Extra police sent to Plymouth for England vs Wales Euro 2016...
Extra police officers are hitting the streets in preparation of the England vs Wales match. Cornwall's Supt Ian Drummond-Smith tweeted the news that additional officers were being put in place –...
View ArticleMan who had sex with girl, 13, is ordered to live in Plymouth
A sex offender has been ordered to live in Plymouth after he failed to tell police about his whereabouts when he became homeless. Aaron Gale was put on the sex offenders register last year after he...
View ArticleCases which have been heard by Plymouth Magistrates
ASSAULT:RAFAL DOBROGOWSKI, aged 32, of North Road West, Plymouth: assaulting a woman causing actual bodily harm – 26-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months, with a Rehabilitation Activity...
View ArticleIncompetent escape artist faces jail in Plymouth
A DRUG addict who tried to escape from court faces jail after breaching his suspended prison sentence.Carl Thorpe, aged 32, damaged a window after a judge decided not to put him straight behind...
View ArticleFootball fan injured in Plymouth sports bar after being struck by...
A man has suffered head injuries at a Plymouth sports bar after being struck by a bottle during the coverage of the England v Wales Euro 2016 clash. Eyewitnesses said the big screen at the city's...
View ArticleWoman cleared of seriously injuring reveller at Plymouth club
A woman has been cleared by a jury of assaulting and seriously injuring a birthday reveller during a nightclub brawl.Ellie Landricombe, aged 21, was found not guilty of assault causing actual bodily...
View ArticlePlymouth man jailed for using bat to hit officer
A man has been jailed for hitting a police officer with a rounders bat as he tried to arrest him on his doorstep.Fine defaulter Lee Baker, aged 43, has been locked up for ten months for attacking the...
View ArticleThree teens arrested after 18 burglary incidents targeting cafes...
Three teenagers have been arrested following a spate of break-ins to commercial premises in south Devon.It follows 18 incidents in 10 separate towns between June 9 and June 12 in which the small...
View ArticleWoman practised dentistry without being registered
A woman who carried out tooth whitening for customers has issued a warning to others after finding herself in court for practising dentistry without being registered.Catherine Brophy came to the...
View ArticleCan you help find missing Keiron, 24?
Police are searching for a missing man in Devon.Devon & Cornwall Police are appealing for help finding Keiron Townsend, 24.He is believed to be in Devon and was reported missing yesterday.If you...
View ArticleMan entered house and committed sex act with underwear from...
A MAN has been charged with entering a house in Devon and performing a sex act while holding underwear he picked out of a laundry basket.Mechanic Juan Carlos Vega Calero, 38, of Alice Templer Close,...
View ArticleFan who ran onto pitch during Plymouth Argyle game is fined...
An 'overexcited' football fan who ran on to the pitch after his side had taken the lead in a 'derby' league game, has avoided a three year banning order.Matthew Penfold was regarded as 'risk supporter'...
View ArticleMan arrested after baby's death released as police say it is no...
A man arrested following the death of an 8-month old boy has been released on bail by police.The 27-year-old was arrested – police have not yet revealed on what basis – after officers were called by...
View ArticleHundreds of Plymouth taxi drivers trained as child abuse 'spies'
More than 300 Plymouth taxi drivers have been trained in how to spot the signs of child abuse, trafficking and sexual exploitation after council chiefs launched a new initiative.The scheme, praised by...
View ArticleTravellers move in next to Plymouth Argyle stadium
Several caravans – believed to belong to travellers – have set up camp in the park and ride car park at Home Park.Witnesses say they saw the vehicles arrive sometime between late last night and this...
View ArticleMan charged after alleged 'death threat' phone call to Labour MP
A man has been charged with making an abusive phone call after allegedly making a death threat to the only Labour MP in Devon and Cornwall.The call was recorded at the Westminster office of Exeter MP...
View Article'Immoral' rogue traders who preyed on Plymouth's elderly are...
A pair of rogue tarmackers who preyed on elderly customers in Plymouth have been jailed after a judge branded them as unscrupulous and immoral. Bryan Ferren and Kevin Hogg made £70,000 in the space of...
View ArticleYoung man dies after crash which has closed road for several...
Police say they are investigating a serious crash in a country lane near Tavistock which is understood to have resulted in the death of a young man.Drivers are being warned to avoid the area around the...
View Article'Scrawny' crooks who tried to steal broken trailer caught on...
Dozy crooks who failed to make off with a broken trailer were caught on dash-cam during their pitiful escape bid.The calamitous thieves targeted the trailer at a property in Cole's Cross, East...
View ArticlePensioner told he was likely to die in prison for string of sex...
A pensioner who was told he might die in prison after he was jailed for a string of horrific sex offences failed in a bid to have his sentence cut.David Atkins, 77, from Devon, abused an 11-year-old...
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