Farmer cleared of forcing partner to take speeding points
A farmer has been cleared by a jury of forcing his partner to take his speeding points by falsely claiming that she was the driver.Adrian Andrews, aged 63, walked free from Plymouth Crown Court with...
View ArticleFormer Plymouth soldier lied about service record to avoid jail
A former soldier lied about his service record to dodge jail for burgling a string of homes to fund his drug addiction, a court heard.John McMillan, aged 31, pretended he had spent years in the...
View ArticlePlymouth jury still to reach verdicts after week of discussions...
The jury in the eight-week trial into alleged human trafficking by a Czech Roma family has failed to reach any verdicts after deliberations spanning a week.The panel is deciding the fate of two men and...
View ArticleMean thief caught after elderly Plymouth victim took his photo
A MAN stole a mobile phone and an angle grinder from an elderly man's home – but was caught after the victim took his photograph.Homeless drug user Jamie Lapthorn, aged 28, took the handset and...
View ArticlePlymouth police sniff out enough cannabis to make 2,000 spliffs
POLICE sniffed out almost half a kilogram of cannabis hidden in a dustbin, a court heard.Officers found enough of the drug to make about 2,000 cigarettes, worth almost £5,000, when they called at a...
View ArticleCases which have been heard by Plymouth Magistrates
ASSAULT:KIERAN CAWSER, aged 20, of Grand Parade, Plymouth: assault of a woman by beating – 12-month community order with 40 hours unpaid work and Rehabilitation Activity Requirement, ordered to pay...
View ArticlePlymouth landlord admits gas safety offence
A property landlord has admitted carrying out work on gas fittings without the right safety certificate.Paul Perry, aged 65, has pleaded guilty to two counts of doing work at his tenanted properties...
View ArticlePolice tell bigots targeting 'unacceptable' hate crime is not...
Any crime which is motivated by hate, prejudice or intolerance of other people is "cowardly", say police.Officers spoke out after negative responses to a week-long campaign aimed at helping victims of...
View ArticleMambos meeting to be held in secret as Plymouth police raise...
A licensing hearing to decide the future of a new city bar will be held in secret, The Herald has learned.Last week it was revealed that Devon and Cornwall Police had concerns that Mambos, which...
View ArticleProfiled: The five evil slavers who beat and abused the people...
They forced their victims to work like servants, sleep in cupboards and cut grass with with a knife, all while pocketing their wages and benefits and feeding them little more than Pot Noodles. The five...
View ArticleBarbican gunshots suspects still being hunted by police in...
Cops have admitted they are no closer to finding the gun-toting yobs who fired shots from the roof of a Barbican landmark, sparking an armed police operation.The Herald reported live from the scene...
View ArticlePlymouth pubs ban 'killer clown' costumes this Halloween
Anyone planning to wear a 'killer clown' costume this Halloween may want to think again as they could find themselves banned from entering pubs and clubs across the city. 40 of Plymouth's pubs and...
View ArticlePlymouth hit and run victim: 'Help find 4x4 driver who left me...
A 61-year-old who was the victim of an alleged hit and run has appealed to anyone who witnessed the incident.Ian Punchard was sitting stationary on his motorcycle at a zebra crossing, when a car...
View ArticleGymnasts thank Dartmoor prisoners for building 'fabulous' foam...
Prisoners gave back to the community this summer when they spent over a month creating a foam pit for a Saltash gym.Dartmoor prisoners helped create a foam pit, saving Zero Gravity gym £1,800 through...
View Article'Carving knife' dumped at bus stop near McDonald's in Plymouth
Police wearing forensic gear were sent to a Plymouth bus stop after worried passers-by found a large kitchen knife dumped there - as small children walked past.Cops wearing gloves recovered what one...
View ArticleInquest date set for Plymouth nail bomber Nicky Reilly who died...
The inquest into the death of Plymouth nail bomber Nicky Reilly will start early next month. Reilly, a Muslim convert from Stonehouse, was found dead in his cell last Wednesday at HMP Manchester, also...
View ArticleMan goes shopping at Aldi in Plymouth, gets punched in the head...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was punched in the head while shopping in Aldi. At about 1.45pm on Tuesday, September 27 a shopper was allegedly punched twice in the head in the middle...
View ArticleHow police won the war against vile sex attackers who escaped...
For decades vile rapists and sex offenders have wandered the streets of Devon and Cornwall having escaped the clutches of justice.However, the tables are being turned despite the passage of time thanks...
View ArticleLISTEN: Scared elderly woman makes heartbreaking 999 call as...
This is the heartbreaking 999 call from a terrified elderly woman struggling to breathe after being taunted by cruel trick or treaters on Halloween. Police released the audio from the call in a bid to...
View ArticleSex offender numbers 'double in a decade'
The number of registered sex offenders living in Devon and Cornwall has almost doubled over the last decade, new figures reveal.Rapists and paedophiles are among the 1,641 individuals being managed by...
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