of...
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Woman who collapsed in pouring rain had to wait more than two...
A woman who collapsed in a city centre street in the pouring rain had to wait more than two hours for an ambulance.A passer-by dialled 999 five times before paramedics turned up as yesterday's storm...
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Former Plymouth council official arrested in fraud probe
A former Plymouth council official has been arrested as part of a long-running fraud investigation. Geoff Driver, treasurer and chamberlain at Plymouth City Council in the early 1990s and now...
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Ice cream man's truck cordoned off by police after crash on the...
An ice cream man's pick-up truck has been seriously damaged in a suspected collision. Keith Stephens, owner of Super Whippy, was holidaying in Majorca when he received a call from a staff member to say...
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Teenager arrested after man suffers serious head injuries
A teenager has been arrested after an incident which left a man with serious head in juries and a road sealed off by police for more than 12 hours.Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed that an...
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Boy, 12, badly cut by smashed alcopop bottle in Plymouth park
A 12-year-old boy had to have stitches in his leg after falling on to broken glass bottles in a Plymouth park. The schoolboy was playing football with his brother, dad and grandad in Limetree Park,...
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Man accused of being a nightmare neighbour could be kicked out of...
A Plymouth man is to appear at court later this month to challenge a closure notice on his home. Devon and Cornwall Police, in conjunction with Plymouth city Council, made the property at 22 George...
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Teenage boy in court over alleged 4x4 police chase
Watch above: Dash-cam footage shows a police chase through Yelverton A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court accused with a string of offences. The youngster – who cannot be named for legal reasons –...
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Woman used ex's name to go on Gucci and hair extensions spending...
A woman burst into tears as she was convicted of setting up a store account in her ex-partner's name and spending almost £900 on goods for herself – including hair extensions and perfume. Legal...
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Suspect climbed over garden shed to escape police in Plymouth
A man who climbed over a garden shed to escape the police has walked free from court despite breaching a suspended prison sentence.Thomas Edwards, aged 24, ran away from officers trying to arrest him...
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Policewoman made up sex lies in texts to ex-partner 'to break up...
A policewoman sent distressing text messages to her ex-partner falsely claiming his new girlfriend would accuse him of sexual assault, a court heard.Angry Samantha Tonking, aged 31, sent the man and...
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Online abuse fuelling rise in crime, says Plymouth's top cop
Plymouth's top cop has responded to reports of a major rise in crime in the city over the past 12 months.Chief Supt David Thorne became the police commander of Plymouth in March this year, having spent...
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