Plymouth MP Johnny Mercer calls for ban on 'devastating' legal...
SO-CALLED 'legal highs' should be completely banned in Plymouth, according to a campaigning MP. Johnny Mercer is calling for an end to the sale of new psychoactive substances, saying they are having...
View ArticlePolice search for missing 15-year-old who has not been seen for a...
POLICE in Plymouth are on the lookout for a missing 15-year-old girl. Officers are appealing to the public to help them trace 15-year-old Abbie Grant who was last seen on December 8 in the High Street...
View ArticleThief with love of murder shows is stalking Tavistock market, say...
A THIEF with a penchant for 'murder' is stalking a Tavistock market, say police. Over the past few weeks police have received a number of reports from stall-holders at the Pannier Market in Tavistock...
View ArticleThief with love of murder shows is stalking Tavistock market, say...
A THIEF with a penchant for 'murder' is stalking a Tavistock market, say police. Over the past few weeks police have received a number of reports from stall-holders at the Pannier Market in Tavistock...
View ArticleThree men in hospital after Plymouth street fight, court told
A LATE-NIGHT fight between four men in the street left three of them in hospital, a jury heard. Two Plymouth men brawled in the city centre with two Czech men – one of whom was left with a broken leg,...
View ArticlePlymouth Argyle fan banned from football after invading pitch
A PLYMOUTH Argyle fan has been banned from football matches after running on to the pitch at Home Park. City magistrates excluded 20-year-old Dean Haley from games for the next three years. He pleaded...
View ArticleWas stolen bike thrown into Tavistock river found by passerby,...
POLICE believe a distinctive bike stolen in Tavistock may have been hurled into a nearby river. The white-framed Rockhopper model, made by the company Specialised was ripped from a wooden fence in...
View ArticlePlymouth danger driver admits running over her husband in car
A WOMAN who knocked over husband in a car as he stood on a pavement has admitted dangerous driving. Fiona Frost, aged 45, struck and injured Colin Frost in a Citroen Picasso, Plymouth Crown Court...
View ArticleWoman lied to claim £25,000 in benefits, Plymouth court...
A WOMAN pocketed more than £25,000 by claiming she was renting her home – when in fact she co-owned the property. Valerie Haining lied to the council to receive housing benefit and council tax relief...
View ArticleCrimestoppers urge Plymouth people to keep on calling up and...
A CRIME-fighting charity has handed over nearly 2,000 pieces of key information to help police crack down on criminals.Crimestoppers have revealed its latest figures as it continues to help people in...
View ArticleHome boss who took £25,000 from residents jailed in...
A CROOKED care home manager has been jailed for taking more than £25,000 from elderly residents. Sandra Brown, aged 65, took control of vulnerable people's finances and used their cash on personal...
View ArticleBank worker to appear at court accused of taking £61,000...
A BANK worker is set to appear at court later this month charged with fraud. Gerard Brannan, aged 27, of Efford Road, Efford, has been charged with committing fraud by abuse of position between April...
View ArticlePlymouth's most wanted: Can you help catch these men?
CRIMESTOPPERS has published Plymouth's latest 'most wanted' list:Paul ElcombeElcombe was jailed in December 2014 at Plymouth Crown Court for a drunken burglary.He was confronted by a mother in her own...
View ArticlePlymouth man is cleared of affray after judge throws out case
A JUDGE has thrown out the case against a man on trial for taking part in a street brawl which left three people in hospital. Recorder Donald Tait stopped the trial at Plymouth Crown Court after ruling...
View ArticlePlymouth man caught with knife near bridge avoid prison
A MAN facing a prison sentence for having a knife in a car park has walked free from court with a conditional discharge.Paul Humphries, aged 59, could have been put behind bars for a minimum of six...
View ArticleCarpet cleaner who hiked his prices is ordered to pay compensatio...
A trader who offering to clean householders' carpets in Devon and Cornwall for rock-bottom prices before hiking his charges by up to 5,400 per cent, has been sentenced for seven offences. Last month,...
View ArticleHigh Court says fine for Plymouth sex offender was 'too lenient'...
A DRUNKEN factory worker who tried to strip a female student in the street at night will have to sign on the sex offender's register for 10 years and has had his fine replaced with a prison term after...
View ArticleCash reward if you can name armed poachers caught on camera in...
TWO armed poachers are being sought by police after being caught on camera with rifles – while hunting pheasants. The pair were spotted on CCTV on land just north of the University of St Mark and St...
View ArticlePlymouth man faces jail for stealing cash and forging cheques
A MAN faces jail after taking cash from women and using stolen cheques in a fraud totalling almost £3,000. Michael Brain, aged 46, went on a spree of six dishonest offences in five months despite...
View ArticleWife of 'Marine A' Sgt Blackman 'cautiously optimistic' as fresh...
SUPPORTERS of Sgt Alexander Blackman gathered for a rally in Birmingham before his legal team submitted fresh evidence in a bid to clear his name. Sgt Blackman, aged 41, is serving an eight-year jail...
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