Police end murder inquiry over serviceman found dead in Mutley
Police say they are satisfied the death of a man found in a Mutley property was not murder.Officer initially launched a murder inquiry after being called to a property in Ermington Terrace at around...
View ArticlePolice hunting muscle-bound road rage thug who terrorised young...
A young woman was left badly shaken up after a pumped-up driver launched a terrifying road rage attack.Police say the 28-year-old woman was driving on Cattedown Road at around 4.40pm on Tuesday, July...
View ArticlePlymouth student accused of indecent assaults tells jury men...
A man accused of indecently touching two fellow students in their beds has told a jury that they both initiated sex.Matthew Gell, aged 22, has denied performing an act on both men as they slept after...
View ArticleHow drug dealer bludgeoned his best friend to death in Plymouth...
WATCH ABOVE: Court reporter Stuart Abel outside Plymouth Crown Court A psychotic drug addict has been jailed for 14 years for bludgeoning to death his close friend in the flat they used as a base to...
View ArticleSickening CCTV shows man repeatedly punching dog after it attacks...
Shocking CCTV footage has captured the moment a staffie ran out from behind bushes and launched into a vicious attack on another dog – leaving it blind. John Kilburn was walking his Shih Tzu Millie on...
View ArticleMore than 100 weapons have just been handed in at a Plymouth...
More than 100 knives have been handed into one of Plymouth police stations during a weapons amnesty. Crownhill and Charles Cross police stations took part in a Home Office knife amnesty, called...
View ArticleHuge pile of rubbish which 'could have exploded' set on fire in...
A fire crew has been sent out to tackle a fire which has started to the rear of a child's play park in Stonehouse this evening. Greenbank Fire Station sent one fire engine out to the area between...
View ArticleMan guilty of sexually abusing Plymouth students as they slept
A man faces jail for sexually assaulting two fellow students as they slept in their beds after nights out.Matthew Gell, aged 22, performed an indecent act on the men after going into their rooms, a...
View ArticlePlymouth police officer in court accused of three rapes
A serving police officer from Cornwall has appeared in court charged with three counts of rape. PC Ryan Canning, 43, of Burraton Coombe, Saltash, is accused of three separate incidents of rape at...
View ArticleNo punishment for shooting man in the face during argument over...
A man who shot someone in the face with a paintball gun in an argument over tobacco has been let off without punishment. Dwight Read, 22, was sentenced today after pleading guilty to assaulting Jamie...
View Article'Mess' of a heroin addict burgled Plymouth home, court told
A 'mess' of a heroin addict burgled a home to steal a computer, phone and games console, a court heard. Daniel Hunter, aged 36, came to court with a bag packed for prison - but a judge put off his...
View ArticleJ D Wetherspoon menu used to steal woman's handbag in Plymouth
Can you help police identify this man? Police want to speak to him in connection with an incident at a pub in Wolseley Road at around 12.20pm on June 29. The man was seen in the Britannia Inn JD...
View ArticleThe disgusting Plymouth 'drug den' where residents were...
Magistrates agreed to an application to close down a suspected drug den after the tenant gave up and walked out half way through the court hearing.The joint application, made by Plymouth City Council...
View ArticlePlymouth man poisoned ex-partner's mum by putting fabric...
A man poisoned his ex-partner's mother by putting fabric conditioner in her orange juice, a court heard.Darren Opie, aged 30, sneaked into his former partner's home and poured cleaning product into the...
View ArticleWould-be teacher jailed for two years for sexually abusing...
A would-be teacher has been jailed for two years for sexually assaulting two fellow university students as they slept in their beds.The men woke after nights out drinking to find 22-year-old Matthew...
View Article'Children can finally play safely again' - Relief as nightmare...
Residents in a Mount Wise block of flats say they aim to get a good night's sleep and let their children play safely after police secured a closure order on a troublesome neighbour.John 'Snowy' Hart...
View ArticleSmoke bomb set off and man arrested at MTV Crashes Plymouth
Police say a man has been arrested after a flare was set off at MTV Crashes Plymouth tonight - as they declared a "zero tolerance" approach to crime at the massive event.The wet and windy weather is...
View ArticleThugs caught on CCTV attacking politician in Plymouth pub
Two men have been fined for attacking a city councillor in a Plymouth pub. Andrew Pearse, aged 47, and 52-year-old Mark Young assaulted city councillor Michael Sparling at the Melbourne in Stonehouse....
View ArticleDrugs and weapons seized by police at MTV Crashes Plymouth
WATCH ABOVE: The moment a flare is thrown onto the stage while Wilkinson performs A haul of weapons and drugs were seized by security staff at MTV Crashes Plymouth on the Hoe tonight - and arrests were...
View ArticleGrowling company boss on cocaine bit man's cheek at posh Plymouth...
A growling company boss out of control on alcohol and cocaine sunk his teeth into the cheek of a man at a Christmas ball – leaving him permanently scarred.Lorne Jenkins, aged 48, grabbed the man's head...
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