Police appeal for witnesses after 80-year-old woman has purse...
AN APPEAL for information has been issued by the police following a robbery in Callington. Witnesses are being sought by Devon and Cornwall Police after a an 80-year-old woman had her purse stolen in...
View ArticleThieves have been stealing parts of a Plymouth church wall were...
THIEVES have been targeting the wall of a church where English hero Sir Francis Drake wed his beloved wife.The old stone wall surrounding the historic St Budeaux church in Agaton Street appears to have...
View ArticleCar crooks steal handbag at Brent Tor
CROOKS broke into a car in Brent Tor and made off with a handbag, say police The thieves struck the grey Skoda car sometime between 1.30pm and 1.45pm on July 22 while it was parked in the Brent Tor...
View ArticleWho took banknotes from Tavistock wallet, ask police
POLICE would like to speak to the person who dug through a lost wallet and took the banknotes. The wallet had been lost in the Lidl car park in Plymouth Road, Tavistock sometime between 3pm and 3.30pm...
View ArticleNearly 2,000 people apply to be cops with Devon and Cornwall...
NEARLY 2,000 people tried to become police officers with Devon and Cornwall after the force opened applications – for just 36 hours. The force announced it would accept registers of interest over a two...
View ArticleCrooks involved in £4m plot to traffic cocaine and heroin...
TWO men who took part in £4m plot to bring heroin and cocaine to Plymouth have been told to pay back the proceeds of their crime – but it will only come to under £7,000 Steven Tearle and Ian Smith were...
View ArticleMen from £4m jailed Plymouth cocaine gang told to pay back...
TWO men who took part in a £4million plot to bring heroin and cocaine to Plymouth have been told to pay back the proceeds of their crime – but it will only come to under £7,000.Steven Tearle and Ian...
View ArticleDomino's delivery driver 'may have lost everything' in Plymouth...
A delivery driver has said his life "could be ruined" after his car was written off by a rogue driver who fled the scene.Aidan Thompson, aged 22, works for Domino's. He pulled out of Dark Street Lane...
View ArticlePlymouth estate agent doused ex's clothes and bed in diesel and...
A jealous estate agent has been jailed after he took revenge on his ex partner by dousing her bed with diesel and pouring bleach into her underwear drawer. Timothy Neal was distraught after his...
View ArticlePlymouth teenager Sam Cook sentenced to 26 months detention after...
A FAKE teen millionaire who admitted swindling investors out of more than £100,000 posed in a judge's wig for photos, giving 'the finger' just two weeks before being sent to a Young Offenders...
View ArticleWomen being targeted in supermarket car parks in Devon and...
Police are warning women shoppers to be vigilant after a series of distraction thefts in supermarket car parks in Devon and Cornwall. Officers are investigating at least five reports this week,...
View ArticleBurglar to targeted two Plymouth homes in two days must complete...
A MAN has avoided being jailed after admitting to burgling two homes on successive days. Darren Hynds, aged 43, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court in connection with burglaries in Mutley and Stonehouse....
View ArticlePlymouth man who took knives to pub to deal with his "attack...
A MAN who belonged to a once-dubbed "family from hell" has been jailed after he went looking for his attackers with two kitchen knives. Luke Richards, aged 27, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to learn...
View ArticleCan you help police name this man?
DO you recognise this man? He was seen at a Carphone Warehouse store in New George Street on the afternoon of June 27. Police would like to talk to him about a Samsung S5 phone which appeared to find...
View ArticlePlymouth's domestic abuse service gearing up for Pride event
AS Plymouth gears up for its 2015 Pride event, one local support service assures people they will be on hand to offer advice about domestic abuse. Sanctuary Supported Living's (SSL) Plymouth Domestic...
View Article'Hit-and-run driver crash could ruin the rest of my life'
A PLYMOUTH man has said his life "could be ruined" after his car was written off by a rogue driver who fled the scene.Aidan Thompson, aged 22, works for Domino's as a delivery driver but is worried...
View ArticleCases which have appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court
THE following cases have been dealt with by Plymouth magistrates. ASSAULT: RYAN BLACKMORE, aged 27, of Ferwin Gardens, Plymouth: assaulting a woman by beating – fined £70, ordered to pay £150 criminal...
View ArticleTwo die in crash in Cornwall, man held by police
Two people have died and two are being held in custody after a crash in Cornwall. Police responded to reports at around 3.20am on Sunday of a car being in collision with a pedestrian on the B3277...
View ArticlePlymouth man faces jail for child abduction
A MAN faces prison for abducting a girl. Michael Rowe, aged 38, pleaded guilty to detaining a child under 16 without lawful authority or reasonable excuse on June 16. Rowe, of Morice Street, Devonport,...
View ArticlePlymouth pensioner accused of sex assault to face trial
A PENSIONER accused of sexually assaulting a woman is to face a judge and jury. Anthony Roberts, aged 70, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to plead not guilty to a single charge. He denied sexually...
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