Armed police arrest woman after incident with hammer and...
Firearms officers arrested a woman after an incident involving a hammer in Plymouth. Police were called to a domestic incident late on Thursday night in Cranfield off Plymbridge Road. A carer dialled...
View ArticleCouple with pushchair wanted after woman threatened at Brixton...
POLICE in Ivybridge are hunting a man who threatened and verbally abused a woman at a Brixton bus stop. The victim told police she was targeted by a man, who was in the company of a woman pushing a...
View ArticlePolice keen to speak to these three people after man injured in...
CAN you help police name these three people seen in a Barbican takeaway? Investigators want to speak to them in connection with an alleged assault in My Fish Bar takeaway at around 7.30pm on July 22....
View ArticleFour men praised for helping woman whose car smashed into...
POLICE have praised four men who came to the aid of a woman whose car ended up embedded in a Ivybridge takeaway. The men leapt into action after shortly after 12.15pm on Thursday after the woman's...
View ArticlePlymouth paedophile pensioner could die behind bars
A PAEDOPHILE pensioner could die in jail after he was convicted of repeatedly sexually abusing and exposed himself to children over at least 13 years. Successful author Hinton Sheryn, now aged 68,...
View ArticleJail for Plymouth man who burgled home and stole jewellery
A MAN who burgled a home and stole a large quantity of valuables including jewellery has been jailed for more than two years. A judge jailed Billy Sutcliffe for a string of offences – including a...
View ArticlePlymouth thug assaulted woman and threw puppy 'like a ball'
A THUG threw a puppy to the ground "like a ball" during a prolonged attack on his partner, a court heard. Violent George Blampey, aged 43, hurled down the 13-week-old dog before threatening the woman...
View ArticleMan jailed for burgling home of 94-year-old Plymouth widow
A MAN has been jailed for burgling the home of a 94-year-old widow. Chronic drug user Michael Williams, aged 22, ransacked her bedroom before snatching jewellery of sentimental value, Plymouth Crown...
View ArticleTwo men ran large-scale drug supply ring, Plymouth court told
TWO men ran a large-scale operation dealing the drug mephedrone, a court heard. Jason Cox, aged 28, and 38-year-old Michael Knight ran what he called a "sophisticated and profitable" partnership. Cox...
View ArticlePlymouth builder jailed for his part in huge corruption scandal
A PLYMOUTH building contractor has been jailed for his part in a high-level council corruption scandal which cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of pounds. Kevin Wingrave, aged 52, bribed a senior...
View ArticleTeenage burglar took engagement ring in £5,000 Plymouth...
A TEENAGER burgled a flat and stole valuables worth more than £5,000 – including an engagement ring. Nathan Harris, aged 18, grabbed jewellery, watches and a computer console, but was recognised...
View ArticlePlymouth man 'dry humped' woman after toilet seat wee complaint,...
A MAN "dry humped" a woman after she complained that he had urinated over the toilet seat, a court heard. Oliver Johns, aged 24, sexually assaulted her when she asked him to clean up. Johns also made...
View ArticleBurglar steals couple's wedding rings from Tavistock home
A BURGLAR stole a couple's wedding rings from their home in a quiet Tavistock street. An intruder took the gold rings among a haul of jewellery thought to be worth about £2,000 in a daylight raid...
View ArticlePolice warning to 'uncool' Taylor Swift fans near Plymouth
NOISY Taylor Swift fans have been urged to turn down their racket by police who have warned: "You are not cool". They have been told that blaring the singer's songs while driving around does "not make...
View ArticleChildren blamed for torching wood under Plymouth railway bridge
CHILDREN are being blamed for torching abandoned pallets under a railway bridge in Plymouth this morning. They set fire to the wood on open ground near Tothill Road, St Judes, behind the Smyths store....
View ArticleVIDEO: Explosion in Plymouth street is 'cheered by crowd'
THIS is the moment firefighters arrived at a blaze in a Plymouth street last night - just as a blast that could be heard for several streets around rings out. Crowds are heard to cheer the moment a...
View ArticleJudge sitting in Plymouth calls courts charge 'ridiculous'
A JUDGE has attacked a tax on defendants as "ridiculous" after he was forced to order a mentally-ill man to pay £900. Recorder Ian Lawrie said the man was "never going to pay" the compulsory Criminal...
View ArticlePlymouth man charged with stealing £9,000 from his mum
A MAN has appeared in court charged with stealing more than £9,000 from his mother. Mark Skillicorn, aged 53, allegedly took money from her bank account. He appeared at Plymouth Crown Court accused of...
View ArticleSulphuric acid attack which left Plymouth man blind was case of...
A Plymouth man had acid thrown in his face in a case of mistaken identity, a court heard today. Andreas Christopheros, formerly a Plymouth student, was badly injured when sulphuric acid was thrown at...
View ArticlePolice smash gang trafficking heroin to Plymouth
POLICE have smashed a gang trafficking heroin from Liverpool to Plymouth. Five men have admitted being part of the ring which brought the Class A drug to the city. A Plymouth man has already been...
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