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Evidence of air weapon found on roof of Customs House after armed...
Police called to a suspected shooting incident from the roof of the Customs House on the Barbican have confirmed they found evidence of an air weapon being used.Armed response officers were called to...
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Driver pressured girlfriend into taking his speeding points,...
A driver caught speeding forced his girlfriend to take his penalty points by falsely claiming she was behind the wheel, a court heard.Adrian Andrews, aged 63, persuaded the woman to tell police that...
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Plymouth husband and wife in court accused of £33,000...
A husband and wife have appeared in court accused of benefit fraud to the tune of more than £33,000.Christina and Syd Soulsby pleaded not guilty to failing to inform the Department of Work and Pensions...
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Plymouth burglar jailed for pulling knife on man who gave chase
A BURGLAR has been jailed for pulling a knife on a terrified man who chased him from his home.Prolific thief Luke Vinecombe ran from a house with a woman's purse and then threatened her partner with...
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Yobs throw concrete blocks through window of children's playroom...
A family were left in fear after vandals targeted their home by hurling concrete blocks through the window of their children's playroom.Chantelle and John Kelly were woken at 12.50am today to the sound...
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Former Boys' Brigade leader denies abusing children in unit
A former leader in the Plymouth Boys' Brigade has denied ever abusing any of the children in his unit more than 20 years ago.David Wall, now aged 53, said he never knew he was nicknamed "David...
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Plymouth shopkeeper fined after staff member sold alcohol to...
Shop owners have been warned to make sure their staff do not sell alcohol to children after a storekeeper was fined because an assistant sold a can of cider to an undercover customer.Jagdish Jivabhai...
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Haul of perfume stolen in ram-raid burglary
Police were called following reports of the alarms going off at the Banburys Store in Gold Street, Tiverton, at around 4.15am on October 18. It appears that a saloon-type car was used to force the...
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Plymouth fly-tipper facing £2k court bill
A fly-tipper from Plymouth faces a court bill of £2,000 after the waste he dumped in the countryside was spotted by the family that had paid him to remove it.Joseph Buckingham, of Woodend Road,...
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Nicky Reilly: The baby-faced giant with murderous intent
He looked like a boy, a 'gentle giant' who would struggle changing a lightbulb.However, he was also the Plymouth man who planned to take innocent human lives in a suicide bomb attack on a city-centre...
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Farmer tells Plymouth jury he never forced partner to take...
A farmer has denied forcing his partner to take his speeding points by falsely claiming that she was the driver.Adrian Andrews, aged 63, admitted to a jury that he was behind the wheel of his Land...
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Nicky Reilly: Timeline of a terror attack
The bombing of the Giraffe Cafe at Exeter brought the reality of the terror threat facing Britain to Devon and Cornwall. Here we look back on how events unfoldedTIMELINE OF A TERROR ALERTMay 22, 2008 –...
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Former Plymouth Boys' Brigade leader denies 'playing with...
A former leader in the Plymouth Boys' Brigade accused of abusing children has denied he played with himself on a woman's doorstep.David Wall, now aged 53, said he would have been adjusting the dressing...
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Plymouth Argyle fan in pub melee fined for order breach
An Argyle football hooligan who attacked a group of rival fans in a historic city pub has been fined for failing to do his unpaid work.Stefan Adamson, aged 30, was given a community order and banned...
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Don't want ghouleys at your door this Halloween? Here's what the...
Not everyone enjoys Halloween and wants scary looking strangers at their door, so Devon and Cornwall police have set out on a mission to make Halloween safe and fun for everyone.Their campaign is aimed...
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Police honour much-loved Falmouth PC by naming HQ building after...
A building at the heart of Devon and Cornwall police headquarters is being named in honour of much loved Falmouth Pc Andy Hocking.Thousands of local people paraded through the town as a mark of respect...
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OPINION: Death of a 'terrorist' or the death of a vulnerable man...
There are, it seems, two responses to the death of Plymouth's "terrorist" Nicky Reilly – it could contested the responses are either cruel and heartless or pitying and humane.He converted to Islam in...
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Plymouth police considered 'shoot to kill' after Nicky Reilly...
Six months after Nicky Reilly bombed the Giraffe cafe in Exeter, then Devon and Cornwall Police Assistant Chief Constable Bob Spencer gave an amazing insight into the investigation and subsequent armed...
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Anti-terrorist defences to be built around Drake Circus Shopping...
Physical defences aimed at preventing ram raiders or terrorists from driving bomb-laden lorries into Drake Circus Shopping Centre are to be installed, it has been confirmed.The Herald revealed in July...
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The 'hidden history' of how the Dance Academy was shut down
Manoucehr Bahmanzadeh ran the Union Street Dance Academy venue from 1997 until its forced closure following a police raid in May 2006. During those years the Dance Academy became the largest and most...
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