Plymouth thug who 'stuck two fingers up' at court is jailed
A thug who "stuck two fingers up" at a court by leaving during his case has been jailed for a string of violent offences.Jack Farley, aged 23, vanished from the building with two friends during a short...
View ArticleWestcountry police seizing thousands of pounds worth of uninsured...
Devon and Cornwall Police raised more money from scrapping seized cars than selling luxury ones, it has been revealed. The surprising figures came after national figures revealed more than 3,700 luxury...
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View ArticleBurglar jailed for threatening to stab Plymouth man to death with...
A burglar who threatened to stab a terrified man to death in his own home with a screwdriver has been jailed.The victim woke up in an armchair to find 42-year-old Frank Bates standing over him with the...
View ArticleDrugged-up driver took car and crashed into three vehicles in...
A drugged-up driver has been jailed for taking a car and crashing into three vehicles – after a judge told him he could have killed someone.Prolific offender Simon Davis, aged 20, burgled the motor...
View ArticleMan faces jail for attempting to rob Plymouth garage with heat...
A MAN who tried to rob a petrol station attendant using a heat gun has been warned to expect prison.Max Stokes, aged 28, attempted to hold up the garage to settle a £200 debt after threats to his...
View ArticlePolice hunt for man after windows damaged in city centre
Police want to speak to this man after a number of shop and cafe windows in the city centre were damaged.Investigators have released CCTV stills of a man they want to speak to in connection with damage...
View ArticleUngrateful Plymouth defendant steals phone from his own barrister
An ungrateful defendant stole the mobile phone of his barrister – who had just talked a judge into releasing him from prison.Chronic drug addict Stuart Clark, aged 42, took the man's handset in a...
View ArticleDesperate drug user holds up Plymouth store at knifepoint - so he...
A drug user robbed staff at a city store at knifepoint and then sat outside to wait for the police, a court heard.Desperate Dean Tyrrell, aged 29, wanted to go to jail so that he could be treated for...
View ArticlePlymouth police officer is virtually in real trouble after clip...
Robocop never had this kind of trouble.For those older police officers who have seen the arrival of Tasers, stab vests and Twitter slanging matches, modern technology must be as much of a bane as a...
View ArticleSecrets of drug gang's sex torture chamber revealed
Shocking pictures of a sex dungeon – littered with brutal-looking bondage gear – in which a 27-year-old Plymouth man was tortured and threatened with rape have been released.The scenes of crime...
View ArticlePlymouth sex offender jailed for failing to do his treatment
A convicted sex offender has been jailed for failing to do his treatment course properly.Michael Evans, aged 21, has been locked up for 18 months for failing to comply with his suspended prison...
View ArticlePlymouth man called partner a 'slut' before assault, court told
A man called his partner a "slut" before pushing her over at a party, a court heard.Stephen Hosking, aged 37, became aggressive and attacked her so she hurt her wrist.Hosking, of Taunton Avenue,...
View ArticleHandyman performed sex act in front of teenage boy while watching...
A handyman has been found guilty of masturbating in a garden in front of a horrified teenage boy and his mother while watching pornography on his phone.Peter Cooke, 48, was arrested at his Newquay home...
View ArticlePolice close off street in Torquay in rape investigation
Police have begun an investigation into a suspected rape after an incident was reported to them during the early hours of this morning. Scenes of crime officers were this morning conducting a fine...
View ArticleCar destroyed in fire outside Plymouth family's home, police...
Emergency services were sent to battle a blaze which destroyed a car in a residential Plymouth street last night.The fire broke out in Whitleigh and two firefighters had to use breathing apparatus to...
View ArticleDrunk Russian tried to sail 2,500-tonne ship up a river in...
A Russian skipper who was missing from the bridge of his 2,500-tonne ship as it made its way into a Cornish harbour was so drunk that his chief mate had to take over.Magistrates heard the harbour pilot...
View ArticleRoyal Navy officer charged with rape of woman in Plymouth
An officer in the Royal Navy has appeared in court accused of raping and sexually assaulting a woman.Callum Fennell, aged 25, faced a judge charged with attacking the woman in Plymouth between January...
View ArticlePlymouth man accused of hitting woman in face with broken bottle
A man has appeared in court accused of hitting a woman in the face with a broken bottle.Wayne Barnes, aged 30, allegedly smashed the glass before striking his partner, causing a cut to the head.Barnes,...
View ArticlePolice warn residents after gang scouts houses to burgle
Police have issued an alert after a wave of crimes involving groups of men who claim to be selling cleaning products – but may actually be scoping out potential victims' houses to burgle at a later...
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