Dramatic pictures capture 'popping flame ball' car fire in...
POLICE are investigating after two cars burst into flames outside a Plymouth shop. One eyewitness described the blaze as being like a "popping flame ball". The incident happened in the car park behind...
View ArticlePlymouth police catch lazy drink-driver who was boozing less than...
POLICE in the north of Plymouth arrested two drink drivers in the space of 20 minutes - including one who lives less than a mile away from where they were boozing. Plymouth Police A Section made the...
View ArticleMan who refused to come down from roof of house appears in court...
A MAN who spent four hours refusing to come down from a roof has appeared in court in Plymouth. Dale Norman was charged with one count of criminal damage and one count of harrassment. He appeared...
View ArticleBrain-damaged Plymouth sex offender sent to prison after being...
A BRAIN damaged sex offender has been jailed - after he was evicted from his Plymouth home because of welfare cuts. Christopher Anthony failed to tell police that he was homeless after losing his home...
View ArticleClosure of police stations near Plymouth could lead to creation...
THE axing of police stations near Plymouth deemed "too big" could see a new emergency services hub created, bringing police, firefighters and paramedics under one roof. Cornwall's second emergency...
View ArticleNuisance parking slammed by fire crew after arson attack near...
NUISANCE parking jeopardised fire crews' attempts to tackle an arson attack in South East Cornwall, firefighters say. Cornwall Fire Service has criticised people in Looe whose "inconsiderate" parking...
View ArticleSex offender has moved in next to Devon school, parents warned
PARENTS have been warned in a letter from a headteacher after a convicted sex offender moved in near the school. The headteacher wrote to parents in an attempt to reassure them after many voiced...
View ArticleBrazen thieves drive off with £16,000 car from garage...
BRAZEN thieves visited a garage forecourt - and drove off with a car worth £16,000. Police are now hunting the car thieves, who fled with a blue Ford Fiesta. They targeted the Sprays garage on an...
View ArticlePlymouth dad lost job, went to nightclub, took legal highs, had...
A DAD-OF-THREE who was down on his luck turned to legal highs before a night out turned sour - and ended with him battering a street marshall. Richard Gilbery has been ordered to stay indoors at his...
View ArticleWoman wrestles 'fighting dog' Staffie to the ground after it...
A YOUNG woman has described the moment she wrestled a violent 'fighting dog' to the ground on a Plymouth street to save it from killing her pet. Megan May Roach says she was taking her dog JK for a...
View ArticleVIDEO: 'Death wish' biker filmed pulling outrageous stunt on busy...
A MOTORCYCLIST has been captured on camera doing an outrageous stunt on one of Plymouth's busiest roads - at the start of the school run. The cavalier biker is seen pulling a so-called seat stander...
View ArticleJaguar X-Type set alight in Plymouth arson attack while residents...
A JAGUAR X-Type caught fire and rolled into a van in the early hours of the morning. A crew from Plymstock fire station was sent to Oreston Road to douse the flames.The fire, believed to be deliberate,...
View ArticleTrio arrested after man seen wielding machete and baseball bat...
THREE people were arrested in Bodmin on Sunday after a man was seen walking the streets armed with a machete and a baseball bat. Among them was a 41-year-old woman who was detained for allegedly biting...
View Article14-year-old boy left with broken nose after unprovoked attack in...
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy was left with a broken nose, loose teeth and concussion after an alleged unprovoked attack. Police are appealing for witnesses after the incident in Lydford Park Road, Peverell, at...
View Article'That's not a knife - this is a knife!' Plymouth police stunned...
OFFICERS were left stunned after a samurai sword measuring more than six foot was handed in at a Plymouth police station for destruction. Luckily the massive 6ft 6in weapon, handed in at Charles Cross...
View ArticleDevon care worker who filmed sexual assaults on elderly women has...
A DEVON care worker who sexually attacked three elderly residents in her care has had her prison sentence increased. Christina Sethi's original 10-year jail sentence was considered too lenient by the...
View ArticlePlymouth legal high shop shut down by police for the second time
A CITY 'head shop' suspected of selling 'legal highs' has been temporarily shut by police – but could remain closed for another six months. The Dam Good Head Shop on Ebrington Street was handed a...
View ArticlePlymouth pensioner cleared of rape says he hasn't eaten or slept...
A PLYMOUTH pensioner has been cleared of raping a mentally ill woman. Fred Tolcher, aged 71, had been accused of forcing himself upon a female friend and raping her at her home. The complainant, who...
View ArticleConcern grows for missing Devon man who has 'staples' in his head
A DEVON man who has 'staples' in his head has gone missing, according to police. Devon and Cornwall officers issued an appeal to trace 31-year-old Marc Board, who was last seen in the Exmouth area at...
View ArticleDevon man who suffered horrific injuries in street attack wakes...
A DEVON man who was allegedly assaulted by three men and then hit by a car has woken from a coma after 24 days. Tom Coe, 22, was found unconscious in Cowick Street in Exeter shortly before 4.20am on...
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