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Plymouth man charged with sexually abusing and threatening girls...
A man has appeared in court accused of sexually abusing two girls and threatening them with a ball bearing gun.Dale Hewitt, aged 25, faced a judge for allegedly raping one child and attempting to rape...
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UPDATE: Police at home of paedophile friends of Fred West are...
Police are digging in the back garden of the paedophile friends of Fred and Rose West - looking for 'BODIES'. Evil David Williams, 57, was jailed for life while his wife Pauline, 52, was sentenced to...
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Graffiti yobs target Tavistock skate park with offensive and...
VANDALS have left their odious mark on Tavistock's skate park, say police.The skate park, based next to the River Tavy and opened in 2005, was targeted sometime overnight between Wednesday, April 27...
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Firefighters sent to suspected arson at commercial property
Firefighters were called out to a suspected arson at a commercial property in an industrial estate overnight.Two fire engines from Launceston and one from Callington attended a fire at a single-storey...
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Brothers admit to carrying out hammer raid on Plymouth pawnbroker...
Two brothers have admitted a smash and grab on a city centre pawnbrokers which left a female shop worker petrified.Joshua and Dillon Gilgunn were arrested following the incident at the pawnbrokers in...
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Man punched Staffie dog in the head, Plymouth court told
A MAN who punched a dog in the head has been ordered to do unpaid work.Michael Goldsmith, aged 33, admitted before Plymouth magistrates to causing unnecessary suffering to a Stafford Terrier.He struck...
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Man is acquitted of stealing valuable DJ decks from Plymouth...
A MAN has been cleared by a jury of taking a pair of expensive DJ decks from a nightclub. Gary Williams, aged 49, was caught on CCTV going through an insecure fire door at The Factory.But he told...
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Woman kicked birthday girl in face in Plymouth club, court told
A WOMAN pulled a drinker's hair and kicked her in the face when a birthday celebration descended into a nightclub brawl, a court heard.Ellie Landricombe, aged 21, attacked the law student after she had...
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Have you seen this man? Police would like to speak to him after...
Can you help police trace this man spotted at a property where bogus caller ripped off a resident?Police say two men, speaking with Irish accents, attended an address in Pennycross at around 1pm on...
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UPDATE: Police return for third day of digging at former home of...
POLICE have returned for the third day of excavation of the garden of a bungalow formerly owned by paedophile friends of Fred and Rose West this morning.Dressed in black jumpsuits and boots, two vans...
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Opinion: Why today's elections matter in Devon and Cornwall
Ah, the local elections. Does your pulse race at the very mention? Unlikely, unless you are a candidate.Polls to elect councillors do not engage voters as do those for MPs. Turnouts are typically less...
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Devon and Cornwall police to decide whether to extend election...
The Crown Prosecution service has left it to Devon and Cornwall Police to decide whether to extend its investigation into the Conservative election spending scandal.Representatives of the CPS met with...
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Plymouth nightclub assault trial is delayed
THE trial of a woman charged with kicking a birthday drinker in the face at a nightclub has been delayed.Ellie Landricombe, aged 21, is facing a jury at Plymouth Crown Court accused of assault causing...
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Millions of Gmail and Yahoo account details being bought and sold...
Hundreds of millions of stolen usernames and passwords from accounts including those held on Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo are being traded by Russian criminals. Anyone with an account on one of the...
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Cases which have been heard by Plymouth magistrates
ASSAULT:KAYLEIGH LOY, aged 30, of Cranfield, Plymouth: two counts of assaulting a police officer in the execution of their duty – fined £80, ordered to pay £50 compensation, costs of £35 and £20 victim...
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Sexual predator jailed for eight years after luring runaway girls...
A SEXUAL predator who lured runaway girls to his flat with alcohol and cannabis has been jailed for more than eight years.Nigel Smith, 40, groomed two vulnerable girls and harboured them when they ran...
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BREAKING: Slow traffic at Mutley Plain after motorist and...
A WOMAN has been taken to Derriford Hospital after being in collision with a car on Mutley Plain.Paramedics were first called to the scene between the junctions of Lisson Grove and Moor View Terrace at...
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Millionaire Plymouth drug dealer must hand over more than...
A MILLIONAIRE drug dealer who flooded the South West with mephedrone, cannabis and Valium will pay back more than £180,000 of his ill-gotten gains.Greedy property boss Michael Timmins, who once had 27...
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Suspended jail term for Plymouth man caught with stolen bikes and...
A JUDGE told a father-of-four found with stolen bicycles worth more than £17,000 and extreme images of pornography that he had "suffered enough" thanks to his public humiliation.Ross Burt, aged 30, was...
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Pensioner jailed for seven years at Plymouth court for sexual...
A PENSIONER has been jailed for seven years for sexually abusing a girl in her bed more than two decades ago.Peter Davidson, aged 73, has finally faced justice for the sick crimes he committed in the...
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