Dog walker forced to 'repeatedly punch' attacking Labrador which...
A dog walker was forced to fight another animal with his bare hands when two Labradors attacked his beloved pet.Alan Lloyd told how he had to repeatedly punch one of the dogs in the face after it tore...
View ArticleCornish man released from Moroccan prison - only to face court in...
A driver who reversed into an elderly woman five years ago failed to show up to court hearings – because he was in jail in Morocco.Paul Taylor mowed down former florist Pauline Folland, causing her...
View ArticleTimewaster of the Year? Dim-wit calls out police asking for a...
Police were called to an address in Saltash - only to be asked if they could give someone a lift.An irritated police community support officer took to social media to describe the call-out as a "total...
View ArticlePictures show car crashed into house as neighbours chase man down...
A man has been arrested after a car crashed through a fence and ploughed into somebody's house. Residents in the quiet road gave chase as a men allegedly fled the scene early this morning. They were...
View ArticleUPDATE: Three arrested after 30-person Plymouth bar brawl erupts...
THREE people were arrested after up to 30 people – some wielding chairs and pool cues – became involved in bar-room brawl following a baby-naming do .Officers were called to a large scale disturbance...
View ArticleLonely and desperate middle-aged women being warned by police not...
Single women looking for love are being warned of two scams which have been used to target people in the South West.Sgt Dave Anning said police were concerned at the increasing number of cases across...
View ArticleManhunt involving police helicopter after Plymouth 'knife' attack
Police are understood to be dealing with an incident in the Stonehouse/Stoke area this afternoon.It is understood there are a number of response officers currently in the area, along with the police...
View ArticlePlymouth stabbing: Trio hunted by armed police and victim in...
Police are hunting three suspects after a man was left with stab wounds following an altercation in Stoke. Armed response officers have been searching around the Stoke area since shortly before 3.30pm...
View ArticleWhat happened in Plymouth this weekend? 10 stories you need to...
Welcome back after the long weekend, and welcome to May 2016! If you weren't paying attention this weekend, here are the big Plymouth stories you may have missed.Missing manThere was a major search...
View ArticlePolice appeal for witnesses to 30-person brawl at Plymouth social...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after up to 30 people became involved in a bar-room brawl at a Plymouth social club.Officers were called to a large scale disturbance at the Parkway Social Club in...
View ArticleSuspected drink driver arrested by police after car ploughs into...
A SUSPECTED drink driver has been arrested after a car veered off a main road in Saltash and ploughed into a hedge.Devon and Cornwall Police were called to the A388 at Carkeel, Saltash, at 7.10am this...
View ArticleWoman, 91, robbed of cash in distraction burglary
A man tricked his way into an elderly woman's home and stole £200 during a distraction burglary. The elderly victim, 91, was at her home in Tower Close, Pelynt, on Friday, April 29, when a man selling...
View ArticleMan, 21, charged with drink-driving after Audi smashes into...
A man has been charged with drink-driving after a car collided with an occupied house at the weekend.At about 6am on Sunday, May 1, a silver coloured Audi A3 collided with an occupied house in Pasmore...
View ArticleMan charged with stealing valuable turntables from Plymouth...
A MAN burgled a nightclub and stole two valuable turntables, a court heard.Garry Williams, aged 49, was caught on CCTV going through an insecure fire door at The Factory, the jury was told.But Williams...
View ArticleOpinion: PCC election is time to send government message on cuts
The PCC is huge value for money, writes Gareth DerrickI have campaigned as the Labour candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner across this region of 1.3 million voters, and the most common responses...
View ArticleHunt for three men involved in Stoke stabbing continues as police...
Three men suspected of stabbing and beating a man in his own home are still being hunted by police.Armed response officers were called to a house in Fairfax Terrace, Stoke at around 3.30pm yesterday...
View ArticleMan suffers broken hip and leg during unprovoked assault
Detectives are appealing for witnesses to an unprovoked assault which left a man with a broken hip.The victim was approached by another man in Well Street, Barnstaple, at about 11pm on Friday, April...
View ArticleMan charged with taking valuable DJ decks from Plymouth club
A convicted burglar sneaked into a nightclub and stole two valuable DJ decks, a court heard.Gary Williams, aged 49, was caught on CCTV going through an insecure fire door at The Factory, the jury was...
View ArticlePlymouth man accused of making anabolic steroids
A MAN has appeared in court accused of producing anabolic steroids and money laundering.James Bickley, aged 27, faced a judge for allegedly making the body-building drug and transferring criminal...
View ArticleOpinion: I'll push to scrap 'crime tzar' post, says PCC hopeful
No single person should have the powers a PCC has, writes Richard Younger-RossIt was our former chief constable John Alderson who first awakened my interest in policing policy.John had developed a...
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