Eccentric cat-loving loner punched pensioner, 83, to the ground
An eccentric loner punched an 83-year-old woman to the ground in a bizarre unprovoked attack, a court heard.Clive Hackett, aged 61, struck the pensioner in the face as she walked a dog in the gardens...
View ArticleMan in intensive care after hitting head and falling into water
Police are investigating how a man came to suffer injury after falling into water at a Torpoint wharf.Paramedics from the South Western Ambulance Service were contacted at 11pm on Tuesday night after a...
View Article'Man grabbed woman shopper's bottom in Plymouth supermarket'
A man grabbed a woman's bottom as she shopped in a city supermarket, a court heard.Andrew Blackwell, aged 43, indecently touched the stranger as she picked up an item at Tesco in Transit Way, a jury...
View Article8 charged after year-long investigation into drug and money...
Eight people have been charged by police following a year-long investigation into suspected drug and money laundering offences.Liskeard detectives charged the two women and six men earlier this week,...
View ArticlePlymouth man in 'spectacularly stupid' garage robbery bid with...
A man who tried to rob a petrol station attendant using a heat gun has been spared an immediate prison sentence.Max Stokes, aged 28, put his victim in fear of his life when he threatened to shoot him...
View ArticleTeenage girl sexually assaulted in park - can you help police?
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted on playing fields in Torquay.The 16-year-old was approached by an unknown man in the King George V playing fields on...
View ArticleMan touched himself on Plymouth train
Police are hunting a man who touched himself inappropriately on a Plymouth train.British Transport Police have releasing a CCTV image of a man officers would like to speak to in connection with an...
View ArticleClowns with 'knives' reported to be stalking Plymouth children
Reports of clowns with knives and bats terrifying children around Plymouth have been doing the rounds on social media, with children across the city claiming to have seen them.There are unconfirmed...
View Article11-year-old girl targeted by teen boys during walk to school
Police are keen to trace two teens who intimidated an 11-year-old girl as she walked to school.The girl was targeted between 8am and 8.25am on Wednesday, September 28, and Thursday, September 29, as...
View ArticlePlymouth man in court accused of supplying crack cocaine and...
A Plymouth man has appeared at court, charged with supplying crack cocaine and diazepam tablets.Samuel Hughes pleaded not guilty to three charges after he appeared at Bodmin Magistrates Court today. He...
View ArticleCannabis found growing next to South West Coast Path
POLICE have seized a cannabis crop found growing beside the scenic South Devon coast path.A farmer reported smelling the plants in his field and reported it to the police.A PCSO from Kingsbridge Police...
View ArticlePedestrian in critical condition after colliding with car on A30
Police say a man is still in a critical condition following an incident on the A30 at Redruth which closed the road for several hours.The emergency services were called to the A30 between the A3047...
View ArticleMajor Plymouth road remains blocked and motorcyclist in hospital...
A major road into Plymouth remains closed this afternoon following a crash involving a motorcyclist and a car.Outland Road is closed on the city-bound side of the road following the collision at about...
View ArticleWarning over fake £20 notes being used in south Devon
POLICE have issued a warning to shopkeepers to be on their guard for a man travelling South Devon using fake £20.A police spokesman said: "We wish to warn residents and particularly shop / business...
View ArticleMan arrested on suspicion of murder after woman, 37, dies of...
Police have arrested a 53-year-old man on suspicion of murder after a mother-of-three was found suffering multiple injuries at an address in Plymouth.The 37-year-old – who has not yet been named – was...
View ArticlePolice will review security after marked car stolen during...
POLICE have vowed to review their security after it emerged a marked car was stolen during a burglary at a police station in Cornwall. The vehicle was taken from Camelford Police Station in Cornwall,...
View ArticlePlymouth's top cop calls hate crime 'distasteful and cowardly' at...
Police and partner agencies hope their hate crime awareness week will see more victims come forward and less abuse meted out.The awareness week was launched on Saturday with an event at the piazza in...
View ArticlePolice hunting reckless driver who slammed into two parked cars...
Police are hunting a driver who smashed into two parked cars at speed in the middle of the day before racing off with a broken wheel and leaking oil.A red VW Transporter van and a green Peugeot van...
View Article14,000 boys and girls arrested by Plymouth's police force in five...
More than 14,000 children were arrested in Devon and Cornwall in five years, new figures have shown.According to prison reform campaigners, the number of youngsters aged 17 and under who were arrested...
View ArticleMan charged with murder after woman dies of multiple injuries in...
A man has been charged with murder, after a 37-year-old woman died in Plymouth on Sunday morning.Robert Keith Bance, 53, of Grimspound Close in Leigham, Plymouth, was arrested yesterday and will appear...
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