Man accused of raping two women faces Plymouth trial
A MAN accused of eight counts of rape against two women is to face a judge and jury in February. John Evans, aged 52, allegedly abused the complainants a decade apart. He attended Plymouth Crown Court...
View ArticleMan who shot Looe woman in head jailed for five years
A MAN has been jailed for five years after he shot a woman in the head with an air rifle at a car park near Looe. Peter Roberts, 46, of The Willows in Millendreath, shot Daphne Matherson in the head...
View ArticleInmate accused of murder in prison near Plymouth faces judge
A PRISONER accused of murdering a fellow inmate at HMP Dartmoor has appeared before a judge for the first time. William Tolcher, aged 50, allegedly stabbed 37-year-old Alexander Cusworth to death in...
View ArticlePlymouth man caught with someone else's bank details
A MAN with an "appalling criminal record" has been handed a suspended prison sentence after being caught with someone else's bank details. Police found information about the man's account at the home...
View ArticlePlymouth police searching for purse would like to speak to this...
CAN you help police identify this man? He was spotted in the Lloyds Bank in St Budeaux Square at around noon on October 23. Around the same time a purse containing £70 in cash went missing from inside...
View ArticleTeenager handcuffed, kidnapped and left stranded in Plymouth in...
A TEENAGER was handcuffed and kidnapped before being left stranded in Plymouth in an 'appalling act of supreme bullying'. Reece Roberts was 15 on May 25, 2013, when he was cuffed outside Cornwall...
View ArticlePlymouth police hope this man can help them trace missing purse
CAN you help police identify this man? He was spotted in the Lloyds Bank in St Budeaux Square at around noon on October 23. Around the same time a purse containing £70 in cash went missing from inside...
View ArticlePolice urge locals near Plymouth to be on look-out for school...
RESIDENTS around a school in Buckland Monachorum are being urged to keep an eye out for vandals this Christmas. The school has been beset with damage in recent weeks, say police and on the night of...
View ArticleDrug driver swerved and crashed after leaving A38 in Plymouth
A WOMAN drove under the influence of drugs twice within four days – until she crashed into a central reservation. Meredith Turnbull, aged 35, drifted and swerved across busy roads with cannabis and...
View ArticleMan tattooed one girl and abducted another, Plymouth court told
A MAN has appeared in court accused of abducting one teenage girl and illegally tattooing another. Jordan Davis, aged 20, allegedly had a child in his home, Plymouth magistrates heard. He is further...
View ArticleHave you seen these men? Plymouth police seeking trio wanted by...
POLICE want to trace these three men who are wanted for recall to prison and failing to appear at court. Detectives are appealing for help to find Christopher Shakespeare, aged 27, 31-year-old Wayne...
View ArticlePolice want to speak to this woman spotted in Plymouth shop
DOES this woman look familiar to you? Police would like to speak to her regarding an incident in the Co-operative store in Albert Road on December 14 when two bottles of wine went missing from the...
View ArticleMan accused of assaulting partner to face judge in Plymouth
A MAN has appeared in court accused of repeatedly punching his partner and putting his hands around her throat at a caravan park. Mark Andrews, aged 43, is accused of breaking the woman's wrist and she...
View ArticleExeter fan drunk during Devon derby in Plymouth is banned
AN EXETER City fan who was drunk during the Devon derby at Home Park has been banned from football matches. Plymouth magistrates excluded 20-year-old Callum Leach from games for the next three years....
View ArticleInvestigators hunting missing lottery scratch cards want to speak...
CAN you help police track down this man captured on CCTV? Investigators would like to speak to him in connection with the disappearance of National Lottery scratch cards from the Co-operative store in...
View ArticlePlymouth man charged with dealing heroin and crack cocaine
A MAN was allegedly caught with heroin with a street value of £43,000, a court has heard. Colin Reeve, aged 34, was stopped with 440 grams of the drug in his rucksack, Plymouth magistrates were told....
View ArticleTeenager accused of hitting man with bottle in Plymouth shop
A TEENAGER has faced magistrates charged with hitting a man across the neck with a glass bottle. Ryan Williams, aged 19, attended court for allegedly attacking a shop worker. He denied assaulting...
View ArticlePlymouth man denies attacking teenager
A MAN has appeared in court accused of attacking and injuring a teenage girl. Eli Harold, aged 21, faced Plymouth magistrates charged with assault causing actual bodily harm. He allegedly attacked...
View ArticleCases which have been heard by Plymouth magistrates
ASSAULT: BENJAMIN BEER, aged 25, of Alleyn Gardens, Plymouth: assaulting a man by beating – 12-month community order with 200 hours unpaid work, ordered to pay £2,000 compensation, £150 criminal courts...
View ArticleMan sentenced for having knife in Plymouth street
A MAN with a history of slashing car tyres has been handed a suspended prison sentence after he was found with a knife in the street in the early hours. Roger Duque, aged 29, who has mental health...
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