Plymouth teenager jailed for having cannabis
A TEENAGER caught with cannabis has been jailed. Rikki Stick, aged 19, faced Plymouth magistrates to admit possessing the Class B drug. He had 56 grams of cannabis on April 9. Stick, of River View,...
View ArticleMan exposed himself with 'slimy smile on face', Plymouth jury...
A MAN has told a paedophile trial that a successful author regularly used to indecently expose himself with a "slimy smile" on his face. He told a court he regularly saw Hinton Sheryn touching himself...
View ArticleTwo men admit drug-dealing offences at Plymouth court
TWO men have admitted a string of drug-dealing offences. Jason Cox, aged 28, and 38-year-old Michael Knight, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court for trial for offences more than three years ago. They had...
View ArticlePlymouth man charged with causing gran's death by dangerous...
A MAN has appeared in court accused of causing the death of a popular grandmother by dangerous driving. Daniel Roberts is also charged with speeding on the night 58-year-old Linda Donohue was killed....
View ArticleFire crews called to derelict nightclub in Plymouth city centre...
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of arson after firefighters were called to a derelict nightclub in the city centre. Fire crews were called at 7.30pm tonight to the former Good Companions club in...
View ArticleThieves steal firefighter's bike - from Torpoint fire station
BRAZEN thieves stole a firefighter's bike from Torpoint fire station, say police. The community fire station in Antony Road relies on retained firefighters and covers a large area, bordered by the...
View ArticlePair of thugs who tried to rob teen in Efford left empty handed
POLICE are hunting would-be robbers who punched a teenager during an attempt to steal his mobile phone. The 18-year-old was on a footpath which runs from Efford Lane towards Channel Park Avenue at...
View ArticleWoman in 70s badly injured in Staffie dog attack in Plymouth
A woman in her 70s suffered serious injuries in an attack by a Staffie in Plymouth. Police have released images of the woman's injuries and of a woman they want to speak to in connection with the...
View ArticleDo you know this man who tried to use bank card stolen on...
Police are hunting a man who tried to use a bank card stolen from a passenger on a Plymouth train. Officers have issued an image of a man who tried to use a stolen bank card in Torquay, which was taken...
View ArticleTeen danger driver forced policeman to jump out of way of car in...
A TEENAGER drove dangerously through the city centre, forcing a police officer to jump out of the way of his car. Lewis Goldfine, aged 19, changed his plea on the eve of his trial at Plymouth Crown...
View ArticleUp before Plymouth magistrates
ASSAULT: SADIE BALL, aged 29, of James Street, Plymouth: assaulting a man by beating and theft from a shop in breach of a suspended prison sentence – jailed for 20 weeks, ordered to pay £150 criminal...
View ArticlePlymouth man 'sexually assaulted' sleeping or drunk teens
A MAN plied young men with alcohol or waited until they were asleep before sexually assaulting them, a jury was told. Stephen Hargreaves, aged 53, has gone on trial accused of indecently touching three...
View Article'People would laugh' - Plymouth man denies indecent exposure
A MAN accused of sexually abusing children told police he would not have exposed himself because he did not want anyone to laugh at him. Hinton Sheryn, aged 68, was so well known in the village near...
View ArticlePolice trying to trace owner of boat found abandoned on...
POLICE are hoping to reunite this boat with its owner after it was found abandoned on the River Plym with its keys in the ignition. The four-metre-long bright yellow speedboat 'Aquaholic' was found on...
View ArticlePolice hunting thug after unprovoked assault near Plymouth bar
POLICE want help in tracing a man after his victim was punched to the ground in an unprovoked attack. Investigators said the victim was sat on a wall outside the Grosvenor at around 1am on September...
View ArticleHave you seen Daniel? Police seriously concerned for safety of...
Police are seriously concerned for the welfare of a young Plymouth man missing for two days. Daniel Knapp, 22, was last seen on September 22 by his family and has been missing since. Officers today...
View ArticlePlymouth police chiefs to host modern slavery conference
POLICE chiefs, council bosses and church leaders will gather tomorrow to discuss the issue of modern slavery. A conference at Sandy Park in Exeter will examine how best to raise awareness of the...
View ArticleMan arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on Plymouth train
POLICE have arrested a man in connection with a sexual assault on a Plymouth train. The 36-year-old, from Bideford, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of sexual assault. He was later released on...
View ArticleRed-light jumpers in Plymstock warned to stop putting road...
POLICE are warning motorists who jump temporary red lights near the Sherford housing development they are putting workers' lives at risk. As part of the ongoing Sherford development on the outskirts of...
View ArticleThieves steal sympathy cards, cash & cheque donations for...
THIEVES stole sympathy cards, cash and cheques destined for a Plymouth cancer ward on behalf of a grieving widow. The distraught family of John Boyles, who passed away aged 76 on September 8 having...
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