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Listed: the jobs of people who sexually abuse children
Shocking figures obtained by The Herald have revealed how sexual abusers of children have held jobs ranging from butchers, barbers, soldiers and drivers to chefs, farmers, fishermen, waiters and...
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Action to seize assets of Plymouth gang selling fake One...
Three con artists who sold thousands of fake garments including One Direction tops over eBay face a three-week court hearing to seize their assets.The gang sold thousands of shirts and hooded tops,...
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Primary school teacher had 10,000 sick pictures of children
A teacher was caught with more than 10,000 images of children – after more than a decade of downloading sick pictures from the internet.Scott Paskins, aged 28, worked for two years at a Plymouth...
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Watch mindless yob attack Plymouth pensioner's car for no reason
A mindless yob caught on CCTV vandalising a widowed pensioner's car in Plymouth, is being sought by police.It is the second time that youths have targeted pensioner Steve Pritchard's car in St Peter's...
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Sickening 'zombie knife' handed to police
Plymouth police are continuing to collect an scary haul of weapons as the force's knife amnesty continues.In particular, people in Plymouth are being urged to hand in so-called zombie knives amid fears...
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Woman arrested for murder after man's death
A 31-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man in his 30s died after being found with serious injuries.Police were called to a property in Bircham Road, Taunton, just after...
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Modern slavery crisis 'may be worse than feared'
The number of people exploited as "modern slaves" could be far higher than official estimates, the Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police has warned.Shaun Sawyer spoke out as figures showed...
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He became a sex offender aged 12 - now he's been jailed
A man who became a sex offender at the age of 12 has been jailed for failing to tell the police he had changed address.George Harding, aged 21, was locked up for six months for breaching the terms of a...
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Hunt for armed robber with pink-bladed knife in Plymouth...
A man who threatened a grandmother with a knife during an attempted robbery at a corner shop in Plymouth remains at large - four days later. As reported by The Herald, brave grandmother Jasmin Jyelath...
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Cannabis farm Plymouth couple who banked £130,000 face...
A couple on benefits who banked more that £131,000 while running a cannabis farm face court action to seize their ill-gotten gains.Glyn Howell, aged 60, and partner Sharron Elliott, aged 47, tended...
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Cocaine courier jailed for bringing two kilos to Plymouth
A man has been jailed for more than five years for bringing two and a half kilos of cocaine to Plymouth from London.Courier Gezim Prenga, aged 33, also brought two kilos of cannabis to the city,...
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Dangerous rapist loses appeal bid
A rapist who targeted vulnerable women has been told by top judges he deserved to be branded a threat to society.Ronald Michael Toyer, of Clifden Road, St Austell, raped a disabled pensioner and a...
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Plymouth 'scrounger' used vulnerable woman as 'personal cash...
A "scrounger" fleeced a woman with learning difficulties to take about £11,000 from her bank account, a court heard.Sheena Crampton, aged 21, befriended her victim and used her as a "personal cash...
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Dame Esther Rantzen urges support for Plymouth-born safeguarding...
The creator of the national charity Childline has urged people to raise awareness of a Plymouth-born safeguarding children scheme. Dame Esther Rantzen, who launched Childline in 1986, spoke at an event...
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This is where you are most likely to have your car stolen in...
New research has identified where you are most likely to have your car pinched in Plymouth.Figures obtained by esure car insurance suggested increasing numbers of cars are being stolen across the...
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Plymouth couple admit cannabis plot
A couple have pleaded guilty to plotting to deal cannabis.Lee Jones, aged 39, and 43-year-old Karry Donnelly appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to admit conspiracy to supply a Class B drug.The couple, of...
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Clubber accused of headbutting cop car
A man is to face trial accused of assaulting two people in a nightclub – and headbutting the bonnet of a police car.Ryan Williams, aged 23, has pleaded guilty to attacking and seriously injuring a man...
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Police get all PC over naked statue's unmentionables
Prudish police are trying to trace the owners of a Greek-style statue of a naked man found waiting for a bus – but decided his unmentionables weren't for public viewing.And rather than opt for a...
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Plymouth woman denies attacking two people in pub
A woman is to face a judge and jury accused of attacking two people in a city pub.Devon Clarkson, aged 22, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to deny two counts.She allegedly assaulted Leslie Ellis...
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Failed 'silent 999' murder victim was let down by police, says...
The mother of a woman who was murdered by her ex-partner said she was "absolutely let down' by the police, as watchdogs call for a review of the 'silent' 999 call system. Stephanie Power said she had...
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