Soldiers on the streets in the event of a terror attack
Armed Forces personnel could take to the streets of Plymouth in the event of a terrorist attack, according to a top secret plan revealed this weekend. A major terrorist attack would trigger the...
View ArticleTwo men arrested by national unit in Plymouth loan shark probe
Two men have been arrested in Plymouth in connection with illegal money lending. The England Illegal Money Lending Team ios now appealing for information to help with teh investigation into loan sharks...
View ArticleSeven men appear in court after alleged 'meat cleaver' stand-off...
SEVEN men have appeared at court accused of being involved in an incident in Stonehouse which included the use of meat cleavers and hammers as weapons. Appearing at Plymouth Crown Court on a number of...
View ArticleLandlord of well-known Plymouth pub charged with burglary - of a...
TWO men – including the licensee of a well-known Plymouth pub – have appeared in court charged with the burglary of another pub. Paul Braidwood, licensee of the Clipper Inn in Union Street, and Luke...
View ArticlePlymouth man accused of burglary and attacking homeowner appears...
A MAN is to appear at Crown court later this year charged with burgling homes in Stonehouse and attacking a homeowner. Andrew Clarke, of Marlborough Street, Devonport appeared at Plymouth Magistrates...
View ArticleVictim Support still helping Tunisia victims, one month on
ONE month on, Victim Support is still offering help to those who suffered from the Tunisia attack. In response to the terrorist atrocity last month which saw 30 Britons lose their lives, independent...
View ArticleVerdict expected tomorrow for ongoing Plymouth rape trial
AFTER spending nearly five hours considering a verdict, the jury of an ongoing rape trial failed to reach a unanimous vote today.The trial of Alan Seager, who has been accused of rape, is set to...
View ArticleHot Fuzz: Police want to speak to man about theft of anti-hairlos...
A man with a full head of hair is being sought by police over the theft of anti-balding products from a store in Devon.Police have released a CCTV image of the man after £70 worth of anti-hair loss...
View ArticleProsecutors to decide whether to seek 'rape' retrial after...
PROSECUTORS are set to decide whether to retry a man accused of raping a woman after a jury was unable to agree a verdict. The jury of six women and six men had spent seven hours and 35 minutes...
View ArticleCornishman demanded £2million from wife to not post...
A CORNISHMAN who married the daughter of an American billionaire tried to extort £2million from the family by posting explicit photos of her online, a court heard. James Casbolt, 37, demanded the...
View ArticlePlymouth man to appear at court charged with stealing ice-cream...
A MAN is to appear at court charged with stealing from an ice-cream van just yards from a children's play park. Kaylon Turpin, North Road West was arrested on June 13 just hours after the incident in...
View ArticlePolice hunt pair seen running from Southway factory inferno
POLICE are hunting two people after a major fire tore through a Plymouth factory and burned for 12 hours. A derelict Plymouth factory collapsed after a fire raged through the night, with residents...
View Article'Destroyed factory was already a Southway stain and should be...
THE disused factory destroyed by fire last night should be torn down, according to Plymouth MP Johnny Mercer. Police are hunting two people spotted running from the scene in Clittaford Road shortly...
View ArticlePolice hunting Ernesettle golf-club wielding thugs - and their...
POLICE are hunting three men who attacked two teenagers at a bus stop using golf clubs. The three men leapt from a black Audi car on Biggin Hill, Ernesettle at around 1.30pm on July 21. Two of the men,...
View ArticlePolice hunt teen who punched and kicked four girls at MTV Crashes...
A teenage girl is being hunted by police after four girls were violently beaten at MTV Crashes Plymouth.The incident happened in the crowd at the second night of the event on Plymouth Hoe between 9pm...
View ArticleMum found in Cornwall after a year admits defrauding her family...
A MUM who was reported missing in May 2014 with fraught relatives making several appeals for her return who was found safe and well in Cornwall has admitted fraud charges.Alison Joyner, aged 49, from...
View ArticleTeenage boy subjected to homophobic abuse outside Plymouth...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after members of the public stepped in to help a teenager subjected to homophobic abuse outside a city centre fast food restaurant.Devon and Cornwall Police are...
View ArticlePlymouth police appeal after thugs slice open victim's neck in...
POLICE are seeking witnesses after a mob of thugs attacked a young man in a Plymouth city centre street, slashing open his neck with a broken bottle. The 22-year-old was outside the Co-operative store...
View ArticlePlympton pensioner accused of harassment by auctioneer who owes...
AN ELDERLY man who has battled for more then two years to be paid for goods sold by an auctioneer has been warned by police he risks being arrested – for harassing the auctioneer. Jim Freeman, aged 76...
View Article71-year-old driver three times the drink limit as police test...
A 71-YEAR-OLD was found to be more than three times the drink drive limit by police. The discovery was made when police carried out a breathalyser test on the pensioner during their summer drink...
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