Man kicked and punched because drone he was flying was 'spooking'...
A man was punched and kicked several times because his drone was allegedly "spooking" nearby horses.The 40-year-old victim was flying the drone near Carn Lane in Carnkie, Redruth, when he was...
View ArticlePlymouth man amassed more than 10,000 indecent child images over...
A MAN has admitted amassing more than 10,000 vile images of children over more than a decade.Troy Blayney, aged 47, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to plead guilty to downloading indecent pictures and...
View ArticleConvicted Plymouth sex offender accused of breaching order
A convicted sex offender is to face a judge and jury accused of dodging a court order intended to monitor his behaviour.Alfred Palmer, aged 59, allegedly failed to tell the police within three days of...
View ArticlePlymouth man to be sentenced for attacking and seriously injuring...
A MAN is to face sentence after he admitted attacking and seriously injuring a woman.Andrew Forrest, aged 52, had earlier pleaded guilty at Plymouth Crown Court to assault causing actual bodily harm in...
View ArticleYob turned police officer's own Taser on him after grabbing it...
A yob has been jailed for threatening a constable with his own Taser in a dramatic incident which saw armed police deployed in the city centre.Matthew Hodge, aged 45, was told he could have been shot...
View ArticlePlymouth thug jailed for shooting teenage girl in the leg
A thug has been jailed for shooting a teenage girl in the leg with an air pistol.Prolific offender Leon Brinton, aged 23, accidentally fired the weapon as he struggled with the 16-year-old, a court...
View ArticlePolice offer advice and free poster to make sure Halloween isn't...
Don't let Halloween turn into a nightmare, police war as they prepare for the annual spate of night-time naughtiness.Devon and Cornwall Police have launched their annual campaign to ensure those who...
View ArticleCar hits motorcycle and drives off in suspected hit and run
A motorist slammed into a parked motorbike - before driving off in a suspected hit and run incident.Police said a car ran into a parked-up motorbike in Anstis Street around Francis Street in...
View ArticlePedestrian and car collide outside pub in Compton
Police are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian and a car collided in Compton tonight.The man, described as being in his 50s, is understood to have been crossing the road near the Bluebird public...
View ArticlePlymouth man and woman amassed treasure trove of stolen goods
A man and a woman amassed a treasure trove of stolen goods including computers, tools and alcohol, a court heard.Steven Rodwell, aged 37, and 28-year-old Kelly Bevan, burgled premises including a...
View ArticlePedestrian and car collide outside pub in Compton
Police are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian and a car collided in Compton tonight.The man, described as being in his 50s, is understood to have been crossing the road near the Bluebird public...
View ArticlePlymouth man accused of dealing heroin to face trial
A man accused of dealing heroin is to face trial.Nicholas Gill, aged 43, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to deny possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply. He was caught with heroin on April...
View ArticleBinge drinker jailed for smashing up Plymouth house after bender
A binge drinker has been jailed for smashing up a shared home after going on a bender.Joshua Colverson, aged 26, went on a wrecking spree so violent that he managed to pull the door from a fridge,...
View ArticleArsonists who damaged two cars in Tamerton Foliot being hunted by...
Arsonists have left two cars damaged in Tamerton Foliot after they were targeted in the early hours.A black Volkswagen Golf and a green Audi A6 parked in Copplestone Walk, Tamerton Foliot, were...
View ArticleMajestic crane shot dead leaving her mate to raise chick alone
A female crane released on the Somerset Levels five years ago has been shot dead – leaving her mate to raise their chick alone.The bird, nicknamed Swampy, was released as part of the Great Crane...
View ArticleFuneral fundraiser for Plymouth mum-of-three Vicky Bance smashes...
A fund to help cover funeral costs for a mother who died from multiple stab wounds has exceeded its target thanks to kind-hearted donors.The Vicky Bance funeral fund was set up by Plymouth man Jay...
View ArticleMan faces jail for smuggling Afghan immigrants into Plymouth
A man faces years in jail after he was caught smuggling nine Afghans into the country through Plymouth.Romanian Mircea Sandu admitted illegally bringing in two families through Millbay Docks on the...
View ArticleTorpoint police say they have 'dealt' with clowns saga
Torpoint police say they have 'dealt' with a recent clown problem in their town – but have not revealed how they tackled the not-entirely-hysterical problem.Earlier in the week PC Wooldridge of...
View Article'Plymouth Boys' Brigade leader indecently touched child in bed...
A leader in the Boys' Brigade indecently touched a boy in his bed as his wife lay next to them, a jury was told.The complainant, now a grown man, told a court that David Wall twice pushed his penis...
View ArticlePolice concern over Voodoo Lounge landlord's criminal convictions
Police say a newly-opened city bar could "undermine crime prevention" due to the landlord's criminal convictions.Mambos, in North Hill, which replaced the defunct Voodoo Lounge, has asked Plymouth City...
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